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!
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: |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pub at Saddleback Reopens | May 23 | May 23 | One Day |
| Sunday River Golf Course Open for the Season | May 23 | May 23 | One Day |
| Sidecountry Sports Bike Sale @ Camden Snow Bowl | May 24 | May 24 | One Day |
| Sugarloaf Golf Course Opening Day | May 25 | May 25 | One Day |
| Tin Mountain Roundup @ Sugarloaf | May 30 | June 1 | Three Days |
| Rangeley Birding Festival | June 5 | June 8 | Four Days |
| Rangeley Lupine Festival | July 14 | July 14 | One Day |
| Black Mountain of Maine Golf Tournament @ Oakdale Country Club | June 14 | June 14 | One Day |
| Mt. Abram Bike Park Opens for the Season | June 19 | June 19 | One Day |
| Summer Après Series @ Sugarloaf | June 20 | June 20 | One Day |
| 3rd. Annual WinterKids Mountain Mayhem @ Mt. Abram | June 21 | June 21 | One Day |
| Rangeley Oquossoc Adventure Rendezvous | June 21 | June 22 | Two Days |
| Arts & Crafts Show in Rangeley | July 3 | July 3 | One Day |
| Sugarloaf Mountain Bike Park Tentative Opening Day | July 4 | July 4 | One Day |
| Summer Après Series @ Sugarloaf | July 11 | July 11 | One Day |
| 44th. Annual Logging Festival in Rangeley | July 11 | July 12 | Two Days |
| Ruff Mountain @ Sunday River | July 11 | July 12 | Two Days |
| Pink Talking Fish @ Sunday River | July 25 | July 26 | Two Days |
| Tough Mountain Challenge @ Sunday River | July 26 | July 27 | Two Days |
| Mini Mountain Challenge @ Sunday River | July 27 | July 27 | One Day |
| Cheap Trick @ Rangeley Health and Wellness | July 27 | July 27 | One Day |
| Oquossoc Day 2025 | August 16 | August 16 | One Day |
| Summer Après Series @ Sugarloaf | August 22 | August 22 | One Day |
| Summer Après Series @ Sugarloaf | September 26 | September 26 | One Day |
Sunday River Golf Course:
Sunday River’s Golf Course is now open ‘fore’ the season. Explore the course and book your next gorgeous, yet challenging round below.
Big Moose Needs Your Help:
On Thursday, the mountain posted to Facebook asking for help. They are currently in the permitting process with LUPC to reconstruct the former Ski Patrol Cabin & training center at the top of the mountain. The goal is that this project will be a community build, ideally fall of this year. If this effort is something that you would like to be involved in, reach out to the non-profit. They are asking for help with engineering, design, materials, fundraising, and labor. They ended the post hinting at a new summit lift. Read the full post below.
Tin Mountain Roundup:
The Sugarloaf Golf Club will continue it’s early-season tradition of collecting canned food in exchange for discounted golf rounds during the annual Tin Mountain Round Up, next weekend. Golfers can play 18 holes for just $49, with cart included, by donating three or more non-perishable food items to benefit local food banks. Learn more and book tee times by clicking the link below.
Black Mountain Redoing Lodge Flooring:
Black Mountain in Rumford has been busy working inside, which was perfect given all of the recent rain, replacing their old flooring. They have been wripping out the carpet and will be replacing it with fresh, new stuff. See all of the photos on their Facebook page, linked below.
Saddleback Reopening For Summer:
Saddleback is waking up from the Mud Season and gettign ready for Summer. The Pub is now open for the Summer Season. The Retail shop is also open. While the lift rides and mountain biking announcements will come later. Learn more on their website.
Sidecountry Sports Hosting Bike Sale:
Sidecountry Sports is hosting a bike sale to benefit the trails at Camden Snow Bowl. Proceeds from the sale will be donated to Midcoast Trails Stewardship and earmarked to work directly with the Snow Bowl, and Camden Parks and Recreation Director Jeff Nathan to improve the trails at the Snow Bowl. All kinds of bikes are accepted — children’s, mountain, road, gravel and hybrids. Bikes must be in good working order to be accepted for the sale. Sidecountry is accepting bikes at its Rockland location, at 481 Main Street, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and at it Trailside location at the Camden Snow Bowl on Thursday, May 22, and Friday, May 23 from 3 to 7 p.m. See the article below.
Rangeley Birding Festival:
The Rangeley Birding Festival is a four-day event that is all about birds in and around the Rangeley area. Starting on Thursday, June 5 through Sunday, June 8. With signature events like lift rides up Saddleback’s Rangeley Express, A Paddle on the Kennebago River, and activites for all ages. Purcahse tickets on their website below and see the full event schedule there.
