Sunday River, ME, Officially Opens for 2025-26 Season Winter returned to Sunday River, Maine, at 9 a.m. today as the Locke Triple loaded the season’s first riders, officially opening the 2025-26 ski season on Locke Mountain. “Opening day always brings a special kind of energy,” Brian Heon said, General Manager of Sunday River Resort. “The team’s been going nonstop, and it shows. There’s nothing better than hearing those […] Martin Kuprianowicz | November 12, 2025 0 Comments
Sunday River, ME, Has Started Making Snow for the 2025-26 Season Winter has officially begun at Sunday River Resort, Maine, with the resort receiving its first natural snow on Saturday, November 1. That allowed the snowmaking team to fire up the snowguns before sunrise on Sunday, November 2, across Locke and Jordan peaks, bringing the resort one step closer to opening day. “Our team lives for this time of year,” Brian […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | November 5, 2025 0 Comments
[VIDEOS] Sunday River, ME, Completes Annual Snowmaking Test Sunday River Resort, Maine, officially kicked off the countdown to winter with its annual snowmaking test early Saturday morning, September 20. The operation was conducted on the Lower Downdraft trail of North Peak, where the snowmaking crew fired up the snowguns to ensure the state-of-the-art system was fully operational and ready for the season once temperatures drop. Related: Brain Post: […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 22, 2025 0 Comments
Subaru Driver Charged With Causing $45,000 of Damage to Slopes and RFID Lift Gates at Sunday River, ME On Sunday, March 9, Oxford County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a significant incident of aggravated criminal mischief at Sunday River ski area in Newry, Maine. Related: Driver Abandons Audi Sports Car on Keystone Resort, CO, Ski Trail Following GPS Mishap Upon arrival, deputies noticed extensive damage to the ski slopes behind the South Ridge Lodge, with large deep ruts caused […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 13, 2025 0 Comments
Sunday River, ME, Opens Today, November 14, for the Season Sunday River in Maine has announced its season opens today, November 14, joining Vermont’s Killington Resort in kicking off the East Coast ski season. “It’s time to kick off winter! The official start of the ski and ride season is here, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to welcome you back to the slopes. We’re spinning the Locke Mountain Triple […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 14, 2024 0 Comments
Sunday River, ME, Opens Today for Skiing and Riding Sunday River in Maine will open its slopes for a special Halloween ski day today, October 31. This event is exclusively available to New England Passholders, Ikon and Mountain Collective Passholders, and Ticket Pack holders. In an announcement on its website, Sunday River credited the “extra treat for your Halloween” to the dedicated efforts of its snowmaking team, who’ve “really […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 31, 2024 0 Comments
Sunday River Resort, ME, Plans to Reopen This Saturday, December 23, 2023 Sunday River Resort in Newry, Maine, has announced that the resort is planning to reopen on Saturday, December 23, 2023. On Monday and Tuesday, December 18-19, 2023, parts of New England had been struck by severe storms, seeing wind gusts of up to 132 mph and heavy rainfall that caused severe damage. The floods following the storm devastated infrastructure throughout […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 21, 2023 0 Comments
Sunday River Resort, ME, Remains Closed Due to Damage Caused by Severe Flash Flooding This video of a road being washed out at Sunday River Ski Resort in Maine is INSANE!! (📸 Joe Smith) pic.twitter.com/Qf1ZnRMXEe — Joe (@NewsProJoe) December 18, 2023 Sunday River Resort in Newry, Maine, will remain closed through Wednesday, December 20, due to damage caused by an ongoing storm causing severe weather and flash flooding throughout the Northeast. Since Monday, parts of […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 19, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Snow in the Making – Annual Systems Test Completed at Sunday River, ME At 6:45 a.m. this morning, Sunday River Resort in Maine completed its annual test of the snowmaking system, signaling that ski season will be here soon. Four HKD Impulse tower guns sprung to life atop the Jordan Bowl, signaling the official kick-off to the winter countdown. With this test complete, Sunday River is ready to make snow as soon as there […] SnowBrains | October 10, 2023 0 Comments
What to Know About Sunday River’s New “Barker 6” Bubble Lift For the 2023/24 season, Sunday River Ski Resort will have a new bubble lift titled Barker 6. The Doppelmayr D-Line design will replace the outdated Barker lift installed in 1987, currently the resort’s oldest detachable lift. The installation of this lift is part of Sunday River’s “2030 Plan” which seeks to sustainably grow the ski area and make investments that […] Ian McIsaac | July 1, 2023 0 Comments
