CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine – Thanks in large part to favorable snowmaking temperatures and offseason upgrades to its snowmaking system, Sugarloaf will kick off the 2008-09 winter season on Friday, November 21. The resort plans to open with skiing and riding on five trails covering 1,750 vertical feet, all serviced by the SuperQuad chairlift.

Offseason enhancements to Sugarloaf’s snowmaking system increased the resort’s snowmaking capacity by more than 20 percent, and allowed for snowmaking on all five opening day trails simultaneously. Upgrades included six new water pumps, 50 new HKD snowguns, 25 new Boyne Low-E Fan guns, and new snowmaking pipe to the summit.   Continue Reading »

NEWRY and CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine – Good things may come to those who wait, but at Sugarloaf and Sunday River this season, the savings will come to those who make haste.

The resorts have announced a new “Early Savings” program that allows guests to save up to $100 on their winter vacations if they book early in the winter season. The program includes three booking deadlines, and the earlier guests book the more money they can save. Guests can book by October 15, 2008 to save $100, by November 15, 2008 to save $75, or by December 15, 2008 to save $50. The savings are available on ski and stay packages throughout the 2008-2009 winter season for reservations of two nights or longer.   Continue Reading »

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine – The future of US snowboarding will be on display at Sugarloaf this winter as the nation’s top up and coming riders gather for the fourth and final stop on the 2009 US Snowboarding Revolution Tour, March 9-11. The USSA tour will crown its overall champions for the season at Sugarloaf, and the winners will qualify for a Chevy US Snowboard Grand Prix event the following weekend.

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CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine - Sugarloaf kicks off the 2007-08 winter season and welcomes skiers and riders back to the slopes on Friday, Nov. 9, more than a week ahead of schedule and with the most open vertical drop in the East. Several inches of natural snow on Tuesday combined with favorable snowmaking conditions have enabled Maine’s tallest winter resort to open early.   Continue Reading »

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine – In preparation for the opening of the 2007-08 winter season, Sugarloaf awakened the western mountains of Maine on Sunday with the familiar sound of snowguns echoing through Carrabassett Valley. With temperatures in the low to mid 20s, snowmakers blanketed the Sluice trail under a barrage of snow for more than 18 hours.   Continue Reading »

Largest single season capital infusion in more than a decade

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine – Sugarloaf, Maine’s tallest skiable peak and home of New England’s only lift serviced above treeline skiing and riding, has embarked upon the resort’s largest single-season capital expansion in more than a decade. Sugarloaf enters the 2007/2008 winter season with greater snowmaking capacity, enhanced grooming, facility upgrades, and a new learning surface lift. The $4 million investment also includes a new public transit system and a major expansion and renovation to the Sugarloaf Outdoor Center.   Continue Reading »

NEWRY, MAINE (Sept. 17, 2007) – Boyne USA Resorts is pleased to announce an investment in the long-term prosperity and development of Sunday River. Envisioning + Storytelling, based in West Vancouver, British Columbia, has been hired to assist the new operating company in collectively authoring a “strategic story”, or an experiential, actionable vision of the future at the western Maine resort. The collaborative process began in August and is slated to wrap up in December.   Continue Reading »