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With all the recent discussion about the accuracy of the Daily Report, I took a peak this morning and caught this gem regarding White Heat: "Look for some serious expansion over the coming days as we drop the ropes on the longest steepest widest lift-serviced trail in the East." I'm not challenging that claim, per se, but I'd love to see the topographical data collected from all the mountains in the East that  support it and would be interested to see the "top five" trails.See More

New event this year....should be a good one !!  http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=13416See More

Should be an interesting show. http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/hamilton-says-he-saw-armstrong-use-epo  Tyler's confession:  http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tyler-hamiltons-letter-of-confession  See More

Think about what it would be like being a Sunday River skier winning this !!! All for a good cause. If you haven't been to the Maine Ski Museum, it a very nice take.  Dear passholder,When the 2010-2011 season comes to a close, we will say our final farewell to the Spillway chairlifts and get ready to take the next step towards Sugarloaf’s future with the installation of a new quad. This Sunday, April 24, at the annual Season Passholders’ BBQ, you’ll have a chance to be a part (and own a piece)…See More

I know some in here love Sugarloaf and might be interested in what Boyne is doing up there. Steve Kircher from Boyne periodically attend meeting in CV and holds open forum Q&A sessions. Here's a link to the recent session at the Town Meeting: http://www.wskitv.com/2011/04/02/q-a-with-steve-kircher/  See More

Should be pretty sweet !! Extended Ski Operations5/2/11 - 5/15/11 Sugarloaf Mountain’s ski operations will remain open on weekends through mid-May, weather and snow conditions permitting. View our snow report for operating days, times and conditionsSee More

We're only about a month away from what should be the most wide open TDF in a very long time. This year's Giro D' Italia was probably the most exciting Grand Tour since Lemond's 8 second win in the 1989 TDF and a few new names emerged as potential TDF contenders....Basso, Niblai, Porte could create a lot of drama. In addition, Andy Shleck and Fabian Cancellara could also come up with big rides. Contador is obviously the favorite, but I don't think he's going to have an easy ride. It'll be…See More

Nice article on this project in Maine Outdoor Journal :http://maineoutdoorjournal.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=301532&ac=OutdoorsOpinions on whether this is going to happen seem split right down the middle...folks either think it's a slam dunk and others think it'll never happen. All I know is that if they do it, this baby better run in very high winds.See More