By Carl Natale
Happy Groundhog Day! It’s happy because Puxsutawney Phil saw his shadow and went back to sleep for what we hope will be six weeks of very snowy winter. Unfortunately, that doesn’t save the Downtown Showdown scheduled for Friday in Portland. The event is canceled due to lack of snow.
Luckily your ski plans don’t [...]

By Carl Natale
I really didn’t think I would get a chance to try out spring skiing in January, but that’s what I got when I visited Lost Valley this week. Temperatures were in the 40s when I got there on a Tuesday afternoon.
Showing up just after they open on at 2 p.m. during the week [...]

By Carl Natale
I hear reports of some flakes falling in southern Maine already. By the time we head to work Friday morning, there can be anywhere from four to eight inches of new snow on Maine mountains. But it may turn into freezing rain or sleet by the time it’s done. The closer we get [...]

January 19 2012
By Carl Natale
That was fun last week. Let’s try it again. There’s a storm that’s expected to drop about four or five inches in Maine overnight Thursday. Maybe more in the higher elevations. It should be done falling by the time we head to work Friday morning.
Right behind that is another storm system. [...]

By Carl Natale
We’re still digging out from the snowstorm at Schusster HQ. About eight inches near Lewiston/Auburn with no sign of a wintry mix. Just snow. And it’s piling up on the mountains just as much.
Expect the ski areas to report some big numbers Friday morning. Then a wintry mix is forecast for Friday. Perhaps [...]

Dec 5th 2011
By Carl Natale
I swear it snowed in Westbrook today. For five minutes. Maybe. Any chance there’s more of that in the mountains?
And that’s about it for the weekend. A slight chance of snow Saturday though. Yeah, slight. Cheer up. Looks like there’s a good storm coming next week. But in the meantime, there are [...]

By Carl Natale
Strong winds forced a lot of lifts to shut down Wednesday and delayed starts Thursday morning. Those winds should die down but the mountains will stay cold - giving snow makers more time on the trails. There is a possibility of snow showers Friday night before temperatures get a bit warmer for the weekend. [...]

Dreaming of a white Christmas on Maine ski slopes

By Carl Natale
Happy Winter Solstice!
It’s hard to believe that Winter has officially started with Thursday’s relatively balmy temperatures. But things are cooling down, and Maine can expect to wake up to 1 to 3 inches of snow Friday morning. Maybe 2-4 inches on the mountains. Just in [...]

Dec 15
Last week we had a cold snap that warmed the hearts of snowmakers all over Maine. But mild temperatures came and pushed back projected opening dates for many of Maine’s ski areas. Expect more seasonal, cooler temperatures this weekend. Which should make the snowmakers happy again.
And there’s talk of getting a couple storms between [...]

Dec 9 2011
By Carl Natale
That last storm may not seem like much but it placed some snow on the mountains. Sunday River only reports an inch. Saddleback and Sugarloaf say they have seven fresh inches of snow. What’s really important is that the temperatures have dropped below freezing - giving snowmakers some help. More snow is [...]

By Carl Natale
Dec 1st 2011
The warm temps are coming down and the mountains should get some snow Friday. But that should clear up by Saturday. Expect sunny skies this weekend before a cold front moves in Monday. We don’t know what kind of precipitation that will bring yet.
Those warm temperatures haven’t been great for making [...]

How did you like that storm? The mountains saw a foot of snow just before a four-day weekend. If you’re going to get out Thursday, be prepared for temperatures in the 30s. But Friday and the rest of the weekend should be sunny with temps in the 50s.
Sugarloaf opened this week just in time for [...]

Nov 18 -
The temperatures are looking pretty mild this weekend. Which will be good for getting out. Just not on skis.
Friday is supposed to be Sugarloaf’s opening day. But Mother Nature isn’t been cooperating with the snow guns. The mountain report lists the primary surface as “fast grass.” But that can change any day. So [...]

L.L.Bean Christmas Tree Lighting Friday, November 18
ll bean rings in the holidays with fun, entertainment and a coat drive for seniors

FREEPORT, ME. November 11, 2011—L.L.Bean rings in the holiday season with its Christmas Tree Lighting on Friday, November 18, at 6:45pm, in L.L.Bean’s Discovery Park, just outside the L.L.Bean Flagship Store, Freeport, Maine. The 60-foot tree (L.L.Bean’s tallest ever) [...]