Ski areas are increasingly focused on two sides of the sustainability question how to keep snow on the slopes and how to reduce pollution from their energy-intensive operations.
"People really wanted to ski," Sugarloaf spokesman Ethan Austin said. "They didn't want this to be one of the things the pandemic took away from them."
Maine ski areas emphasize COVID safety, but some skiers still wary
The downhill skiing experience looks very different this winter with new protocols, but some Mainers still worry about out-of-state skiers who do not follow Maine health protocols.
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The Hibbard family – Everly, Jay and Mac – sit inside a shack, dubbed “Ziggy,” that Jay Hibbard built on the back of their pickup truck to enhance their safety on weekend ski trips to Sunday River. The Hibbards, including Jay’s wife, Laurie, use the shack to change, eat and warm up away from the crowds at the ski area.
NEWRY Laurie and Jay Hibbard didn’t want to miss the ski season with their two young children, even during the coronavirus pandemic. But they wanted to stay safe. That’s why Jay built a homemade shack on the back of their pickup truck, to give his family a place to change, eat and warm up at Sunday River, where they ski most weekends.
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