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Seth Wescott & Alex Tuttle: our Champions!

Monday, November 7th, 2011

 

We’re pretty proud of the fact that we have a lot of champions who get their start on the slopes of Sugarloaf Mtn!!!! If you could grow up dreaming of snowboarding around the world, wouldn’t it be beyond your wildest dreams to have the best in the world be your personal mentor? The Best is two-time Olympic gold medal winner in Boardercross, Seth Wescott, a graduate of Carrabassett Valley Academy at Sugarloaf; the local who is on his heels is Alex Tuttle from Stratton, 20yrs. old & also a graduate of the Academy thanks to tremendous support from the school & the community!  (more…)

Well done Dave!

Sunday, October 23rd, 2011

Town Manager Dave Cota caught up WSKI’s Homecoming viewers with all the recent Town developments in addition to post-Irene recovery in Carrabassett Valley. (more…)

Stub spoke with WSKI a few years back

Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

Stub Taylor cut trails on Sugarloaf Mtn. as a teenager under the direction of Amos Winter, & went on to be the head of the Ski Patrol for the better part of a half century. (more…)

Buy & sell homes in our Region NOW for all the Right Reasons!

Monday, September 19th, 2011

Liz Simpson lives here to ski & enjoy all the western mountains of Maine offer, & will make it easy for buying & selling real estate & homes for sale in Carrabassett Valley, Kingfield, Stratton, & Eustis. (more…)

Amos Winter’s niece on skiing Sugarloaf

Friday, July 22nd, 2011
An old photo of three young women at the top of Narrow Gauge long ago blown up for use by Sugarloaf’s Marketing Department had been on the wall in WSKI for over 20 years (more…)

River Drivers

Friday, July 22nd, 2011
When hard work, danger & hardship meant worthy skills, fearlessness, & great friendships: (more…)

Sugarloaf Love Stories

Wednesday, April 6th, 2011

Sugarloaf Love Stories have led to lots of Marriages, even across the Border! (more…)

Angus King enjoys the Western Maine Mountains

Friday, February 4th, 2011

Angus King sits down in the studio to talk about the Charity Summit AND a recent snowmobile adventure leaving from Flagstaff Rentals in Stratton and riding around the Bigelow Range.  It’s not just about the skiing around here…..  (more…)

Greg Stump and Seth Wescott on WSKI TV

Friday, January 14th, 2011

Greg Stump talks about his career and new film Legend of Aahhh’s. Seth Wescott gets in on the action as well…

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Jess for Lange Girl 2011

Sunday, January 9th, 2011

2011 Lange girl contestant Jess Cooney sits down and chats with WSKI about Sugarloaf, Skiing, and what she thinks it takes to be the next Lange Girl…

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Eric Green on WSKI

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

Eric Green stops by the WSKI studio to play a couple tunes…. (more…)

Homecoming Highlights

Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010

Part 2: Sugarloafer and two time )lympic gold medalist  Seth Wescott and Carrabassett Valley Academy headmaster John Ritzo talk with WSKI host Kip Files during Sugarloaf’s 2010 Homecoming weekend. (more…)

Homecoming Highlights

Wednesday, October 20th, 2010

Part 1:  Josh Tauses talks with WSKI host Kip Files about what’s been up with the newly formed Carrabassett Region Chapter of the New England Mountain Bike Association.

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Mason Strunk Video

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

Check out this video of young Mason playing his grandfather’s “Ski Bum” song! (more…)