PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • November 16, 2020
Maine’s Nordic ski areas are anticipating a busy season this winter, based on the bustle on trails this summer during the coronavirus pandemic. Spreading out skiers is more easily achieved at Nordic centers because skiers don’t have to congregate on long lift lines waiting to be carried up a mountain. There also is not as much of the apres-ski culture found in Alpine skiing, where people gather to socialize afterward.