http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/skiing/skibum/ A blog about skiing in Maine. en-us schussme@yahoo.com 2008-05-02T08:22:10-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/skiing/skibum/026406.html With yesterday's visit to Sugarloaf -- where the SuperQuad is still running for diehards -- the Ski Bum's season extended to eight calendar months. 26406@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/skiing/skibum/ 2008-05-02T08:22:10-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/skiing/skibum/026135.html With the lift-served ski season quickly vanishing, I schussed both Wildcat and Sunday River this past weekend. 26135@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/skiing/skibum/ 2008-04-28T00:51:02-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/skiing/skibum/025756.html Yesterday was Sugarloaf's turn for holding a freebie barbecue for season passholders, and the event was mobbed with skiers, some of whom were hanging up the boards for the summer after this weekend. 25756@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/skiing/skibum/ 2008-04-21T00:05:14-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/skiing/skibum/025564.html Yesterday was one of those too-good-to-be-true days, and the Ski Bum celebrated by joining ski buddy Jonathan Keck for a trip to the Loaf. 25564@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/skiing/skibum/ 2008-04-17T07:00:22-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/skiing/skibum/025352.html As the end of the ski year approaches, most mountains hold a barbecue for their season passholders. Sunday River's was yesterday. 25352@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/skiing/skibum/ 2008-04-14T06:35:23-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/skiing/skibum/025127.html Yesterday's abundance of snow and sun provided a stark contrast with the handful of people at Sunday River. 25127@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/skiing/skibum/ 2008-04-10T00:31:55-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/skiing/skibum/024919.html Yesterday was the final day of the season at Mount Abram in Greenwood, and quite a few skiers went out with a splash. 24919@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/skiing/skibum/ 2008-04-07T00:03:01-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/skiing/skibum/024537.html The last Sunday in March is the normal seasonal wrapup at Shawnee Peak in Bridgton, but owing to superb snow cover and skier enthusiasm, management has decided to open for one extra weekend, April 5-6. 24537@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/skiing/skibum/ 2008-03-31T00:05:02-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/skiing/skibum/022790.html Skiing down a famous cross-country trail, then chowing down at a famous church supper proved a perfect combination for fun for seven members of the Maine Outdoor Adventure Club who visited Jackson, New Hampshire, yesterday. 22790@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/skiing/skibum/ 2008-02-24T06:40:58-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/skiing/skibum/022710.html After nearly a decade of anticipation, Maine Huts and Trails is now open for business. To be precise, make that "Hut" singular. But the organization's showcase first overnight hostelry, at Poplar Stream Falls in Carrabassett Valley, is a singular creation. 22710@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/skiing/skibum/ 2008-02-22T08:14:40-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/skiing/skibum/021971.html After seven days in Utah -- the longest in any state -- the Odyski headed eastward to Colorada. But before saying farewell to Utah, the Ski Bum visited the Alf Engen Ski Museum, in Park City, and nearby Soldier Hollow, the site of the 2002 Olympic cross-country and biathlon competition. 21971@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/skiing/skibum/ 2008-02-08T08:58:53-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/skiing/skibum/021902.html After two postponements due to snowstorms, yesterday I finally made it to Alta, Utah's famed powderhounds' paradise. And I found Utah's famed dry powder snow falling -- actually blowing sideways -- with great intensity. 21902@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/skiing/skibum/ 2008-02-07T00:32:17-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/skiing/skibum/021831.html Skiing The Canyons yesterday completed my Park City Trifecta, and convinced me that this area of Utah can make a powerful claim to be America's schussing capital. 21831@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/skiing/skibum/ 2008-02-06T00:09:57-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/skiing/skibum/021759.html Stats don't tell the full story, but they're a great place to start. So let's start this report on Deer Valley, in Park City, Utah, with a few key numbers: 2,000 skiable acres with six peaks and six bowls -- all served by 22 chairlifts. 21759@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/skiing/skibum/ 2008-02-05T00:27:14-05:00 http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/skiing/skibum/021676.html My Odyski is now in its third week, and yesterday was the first time I've enjoyed perfect weather. And Utah's Park City Mountain Resort was the perfect place to savor a calm, sunny day with temps in the 20s. 21676@http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/skiing/skibum/ 2008-02-03T00:13:52-05:00