Listed below is Maine's most comprehensive ski resort guide with 19 ski resorts.
The Highest point in Maine is Mount Katahdin at 5,268 ft, the lowest point Atlantic Ocean.
Maine's weather experiences a humid continental climate, with warm, humid summers. Winters are cold and snowy throughout the state, and are especially severe in the northern parts of Maine.
Bauneg Beg Ski Area has approx. 5 skiable acres on 120 feet
vertical. Built as a
backyard, family-use tow, evolved into a legitimate small ski area. Re-named
for a larger "lost" ski area that was located in the area.
Black's offering of exciting programs for people of all ages has grown as well. Come Visit! Mother Nature, snowmaking, and expert grooming create some of the best skiing and sliding surfaces in Maine. Lighted trails extend the winter day into star-filled evenings of fun. Clinics, lesson programs, citizen races, special events, and occasional live entertainment in the Last Run Lounge provide a touch of something for everyone.
The Snow Bowl is just a short drive from beautiful Camden harbor. Nowhere else in the East can you glide down challenging ski slopes while enjoying a thrilling ocean vista.
The Joanne and Dick O'Connor Alpine Training Center at Kents Hill School is a tremendous resource for Kents Hill students as well as young skiers in the local community.
Skiing and Snowboarding at Lost Valley is serene and beautiful, with panoramic views, and trails lined with tall white pines. Two chair lifts and a T-bar service 15 trails. There is even self-operated electronic timing available to practice your slalom racing.
Along with a respectable vertical and a friendly, relaxed family atmosphere, Mt. Abram offers a new tubing park this year, 1350 feet, the longest in Maine, complete with its own lift. A specially designed cable-tow lift hooks onto the tube. You sit in the tube for a two minute ride to the top. Once there, three tubing runs await you, each sculpted into a miniature half-pipe that controls the direction of the tube.
Located in the stunning Lakes Region of Southern Maine, Seacoast Snowpark is beautiful amusement park is home to fantastic winter fun for the whole family!
Shawnee Peak is New England's largest night skiing facility, with top to bottom night skiing on 19 trails. Base facilities at Shawnee include two base lodges with cafeterias, lounge and restaurant, daycare, full service repair shop and equipment rental center.
Sugarloaf is the only lift-serviced above-treeline skiing in the East. With a Vertical drop of 2,820 ft. Sugarloaf's is the most continuous in New England. There are 133 trails to choose from with enough terrain to keep both the beginner and expert skier and snowboarder happy.
The rebirth of Sugarloaf began in 1993/94 with a major expansion of the snowmaking system, now among the world's most powerful. Snowmaking now covers the infamous Front Face snowfields -- the only lift served above-treeline skiing in the East. The American Skiing Company acquired the resort in 1997 and along with it came the addition of two new quad chairs, new trails and 100 tower snowguns. ASC has also added a Grand Summit Resort Hotel, further broadening the amenities at one of New England's premier winter resorts.
Each of the Sunday River eight mountains offers skiable terrain for all abilities, from the steeps and bumps of White Cap to the tree skiing of Oz to the cruising on Jordan Bowl. Few if any resorts in the northeastern USA can match Sunday River's diversity.
While Sunday River is located in the small, residential town of Newry, the local scene focuses on nearby Bethel, a traditional New England village with numerous inns, shops and restaurants.
Titcomb Mountain's 750-foot slope features 15 alpine trails for all skill levels, from beginner to expert, a terrain trail for snowboarders, and beautiful newly renovated Nordic trails, totalling 15.4 kilometers.
