Sunday River Ski Resort
Pros: great snowmaking, varied terrain, charming feel
Cons: East Coast weather
Maine
Sugarloaf
Pros: Steeps, long runs, friendly staff
Cons: Can be windy, lack of bump runs, long drive from Boston.
Saddleback
Pros: mellow vibe, engaging terrain, natural snow quality & quantity, glades, un-crowded trails, affordable, beautiful, remote, sympatico management
Cons: weak on lodging quantity and variety, popularity beginning to overwhelm lift network
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Sugarloaf
“I went to sugarloaf this past weekend and I loved it! The ice was delightfull and only punctuated by a few rocks. Occasionally, we would hit a few patches of snow but we didnt let it bother us too much. We were delighted by the cheerful antique lifts which we had a long time to admire since they were so slow. There was also a fantastic mudpit called the "parking area" from which we had to...” --poppasmurf311
Saddleback
“ MarcusBrody’s review is spot on. As a Saddleback regular, I have nothing to correct and only a couple little things to expand upon. If you read the pros and cons above, you have most of it. The new management, in place since 2003, has done a great job of attracting enough business to make the place a going concern for the first time in decades. This is a boon, in that we are...” --qcanoe
Sunday River Ski Resort
“ Went to Sunday River back in Easter on a school trip from Scotland, I think two weeks before the temperature had hit the high 70's. So basically everything we skied on was man made snow. It meant we missed out on about half of the resort's area, understandably the resort concentrated snowmaking on the more key and important runs. The weather was sunny and it was interesting spring...” --William Donovan
Eaton Mountain Ski Area
“With skiing, night skiing, and tubing, Eaton is a great place to spend your day. Owner is always welcoming guests. $20 tickets ” --skibum185
Titcomb Mountain
Enjoy the magic of skiing days and nights at Titcomb Mountain. Join Titcomb Mountain and immediately enjoy the friendliness and relaxed fun that makes Titcomb Mountain a special place for us all. The 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, totaling 15.4 kilometers....
Shawnee Peak Ski Area
Skiing has changed a lot in the six decades since Shawnee Peak first opened, and Shawnee is keeping up with the times. This season the resort has lights on two new trails, a new surface carpet lift for beginners and more snowmaking pumping capacity! Shawnee Peak is also New England's largest night skiing facility, with top to bottom night skiing on 19 trails. Base facilities at Shawnee...
Mt. Abram Family Resort
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...
Lost Valley Ski Area
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.
Camden Snow Bowl
The Snow Bowl on 1,300' Ragged Mountain is just a short drive from picturesque Camden harbor. Nowhere else in the East can you glide down challenging ski slopes while enjoying a thrilling ocean vista unknown to other Eastern slopes.
Black Mountain of Maine
Located in the Longfellow Mountains of Western Maine, Black Mountain has operated for over four decades, offering affordable downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, and snowboarding to folks in the area. It has also been the site of a number of world and national cross country skiing championships over the years. Black's offering of exciting programs for people of all ages has grown...
