Maine Pass Debuts for Coming Ski Season at Sunday River and Sugarloaf New for the 2020/21 winter season, the Sunday River and Sugarloaf ski areas will offer the Maine Pass with varying levels of season-long access, as well as Maine Four-Day ticket packs, available to all. These products go on sale on September 1 and will be available through October 12, 2020. Related: The Top 9 East Coast Ski Resorts & Why You Must “SKI THE […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 27, 2020 0 Comments
Woman Killed by Shark Off Coast of Maine | State’s First Ever Shark Attack Fatality A woman appears to have been killed by a shark off the coast of Maine. If confirmed it will be the state’s first-ever fatal shark attack and only the second confirmed attack in almost 200-years. Related: Why Have There Been So Many Shark Attacks in Eastern Australia? The unidentified woman was wading off the shore of Bailey Island, northeast of […] SnowBrains | July 28, 2020 0 Comments
Mt Abram Scheduled to Open Maine’s Largest Mountain Bike Park In Spring 2020 Mt Abram, a ski resort in Greenwood, Maine prides itself on being home to one of the best and most affordable ski resorts in New England, and now, they’re adding a sweet new bike park for those summertime shredders. The area offers five lifts and a nice vertical of 1,150 feet. The resort plans to have the first trails, two […] Industry News Kristen Strom | October 11, 2019 0 Comments
NOAA: Heavy Snow Is Currently Occurring In Maine | 2-3″ of Additional Snowfall Through Tonight The National Weather Service has issued Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories for Maine. They’re in effect until early Thursday morning. Heavy snow is occurring there. Relatively mild temperatures will limit accumulations, except in higher terrain. “Heavy snow occurring. Additional snow accumulations of 2 to 3 inches are expected.” – NOAA Caribou, ME Today Snow is expected to fall at […] Weather WeatherBrains | October 24, 2018 0 Comments
NOAA: Winter Weather Advisory Issued For Maine | 4-7+” Of Snow Tonight – Wednesday Night The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Maine. It’s in effect from late Tuesday Night – Wednesday Night. Snow accumulations could reach 10″, but it’s an early season storm, so there’s a fair amount of uncertainty. “The first significant snowfall of the season is expected later Tuesday night and into Wednesday across northern Maine, primarily to the […] Weather WeatherBrains | October 23, 2018 0 Comments
East Coast Cat-Skiing Is Now A Reality At Sugarloaf In Maine! While the East Coast may be known for many things…accessing untouched terrain on a snowcat is not one of them…until now! Sugarloaf has just announced that they will be operating Maine’s first and only cat-skiing operation on neighboring Burnt Mountain this coming season. Since 2010, the folks at Sugarloaf have been dedicated to developing their awesome and unique ‘sidecountry’… particularly […] Industry News Matt Brennan | September 14, 2017 0 Comments
Sugarloaf, Maine Employee Dies After Fall Down Mogul Course 24-year-old Alex Witt died while working at Sugarloaf Mountain, Maine on Friday morning. Alex was working for the ski resorts competition center preparing a mogul course on Skidder trail when he lost his footing and slid down the mogul course. Alex was from Farmington, Maine. Ski patrol responded quickly and performed CPR. Unfortunately, Alex did not survive. He was not […] SnowBrains | March 6, 2017 1 Comment
Winter Storm Warnings Issued For The East Coast | 12-18″ of Additional Snowfall Today For Northern Maine [iframe id=”https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FAMHQonTWC%2Fvideos%2F1558510680846090%2F&show_text=0&width=560″] Winter Storm are in effect throughout the East Coast area. Along with a few Blizzard Warnings in the New England area. Winter Storm Orson has the potential to still strengthen as low pressure continues. 12-18″ of snow is forecasted in Northern Maine throughout the day today. NOAA Has Issued Winter Storm Warnings For: New York Connecticut Massachusetts Vermont […] Weather Chris Wallner | February 13, 2017 1 Comment