Welcome to the Mainely Skiing Summer Email! This email will be sent straight to your inbox whenever we release new emails. In this email, we will highlight all the summer activities in or around the Rangeley Area!
Lift Service Now Open At Saddleback:
After what felt like months, Saddleback is finally able to fire up the South Branch Quad for lift service mountain biking. For more information and to purchase your ticket, click the link below.
Upcoming Events:
Make sure to add these events to your calendar to keep yourself up to date with the local happenings. Of course, you can always visit our events page, which is constantly getting updated so you can know about the event before anyone else! Plus, check out our Featured Events page where we dive deeper into the events we don’t want you to miss!
| Event Name: | Start Date: | End Date: | Occurrence: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trails In The Valley @ Lost Valley | May 17 | October 25 | Every Friday |
| Sunday River Scenic Lift Rides Open | June 27 | October 13 | Every Day |
| Scenic Lift Rides @ Saddleback | July 7 | August 18 | Every Sunday |
| Sunday Brunch @ The Nest | July 7 | August 18 | Every Sunday |
| Saddleback Lift Serviced Downhill Mountain Biking | July 12 | October 14 | Friday-Sunday |
| Franklin Community Health Care Golf Classic @ Sugarloaf Golf Course | July 12 | July 12 | One Day |
| 43rd. Annual Logging Festival in Rangeley | July 12 | July 13 | Two Days |
| Carrabassett Backcountry Cycle Challenge @ Sugarloaf | July 13 | July 13 | One Day |
| Rangeley Firefighters Association Golf Tournament | July 14 | July 14 | One Day |
| Walk in the Woods – Hatchery Brook | July 16 | July 16 | One Day |
| Griffin William Sherry Live at Saddleback | July 18 | July 18 | One Day |
43rd. Annual Logging Festival:
The 43rd. Annual Logging Festival is scheduled for Friday, July 12 – Saturday, July 13. This two-day event takes place in Rangeley and welcomes vendors, food trucks, various logging competitions, and a parade. Learn more below.
Carrabassett Valley Backcountry Challenge:
The 13th Annual Carrabassett Backcountry Cycle Challenge is happening on Saturday, July 13. The race will be capped at 500 total racers (175 racers for the 100k, 200 racers for the 50k, and 125 racers for the 25k). For more info, check out the link below.
Sunday Brunch At The Nest:
Take a ride up the Rangeley Quad on Sundays for Saddleback’s Sunday Brunch. The Nest is Saddleback’s Mid-Mountain Lodge and at 3,600+ feet, you’re guaranteed to have amazing views. See the video we made about this event below. You can click the link below to preview the menu and purchase lift tickets to get up to the lodge.
saddlebackmaine.com
Trails In The Valley:
Lace up your running shoes and drive to Lost Valley tonight for their first Trails In The Valley event, a weekly running club that takes place every Friday at 6:00pm. Led by their experienced leaders, Paula & Jason, this group trail experience is absolutely free and open to all. Learn more about this event on their website, linked below.
Scenic Lift Rides:
Scenic Lift Rides are now open at Sunday River, Saddleback, and Sugarloaf! Take a ride up Sunday River’s Chondola, Saddleback’s Rangeley Quad, or Sugarloaf’s Whiffletree to enjoy awesome views of the surrounding mountains. To learn more about hours and to purchase your ticket, click the link below.
Statewide Lift Construction:
Across the state, there are three mountains that are installing chairlifts. Pleasant Mountain is installing a refurbished Doppelmayr High-Speed Quad, BigRock Mountain is installing a new Doppelmayr Quad, and Lost Valley is installing a used Hall Double Chair.
Please Note: Due to lift construction, hiking at Pleasant Mountain is currently prohibited.
Pleasant Mountain:
As of Thurs, June 27
On Thursday, Pleasant Mountain posted photos and videos to their Instagram account showing a helicopter on site transporting concrete for their tower foundations. Photo courtesy of Pleasant Mountain.
BigRock Mountain:
As of Wed, June 26
On Wednesday, crews from Doppelmayr started pouring the concrete for the bottom terminal. Photo courtesy of BigRock Mountain.
Lost Valley:
As of Mon, June 17
On Monday, Lost Valley posted a photo of the top of Chair #1 with the trees removed to make way for the unloading area of Chair #3. Photo courtesy of Lost Valley.
NEW Featured Events Page:
Check out the latest page on the website: Featured Events. This is a page where we share the big events happening at Maine ski areas that you don’t want to miss! Check it out below:
mainelyskiing.com/featured-events
Summer Activities Page:
As the days get warmer, we’re starting to think about summer activities. There’s a lot to do in the Western Maine mountains during the “off-season”, and we want to lay it all out for you. Click over to the Summer Activities page to see the rundown, linked below!
Season Pass Sale:
Many resorts have already made their 2024-25 season passes available for purchase. If you want the best deal with the best perks, you need to purchase now. Plus, look to see if purchasing a pass means you can ski the rest of this season with it! For all the pass info and pricing, click the link below.
Mainely Skiing Gear Guide:
Start preparing for next season by stocking up on the best gear! Pro tip: Search around your local shops for amazing deals on winter appeal during the summer.
Webcams:
Take a peek at your mountain and see how it’s holding up throughout the summer by visiting your mountain’s webcams. With multiple cameras, you’re guaranteed to get the best view. Watching the sunset? you can go back in time if you missed the best part. Check them out. by clicking the link below!
Mountain News:
– Camden Snow Bowl and Mt. Abram joins the Indy Pass
– Big Sky’s former “Six Shooter” lift is sitting in ARC Enterprises’ lot waiting for installation at Sugarloaf next summer.
– Saddleback opens lift service downhill mountain biking
– Pleasant Mountain revokes all mountain access as progress on the Summit Express moves forward
Last Chair:
Other than some more tornado warnings, this week was another run-of-the-mill week in the mountains of Maine. Read the weather below for an idea of how this weekend will play out.
Weather:
Gotta love those temps being in the upper 70’s and low 80’s. However, today is cloudy and tomorrow we’re forecasting rain. The good news is that Sunday will be the warmest day and it’s looking like 100% chance of sun.
| Day: | Friday: | Saturday: | Sunday: |
| High: | 78  | 76  | 81  |
| Low: | 66 | 63 | 61 |
Enjoy it!
– Keegan
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