Burbank said there’s a mixture of routes, with some on existing roads that had been used for logging and others on newly cut trails. Located in about 66,000 acres of conservation land outside Greenville, there are approximately 70 miles of hiking trails and skiing routes.
Skiers can trek among the remote full-service backcountry lodges: Medawisla, West Branch Pond Camps, Little Lyford, and now Gorman Chairback. The four-lodge ski is approximately 37 miles long, but could be as long as 43 miles depending on the route. There is more information at www.outdoors.org.
Options include having gear shuttled from lodge-to-lodge and traveling among the camps by dogsled. The area is popular with mushers and hosts the 100-Mile Wilderness Sled Dog Race Feb. 5.
“We feel that is significant since we’re helping to keep the Maine sporting camp tradition alive and protecting public access to a wonderful piece of the Maine Woods,’’ said Burbank.
Jacobellis milestoneLindsey Jacobellis of Stratton, Vt., won her third World Snowboard Championship gold medal in snowboardcross Tuesday in La Molina, Spain. The victory ties her with the late Karine Ruby of France for the most World Championship wins.
“It’s definitely a great accomplishment to be marked there with Karine,’’ Jacobellis said. “She was definitely someone known in the sport of snowboarding, so it’s good to give her that recognition as well.’’
Maine’s Seth Wescott rode to silver on the men’s side, followed by US teammate Nate Holland. Australian Alex Pullin was the victor. Jonathan Cheever of Saugus finished a respectable eighth. For the fourth time the US won half of the snowboardcross medals at the championships.
Yesterday, Austria’s Benjamin Karl and Russia’s Alena Zavarzina were awarded the parallel giant slalom crowns. The halfpipe finals are today.
Scholarships available Seven snowboarders will receive a total of $11,500 in scholarship funds from the Kelly Clark Foundation to attend mountain schools in pursuit of a snowboarding career.
“Our goal is to break down some of the financial barriers in the expensive sport of snowboarding,’’ said Clark.
