Welcome to the Mainely Skiing Weekly Email! This email will be sent straight to your inbox at the end of every week to highlight what’s happening with your Maine ski resort!
Mountain Report:
| Mountain Name | Trails Open | Percent Open |
|---|---|---|
| Saddleback | 10 / 68 | 15% |
| Sugarloaf | 29 / 176 | 16% |
| Sunday River | 31 / 139 | 22% |
| Pleasant Mountain *Opening Tomorrow* | 4 / 47 | 9% |
Trail of the Day: Blue Devil (Saddleback)
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: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening Day at Saddleback | December 5 | December 5 | One Day |
| Holiday Auction @ Titcomb | December 5 | December 5 | One Day |
| Opening Day at Lost Valley | December 6 | December 6 | One Day |
| Opening Day at Pleasant Mountain | December 6 | December 6 | One Day |
| Demo Day @ Sugarloaf | December 6 | December 6 | One Day |
| Opening Day at BigRock | December 12 | December 12 | One Day |
| Tree Lighting at Sugarloaf | December 13 | December 13 | One Day |
| Santa Sunday @ Sunday River | December 14 | December 14 | One Day |
| Welcome to Winter with WinterKids | December 18 | December 18 | One Day |
| Christmas Vacation Week | December 22 | December 26 | Five Days |
| Climb For A Cure @ Sugarloaf | December 30 | December 30 | One Day |
| Winter Festival @ Pleasant Mountain | January 2 | January 2 | One Day |
| Vertical Challenge @ BigRock | January 3 | January 3 | One Day |
| WinterKids Family Day @ Lost Valley | January 4 | January 4 | One Day |
| Electric Mountain @ Sugarloaf | January 9 | January 10 | Two Days |
| Vertical Challenge @ Saddleback | January 11 | January 11 | One Day |
| MLK Weekend | January 17 | January 19 | Three Days |
Saddleback Is Open:
Saddleback is now open for the weekend. The resort will close on Monday, but reopen for the season on the following Friday, December 12. The mountain will open with the following trails:
| Difficulty | Trail Name | Difficulty | Trail Name |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Tri Color | | Blue Devil |
| Mickey Finn |  | Squirrel’s Tail |
| Upper Green Weaver | | Wheeler Slope |
| Lower Green Weaver | | Royal Tiger |
| Upper Hudson Highway | | Smelt Streamer |
Read their mountain report using the link below.
Pleasant Mountain Opens This Saturday:
Pleasant Mountain, Boyne’s third mountain in Maine, will open for the season next Saturday, December 6. Just like Saddleback, Pleasant Mountain will close on Monday, reopening for the season on Friday, December 12. The mountain plans to open with the following trails:
| Difficulty | Trail Name | Difficulty | Trail Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Main | | The Crossover |
| The Horn | | Sunset Blvd |
Read their mountain report using the link below.
Demo Day at Sugarloaf:
Sugarloaf will be offering a Demo Day tomorrow, Saturday, December 7. For a small fee, you can test out various skis from Völkl, Atomic, Stöckli, Nordica, VAN DEER, Blizzard, Winterstick, and more. Get in on the action by clicking the link below.
Sugarloaf Tree Lighting:
Santa will be coming to town on Saturday, December 13, accompanied by Amos & friends. Sugarloaf will kick off vacation week and spread the holiday cheer with warm treats, music on the beach, fireworks, and more! Read more and see all the activities by clicking the link below.
Santa Sunday:
Join Sunday River and over 300 other Santas as they cruise down South Ridge to support a great cause. Santa Sunday is on Sunday, December 14 and all the proceeds go to the River Fund, a non-profit organization that supports youth education and recreation in the Bethel area. Learn more and sign up by clicking the link below.
Sizing Charts:
Need some new gear as we prepare for the upcoming season? Check out our Sizing Charts page which has specs for ski boots, poles, helmets, and skis. See the page by clicking the link below.
mainelyskiing.com/sizing-charts
Christmas Vacation Week:
Start planning for a great week in the mountains of Maine by visiting our Christmas Vacation Week page. This is your one-stop-shop for all things happening at your mountain. With daily event information, and other things to get you prepared and safe, check it out at the link below.
Skier Services:
Check out the Skier Services page on our website. This page is filled to the brim with things skiers will find helpful. With pages like a resort status page, mountain guides to Saddleback, Sugarloaf, Sunday River, Pleasant Mountain, Black Mountain of Maine, Camden Snow Bowl, and Lost Valley (With more to come, stay tuned), and more. Find it all on the Skier Services page from the website or by clicking the link below.
Decorate in Style:
Bring the outside in with our various ski related prints. Complete your house or ski condo with photos of Maine Ski Mountains. We offer 20×16″ prints or framed options as well! Check out the print shop today!
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
Webcams:
Keep an eye on your favorite mountain with their 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!
Last Chair:
Well Mainely Skiers, with five mountains to choose from by Saturday, I figured I should leave it short and sweet this week so you have all the time you need to get your gear prepped for the season.
Snowmaking temps continued throughout the week, allowing the resorts to open with lots of trails, and the resorts already open able to expand quickly.
Weather:
This weekend will be a chilly one, so make sure you have good base layers. The lows will dip to around -7, with the wind chill making it feel even lower. Make sure you don’t have exposed skin, take breaks, and look out for little ones as frost bite could happen in these temperatures. For those planning some weekday skiing, you will also want to bundle up as next week, temps drop.
| Day: | Friday: | Saturday: | Sunday: |
| High: | 15°  | 27°  | 24° |
| Low: | -6° | 6° | 11° |
Bundle up, Mainely Skiers!
– Keegan
Mainely Skiing 