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Maine Peak to Peak Team Event

The Ski Maine Team will Ski & Ride all 17 peaks in

SKI MAINE ASSOCIATION NEWS BUREAU PRESS RELEASE

CONTACT:
Greg Sweetser, Executive Director
207-773-SNOW
gsweetser@skimaine.com

Ski Maine Association: (Jan 16, 2008)

Portland ME:The team is made up of 8 individuals.  Carey Kish, Greg Sweetser, Annie O'Brien,  Janet Thurston, Craig Hansen, Heather Atwell, Joanne Mason & Bruce Mason.

Four additional members of the tour: Andrew Knowles (videographer) Amelia Knowles, Skye Chalmers (photographer), Dana Thurston

This memo outlines the details of the tour to keep us on schedule.  The goal is to log one run at each member area. If we arrive at an area after closing time, a short hike and glide will fulfill our mission.

 
1. Start Time, Friday January 18   1:30 pm at Spruce Mt, Jay.  Depart 2:15 pm
2. Arrive Lost Valley 3:00pm  depart 3:30
3. Arrive Shawnee Peak  4:30pm  depart 5:15
4. Arrive Mt Abram  6:15 pm   (Dinner)

Friday Overnight at  Sunday River  8:30 pm

Saturday January 19:

5. First chair at Sunday River 8:00 am  depart 9:00 am  (RSN TV interview) (breakfast)
6. Arrive Black Mountain 10:00am  depart 10:30am
7. Arrive Titcomb 11:30 am  depart 12:30 (lunch)
8. Arrive Saddleback  1:30pm depart 2:15pm
9. Arrive Sugarloaf 3:15pm (Sugarloaf check presentation 4:15 pm)  (RSN TV interview) (dinner)

Saturday Overnight at Sugarloaf

Sunday January 20: Depart Sugarloaf 7:00 am

10. Arrive Baker Mt 8:30 am depart 9:00
11. Arrive Eaton Mt 10:00am depart 10:30
12. Arrive Hermon Mt 11:30 am  depart 12:30 (lunch)
13. Arrive Mt Jefferson 2:00pm depart 2:30
14. Arrive Big Rock 5:00 pm   depart 6:30
15. Arrive Quoggy Jo 7:00 pm

Sunday Overnight at Nordic Heritage Center on the summit of Quoggy Jo

Monday January 21: Depart Quoggy Jo 7:30am
16. Arrive Lonesome Pine Trails 9:00 depart 10:00
17. Arrive Camden Snow Bowl 3:30 pm  depart 5:00 pm
Arrive back in Portland just a little bit road weary.

Event sponsors include Maine JEEP dealers, HEAD, mainetoday.com, RSN, Mountain Dew, and Ski Maine Association. Complete event information is available at skimaine.com.

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The Ski Maine Association is the non-profit trade association representing
Maine's ski and snowboard industry.
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Baker Mountain Ski Area
Bob Henderson
Ski Club President
PO Box 43
Bingham, ME 04920
207-612-9300 phone
bobrosemarie@verizon.net

Big Rock Ski Area
Travis Kearney
General Manager
PO Box 1001
Mars Hill, ME 04758
207-425-6711 phone
207-425-2060 fax
tkearney@bigrockmaine.com

Black Mountain of Maine
Lisa Arsenault
Lodge Manager
PO Box 296
Rumford, ME 04276
207-364-8977 phone
bmomlodge@roadrunner.com

Camden Snow Bowl
Jeff Kuller
General Manager
PO Box 1207
Camden, ME 04843
207-236-3438 phone
207-230-0490 fax
jkuller@camdenmaine.gov

Eaton Mountain
207-474-2666 phone

Hermon Mountain
Bill & Marlene Whitcomb
General Manager
126 George Road
Prospect, ME 04981
207-848-5192 phone
207-848-9866 fax
info@skihermonmountain.com

Lonesome Pines Ski Area
Danny Nicolas
Treasurer
PO Box 372
Fort Kent, ME 04743
207-834-5202 phone
207-834-2525 fax
oneviger@netscape.net

Lost Valley
Connie King
Owner / Vice President
200 Lost Valley Road
Auburn, ME 04210
207-784-1561 phone
207-784-0735 fax
connie@lostvalleyski.com

