PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • January 6, 2023
One of the newest extreme winter sports is coming to Maine next month when Lost Valley ski area in Auburn serves as only the second venue in America to host the ATSX Ice Cross World Championship Series. The event, scheduled for Feb. 10-12, will bring together as many as 70 of the world’s top ice cross athletes – and offer newcomers the chance to try this fast-paced, challenging sport alongside them. Ice cross racers wear skates to navigate an ice-covered ski trail. Picture speed skaters padded in hockey gear racing down a steep sheet of ice, with four of them at once vying for the finish line.