There is a lot of wintertime fun to be had living where we do. Outdoor sports and activities are a large part of what gets may of us through the long, chilly winter. However, there are people out there who take their enjoyment to another entirely different level.
These people are among those featured in the action sports-oriented films of the Banff Mountain Film Festival. The festival will be landing at the Grand in Ellsworth for a weekend-long run this Friday and Saturday, February 14 and 15, before coming to Bangor the day after, hosted by Epic Sports.
Banff has been promoting action sports and mountain culture for over three decades. …Â More info
Chester freshman Kenny Wilson has won all five of his high school races this season. Wilson has been racing since a child and now trains several times a week.
The Chester High School ski and snowboard teams competed in their fifth race of the season at Northstar Friday, Feb. 6. The giant slalom course was blanketed in fog, but snow conditions were decent thanks to a small amount of new snow the night before.
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In 13 years of alpine ski racing, Daron Rahlves found himself foiled by fog, bad snow, equipment failure, ice, sickness, lack of sleep, and any number of other obstacles.
But never, not once, by a cross-body block thrown by a hyped-up Canadian.
Welcome to the world of ski cross, the lone new sport slated for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games, which begin a year from Thursday.
Rahlves, 35, America’s most successful male downhill racer, was lining up a last-minute pass at …Â More info
Ski freaks and mountain bikers, Whistler calling. Spring’s coming right around the corner, and if you’re already dreading the depressing approach of wildflowers in bloom and the impending snow melt that mark the end of ski season, do not despair. That behemoth of a mountain, British Columbia’s Whistler Blackcomb Resort, is also a lesser known summer paradise.
Many tourists, ski bums, and bunnies know that the mountain is open for what you may assume to be a watered down source of warm month revenue. Fewer have given it much of a chance to be notably fun in the off season. This means that you’ll have the Vegas of Skiing without the Vegas if you go May through October. You’ll practically have the place to yourself… More info