Sunday River, ME, Opens 3 Hours Before Killington, VT, and Is the First Ski Area Open in the Northeast This Season Sunday River, ME, opened for skiing at 9 am this morning. Although Killington in Vermont opens at noon and was originally scheduled to be the first resort open in New England (and the Northeast), Sunday River made a last-minute announcement that they would open at 9 am. This isn’t the first time that Killington’s midday opening has caused them to just […] Industry News Spencer McLaughlin | November 17, 2022 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Momma Bear and 3 Cubs Stroll Across the Slopes at Sunday River, ME A group of skiers at Sunday River, ME, got the unique opportunity to share the slopes with a recently woken momma bear and her three new cubs this weekend. Related: What’s New at Sunday River, ME for Winter 2021/22 Adam Milsky shared the video of the family making its way across Right Stuff on Sunday 10th April 2022. Sunday River […] SnowBrains | April 12, 2022 0 Comments
17-Year-Old Injured After Gondola Cabin Falls From Haul Rope at Sunday River Resort, ME A 17-year-old was injured last week after a gondola cabin detached from the haul rope at Sunday River Resort, ME, and fell to the mountain below. The teen was the only occupant of the cabin. The resort’s Chondola lift was already running at half-speed due to high winds when a high gust caused the malfunction, and the cabin fell ten feet […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 8, 2022 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] 232 Santas Hit the Ski Slopes at Sunday River, ME, Raising Over $5,000 for a Good Cause The 21st Annual Santa Sunday event kicked off the holiday season of giving at Sunday River Resort, ME, yesterday. 232 skiers and snowboarders dressed as Santa raised just over $5,000 for a local non-profit organization, and schussed down the slopes of the resort’s Broadway trail, ringing sleigh bells all the way. Each pre-registered Santa made at least a $20 donation and […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 6, 2021 0 Comments
Santa Sunday Returns to Sunday River, ME, for Christmas Cheer and Fundraising Efforts This Sunday Over 200 Santas to hit the slopes at Sunday River on December 5, 2021 With the holiday season fast approaching, another Sunday River favorite returns: Santa Sunday. This year, over 200 skiing and snowboarding Santas will take part in the Santa Sunday fundraiser on December 5, 2021, benefitting the River Fund Maine, a 501(c)3 organization with the mission of bringing the community […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 2, 2021 1 Comment
What’s New at Sunday River, ME for Winter 2021/22 After announcing the Sunday River 2030 plan for sustainable growth and development in February 2020, Sunday River Resort, ME, has many exciting capital improvements for winter 2021/22, just in time for ski season. These improvements range from on-mountain infrastructure and sustainability initiatives to new experiences and ways to save on lift tickets. Related: Vision for the Future of Sunday River Resort, ME | Sunday River 2030 Snowmaking Improvements Continuing the resort’s commitment to providing […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 23, 2021 0 Comments
CDC Investigating 8 Covid-19 Cases at Sunday River Ski Area, ME | 25 Cases at Resort Since November Sunday River Ski Resort, ME has seen 25 covid-19 cases since they opened for the season in November. Maine CDC is currently investigating eight active cases, and twenty employees are currently in quarantine, reports News Center Maine. Related: Sunday River Resort, ME Offers Insight into What Winter 20/21 Will Look Like Karolyn Castaldo, a spokeswoman for the resort, says that […] SnowBrains | January 21, 2021 0 Comments
Sunday River Resort, ME to Match Food Pantry Donations Through December 1st Since mid-March, communities across the country have been grappling with many of the challenges associated with COVID-19, including food security. During this time, Sunday River has supplied over 6,000 meals to people in need throughout the greater Bethel region and has donated funds to help keep the shelves of the Bethel Food Pantry stocked. Now through Giving Tuesday on December […] SnowBrains | September 25, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Sunday River Resort, ME Fires Up the Snow Guns A cold start across much of Maine yesterday morning, with many areas dropping below freezing, allowed Sunday River Resort to fire up their snow guns for their annual testing. Yesterday was officially the final day of summer. According to the National Weather Service, it was 27 degrees at 6 am in Fryeburg. Lewiston, Sanford, and Waterville were all 28 degrees. It […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 22, 2020 0 Comments
Sunday River Resort, ME Offers Insight into What Winter 20/21 Will Look Like Sunday River Resort, ME added a winter 2020/21 page to their website this week, offering updates to guests for what they should expect this upcoming season. Related: All the Individual Ski Resort Winter 20/21 Policies in One Place The page covers all aspects of their operation, from on-mountain, ticketing, food, retail, and parking. Expectations are similar to what we have seen […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 17, 2020 1 Comment
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