Newry, ME – Sunday River officials have now confirmed that the replacement for the Maine ski resort’s damaged Spruce Peak Triple, a chairlift that collapsed over the summer, won’t be ready until next winter. The cable and chairs of the Spruce Peak Triple were found laying on the ground on July 10 after the lift’s top terminal … Continue reading Replacement of Sunday River’s Spruce Peak Lift Delayed
Denver, CO – It’s only been three weeks since we told you about 10 more ski areas added to the multi-resort M.A.X. pass for 2016-17. Scratch that, you can now call it 16 more resorts, for a total of 38. Resorts of the Canadian Rockies (RCR) has now come on board with the program. Despite … Continue reading The M.A.X. Pass Adds Six More Resorts
Greenwood, ME – The mountain operations team at Mt. Abram has been working on a large trail expansion project to add six new ski runs to the western Maine ski resort. Crews are also installing water pipes spanning the new trail areas, to increase snowmaking operations by 35%. In 2013, Mt. Abram invested in a solar-power project … Continue reading Maine’s Mt. Abram Expands Terrain and Snowmaking
Bolton, VT – Now in its third year, big changes are in store for the Freedom Pass this winter. Expanded to 13 small- to medium-sized resorts from Alaska to Maine, the Freedom Pass is now free for all season pass holders at partner mountains. The Freedom Pass was created with the goal of offering flexibility and added … Continue reading Skiing’s Freedom Pass is Now Free
Denver, CO – Purchasers of the M.A.X. Pass now have even more resort options to explore. The pass originally created by Intrawest, Powdr and Boyne Resorts has 10 new partner resorts joining for the 2016-17 ski and snowboard season. New this fall, the M.A.X. Pass announced Crested Butte and Eldora Mountain Resorts in Colorado, Mountain High Resort in California, Okemo Resort … Continue reading The M.A.X. Pass Adds 10 Resorts for the 2016-17 Season
Newry, ME – As temperatures fell in western Maine overnight, the snowmaking team at Sunday River Resort fired up the snowguns at 4 a.m. today for their initial systems test, signaling the beginning of winter 2016-17 just three days after the first day of fall. Sunday River typically opens for skiing and snowboarding on or around Halloween, and this annual … Continue reading Sunday River Fires Up Snowmaking
Newry, ME – Engineers hired by an insurance company have identified the cause of a lift failure that was discovered in July, when it was observed that the top terminal of Sunday River’s Spruce Peak triple chairlift had detached from the ground. The foundation detachment caused the lift’s top terminal to be pulled downhill to a 90-degree angle by the weight … Continue reading Investigators Pinpoint Cause of Sunday River Chairlift Failure