Mt. Abram Ski Area
Kevin Rosenberg
Marketing Director
PO Box 240
Greenwood, ME 04255
207-875-5000 phone
207-875-5006 fax
kevinr@skimtabram.com

Mt. Jefferson Ski Area
Julie Delano
PO Box 35
Lee, ME 04455
207-738-2377 phone
julia_d@roadrunner.com

Powderhouse Hill
Bill Page
Director of Marketing
116 Knights Pond Road
South Berwick, ME 03908
207-384-5858 phone
haverhillman@comcast.net

Quoggy Jo Ski Center
Beth Curtis
President
PO Box 1171
Presque Isle, ME 04769
207-767-3016 phone
acurtis2@maine.rr.com

Saddleback Ski Area
Conrad Klefos
Marketing Director
PO Box 490
Rangeley, ME 04970
207-864-5671 phone
207-864-5878 fax
cklefos@saddlebackmaine.com

Shawnee Peak
Melissa Rock
Director Marketing & Sales
119 Mountain Road
Bridgton, ME 04009
207-647-8444 phone
207-647-3203 fax
melissa@shawneepeak.com

Spruce Mountain
Rick Couture
President
73 Knapp Street
Jay, ME 04239
coutch6@verizon.net

Sugarloaf
Ethan Austin
Communications Manager
5092 Access Road
Carrabassett Valley, ME 04947-9799
207-237-6957 phone
207-237-3768 fax
eaustin@sugarloaf.com

Sunday River
Darcy Liberty
Director of Communications
P.O. Box 4500
Newry, ME 04261
207-824-5243 phone
207-824-5110 fax
dliberty@sundayriver.com

Titcomb Mountain
Karleen Andrews
Manager
PO Box 138
West Farmington, ME 04992
207-778-9031 phone
207-778-9031 fax
titcombmountain@verizon.net

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Shawnee Peak - January 26, 2010 - Shawnee Peak Employees & Guests Donate to Haiti Earthquake Relief Effort

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Sugarlaof - January 16, 2010 - Sugarloaf and Sunday River announce second annual Downtown Showdown

Saddleback - January 11, 2010 - Commander Cody Playing in Concert at Saddleback Maine

Saddleback - January 7, 2010 - Saddleback Maine Offers Discounted Lift Tickets to Maine State Workers

Saddleback - January 7, 2010 - Saddleback Maine's Armed Forces Day Held on January 10

Saddleback - January 4, 2010 - 64 Trails Open at Saddleback

Saddleback - December 31, 2009 - Rangeley, Maine Top Winter Vacation Value In North America

Saddleback - December 31, 2009 - Greely Honor Roll Student Earns Season Pass to Saddleback

Saddleback - December 29, 2009 - Saddleback's New Yurt Opens

Shawnee Peak - December 29, 2009 - Big Snow this Weekend!

Sugarloaf - December 21, 2009 - Top notch kids entertainment on tap for Vacation Week at Sugarloaf

Sugarloaf - December 17, 2009 - Sugarloaf tops $10 million in real estate sales

Sugarloaf - December 17, 2009 - Lineup set for Bud Light Concert Series at Sugarloaf

Sunday River - December 15, 2009 - Sunday River Celebrates 50 Years Starting This Friday

Saddleback - December 11, 2009 - Saddleback Opens for 2009 - 2010 Season

Shawnee Peak - December 10, 2009 - Season Pass Office Announces Extended Hours of Operation Application

Saddleback - December 9, 2009 - Carrabec High School Honor Roll Students Celebrate Earning Saddleback's PEAK Pass

Shawnee Peak - Decebmer 9, 2009 - Projected Opening Day Announced!

Shawnee Peak - December 7, 2009 - Shawnee Peak Gets SIX Inches of New Snow!

Camden Snow Bowl - December 6, 2009 - Projected Opening Day - Dec 19th

Sunday River - December 6, 2009 - Sunday River Celebrates 10th Annual Santa Sunday with Record-Breaking 500 Participants

Saddleback - December 3, 2009 - Saddleback Maine's PEAK Program Exceeds Expectations