10
SPORTS & FITNESS
Top Five
Ski Destinations In Maine
Written by William Kaiser
Hermon mountain is a great place for a family day trip. Its cheap, they offer tubing, reasonably priced food good conditions for skiing, friendly staff, and they offer lessons for anyone who wants to learn to ski.
Nothing is more Maine than a ski mountain next to the ocean. The Camden Snow Bowl only offers 850 vertical feet, but both the Spinnaker and Northeaster trails provide excellent views of Penobscot Bay below. The mountain offers day and night skiing, snow tubing and ice skating.
Big Rock Ski Area is Maine’s most northern ski mountain located near Presque Isle and Houlton. Offering both day and night skiing, Big Rock Ski Area provides almost 1,000 vertical feet and 27 trails for beginners to experts. There is even snow tubing for the non-skiers.
2. Sunday River
Often rivaling Sugarloaf, Sunday River Ski Resort offers 820 acres of terrain over eight interconnected mountain peaks with a vertical drop of 2,340 feet. With 135 trails, a new Chondola, and extensive snowmaking, Sunday River is a favorite among locals and visitors alike.
1. Sugarloaf
Nestled in the western mountains in Carrabassett Valley, Sugarloaf is the largest ski mountain on the East Coast with over 1,056 acres of extensive terrain and glades for all ability skiers and snowboarders.
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