WSKI gives viewers the latest information on events & activities around the western mountains of Maine.

Updated weekly so you don’t miss out on any of the great things to do in the region! (more…)

Casting for Recovery is an exceptional program empowering recovering breast cancer survivors in a setting of boundless beauty in the serenity of the outdoors. Local Master Maine Guide specializing in fly-fishing instruction for over 20 years, Bonnie Holding from Stratton has shared her outstanding expertise with many women after learning of the program 12 years ago which had been seen to have profound affects elsewhere, with the therapeutic movements of casting causing positive physical benefits after surgery, in addition to the mental test of fly-fishing!   (more…)

After only 83 days since Irene took the bridges away, November 18 was the official opening of the new bridge at the bottom of Bigelow Hill & the Access Rd. in Carrabassett. It took an incredible effort from DOT, Reed & Reed & others, first, for their ability to have the temporary bridges in place so quickly, & now the permanent bridges in less than three months (at THIS time of year, that was a real coup!) (more…)

When the Sugarloaf property support manager got a call that there was flooding on the Mountain so he better get to work to see about damage, he had no idea he would not make it to the Mountain that Sunday afternoon! BUT he did have the sense to have a camera on hand for some incredible footage of crazy MONSTER standing waves in a section of the Carrabassett that is normally tranquil, & you could have walked across the river there the day before!!! (more…)

Here’s some more footage from September 14th when the Skyline towers were flown onto the mountain. Enjoy! (more…)

Here is more of the presentation on Maine Tourism from Carolann Ouellette, (more…)

Carolann Ouellette is the Director of Maine’s Office of Tourism Department of Economic & Community Development & Franklin County Tourism Network invited her to the Stratton Community Building on Thursday Sept. 22. (more…)

Mike Moreau lends his expertise in describing how the bridges & other aspects of Irene’s damage such as the radical slippage in the “S” turns, are being addressed from a geological perspective, with additional information from the other DOT reps at the Sept. 15 meeting. (more…)

And that’s not bad: that’s GOOD!  Maine Dept. of Transportation’s Bridge expert Mike Wight gives the details (more…)

How to make things happen fast! Maine Dept. of Transportation had temporary bridges in place in nine days, now the permanent structures are underway with a November 18 projected opening date! (more…)

And the Quad Cam is fixed & on its way back to Carrabassett, so will be remounted soon to see foliage & first snow on the peaks!

Proceeds from this annual tournament at the Sugarloaf Golf Course help to fund scholarships for area students. (more…)

News Release for August 31, 2011

For more Information:
Mark Latti, MaineDOT Public Information Officer – 624-3030

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The day after Irene dropped several inches of rain in  Carrabassett Valley, closing rt 27 and stranding 100s of people on Sugarloaf, we get out to take a look at some of the aftermath. The bridge just north of the access road and the bridge just north of Carrabassett Valley Academy on rt 27 did not fair well… (more…)

On July 24th the first ever Carrabassett Backcountry Cycle Challenge was held from the Sugarloaf Outdoor Center. This was a 60 mile endurance race and a huge success! (more…)

The Tour de Farmington on Oct. 1, 2011 was the point of discussion during this Mountain Report show when Tanya Swain & Jeremy Smith spoke of this bike rideat the height of foliage season in Franklin County with a tasty twist at harvest-time!

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