Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Adventures On Snow
Downhill Skiing
Bethe
Sunday River
, PO Box 450, Bethel 04217. Offers 2,340-foot
vertical drop, 112 trails, 16 lifts, 92% snowmaking (1,300 snow
guns on mountain), glade skiing, rentals, ski shops, three base
lodges, one summit lodge, restaurants, skier development clinics, snow-
board park with 400-foot halfpipe, child care, lounges, slopeside lodging,
Nordic skiing nearby, . Sunday River competes head to head with its sis-
ter resort Sugarloaf for the title of premier ski destination in Maine. Both
are owned by the American Skiing Company, which grew rapidly in the
mid-1990s and now owns ski mountains from coast to coast. Discount
lodging and lift ticket packages are available. Adult lift ticket $49 (week-
end); lower during the week. Reservations,
824-3000; Snow report,
824-5200.
Bridgton
Shawnee Peak
, PO Box 734, Bridgton 04009. 1,300-foot vertical drop,
31 trails, four lifts, 98% snowmaking, night skiing, rentals, ski shop, les-
sons, cafeteria, restaurant, lounge, child care. Nordic skiing nearby.
Adult lift ticket $39 weekend, $29 mid-week. Information, lodging and
snow conditions,
647-8444.
Shawnee, Once Pleasant Mountain
Some folks may be confused by the mountain's name. Shawnee
Peak was called Pleasant Mountain up until 1988, when it was
purchased by an out of state group, the Shawnee Group. Still, the
relatively wild sounding Indian name has been a better draw. If
you ask the locals for directions you may still have to ask for the
old name before getting a response.
Carrabassett Valley
Sugarloaf USA
, RR 1 Box 5000, Carrabassett Valley, Kingfield 04947.
2,820-foot vertical drop, 107 trails, 14 lifts, 90% snowmaking, above-
treeline snowfields (this is the only lift-serviced above-treeline skiing in
the Northeast), rentals, lessons, ski shops, health club with indoor pool,
complete mountain alpine village with trendy shops and restaurants, on-
