Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Saddleback offers big mountain skiing without the crowds you are likely
to encounter at Sugarloaf or Sunday River. Adult lift ticket $42 week-
ends, $29 mid-week. As one wise ski bum suggests: “Ski Sugarloaf and
Sunday River on weekdays and Saddleback on the weekends.” Not a bad
idea.
864-5671.
Rumford
Black Mountain of Maine
, PO Box 239, Rumford 04276. 470 feet verti-
cal, nine trails, two lifts, night skiing, 65% snowmaking, rentals, lessons,
cafeteria, Nordic skiing. Adult lift ticket $17.
364-8977.
Cross-Country Skiing
Bethe
Maine Nordic Ski Council
, PO Box 645, Bethel 04217, offers
ski reports and information.
800-SKI-XC; office 824-3694.
The Bethel Inn Touring Center
, Box 49, Bethel 04217.
Twenty-five miles of backcountry trails, skating, ski school, rentals,
snack bar, hot tub/sauna.
824-2175.
Carter's XC Ski Center
, Middle Intervale Road, Bethel 04217. Snow-
shoeing, ski school, 41 miles of trails, rentals, snack bar, hot tub/sauna.
539-4848.
Gould Academy
, PO Box 860, Bethel 04217. Public skiing available by
permission of the school. Biathlon Range. Seven miles of trails.
824-
7700.
Sunday River XC Ski Center
, Box 1688, Bethel 04217. Part of greater
Sunday River downhill ski area including hotels, condos, shops, restau-
rants, brew pub. Skating, snowshoeing, ski school, rentals, restaurant,
hot tub/sauna. Twenty-five miles.
824-2410.
The Telemark Inn Ski Touring Center
, RFD #2, Box 800, Bethel
04217. Private trails for inn guests open to limited number of people from
the public each day. Twelve miles of trails. Most trails groomed and 15-
feet wide. Warming cottage.
836-2703.
White Mountains National Forest
. A thousand miles on numerous
logging roads and trails open to skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling.
824-2134.
Buxton
Ski-A-Bit, PO Box West Buxton 04093. Twenty-five miles of trails. Les-
sons, rentals, snack bar.
929-4824.