Best Of Maine Voting Now Open:
Downeast Magazine’s Best of Maine 2025 voting is now open. Five ski mountains are on the list this year. Camden Snow Bowl, Mt. Abram, Saddleback, Sugarloaf, and Sunday River are all up for the title of Best Ski Mountain in Maine. While I won’t tell you which mountain I voted for, here are my other votes for the categories:
Food & Drink:
- Bakery – Momo’s Cheesecakes
- Bar – Bigelow Brewing Company
- Brewery – Bigelow Brewing Company
- Chocolatier – Wilbur’s of Maine
- Coffee Roasters – Carrabassett Coffee Roasters
- Hard-Cider Maker – Ricker Hill Mainiac Hard Cider
- Ice-Cream Maker – Fielder’s Choice
Arts & Culture:
- Maine Pro or College Sports Mascot – Slugger / Portland Sea Dogs
Home & Garden:
- Architect – Barrett Made
- Builder – Barrett Made
Travel & Play:
- Golf Course – Sugarloaf
- Maine State Park – Baxter State Park
- Ski Mountain – ???
- Trivia Night – Sarge’s Sports Pub & Grub
BMOM Golf Tournament:
Black Mountain of Maine’s board of directors presents the annual golf tournament at Oakdale Country Club. This 18 hole, 4 ball scramble is on June 14th with an 8:00am registration & 9:00am start. Lunch will be at 2:00pm & is included with the registration fee. The deadline to register is May 28th. Learn more below.
Titcomb WILL Install A New T-Bar:
What was going to be the first summer since 2018 where no new lifts were getting installed in Maine, Titcomb has signed a contract with Doppelmayr to replace T-Bar 2 with a brand new one! Titcomb has been fundraising for a few months now trying to raise enough money to add 3-phase power to the mountain, improve snowmaking, and of course, replace T-Bars 1 and 2. Currently, Lift 2 is removed and production has started on the new lift. The mountain is continuing to fundraise with a hope that both lifts 1 and 2 could be replaced. Click the link below or scan the QR code to donate!
BigRock Won NSAA’s Safety Award:
The NSAA’s 2025 Safety Awards happned this week and one exciting announcement has come from the big convention: BigRock Mountain has won ‘Best Guest Safety Program’! The mountain won thanks to their innovative Ski4Life button program. The way it works is that wearing a green button shows that you are a complete beginner. A blue button states you are comfortable with skiing and riding to the triple chair. Finally, a black button states that you are fully able to go to the summit and that you are a strong intermediate skier. Congratulations BigRock and see the other winning mountains by clicking the link below.
Big Moose Mountain:
On Monday, Big Moose Mountain posted to Facebook with some exciting updates. For starters, the non-profit recieved a check for $25,000 from the Gardner Family Trust. The mountain also posted about recieving a 2014 Prinoth BR350 groomer. They say this will help modernize their fleet and bring more reliability to the Greenville Mountain. See their exiting updates by following them on Facebook, linked below.
Jim McCormack Retires:
For those who don’t know him, Jim McCormack was the Competition Director at Sugarloaf. A wonderful article was written about him by skiracing.com. Check it out and read his story by clicking the link below.
Maine Ranks High For Ski Vacations:
According to the BBN Times, Maine ranks 4th as the Best U.S. State For A Ski Destination. Maine even beat out states like Montana, Utah, and New York. Read the article below.
Rangeley Lupine Festival:
The Lupine Festival will be happening on Saturday, June 14 from 10:00am-4:00pm at the Outdoor Heritage Museum. Located at 8 Rumford Road in Oquossoc, over 40 local Maine vendors will be there. The Museum and its store will also be open for visitors. Admission is free but access to the museum’s exibits are $8.00 for adults and free for kids 12 and under. Learn more on their webiste below.
Mt. Abram Bike Park Opens 6/19:
Mt. Abram has been hard at work getting their mountain bike trails and lifts ready to go. Unfortunalty, their lifts need some work before they can load guests. This lift work has resulted in the bike park opening much later than anticipated with the opening date set for June 19. Learn more and purchase tickets below.
WinterKids Mountain Mayhem:
Take part in something amazing happening at Mt. Abram Bike Park! On Saturday, June 21, WinterKids will be hosting a 12-hour mountain bike and trail running challenge. This is both a physical challenge and a meaningful fundraiser. Sign up and learn more by clicking the link below.
Rangeley Oquossoc Adventure Rendezvous:
This two-day, 40-mile paddling event is part of the Maine High Peaks PaddleFest and goes from June 21 to June 22. For more information and to register, click the link below.
Sugarloaf Bike Park Opening July 4:
‘New England’s Newest Mountain Bike Park’ will be opening in the Whiffletree Area on July 4th weekend. Lift tickets are as low as $25 for the whole day. On Friday and Saturday, the lift will spin from 10:00am – 6:00pm and 10:00am – 4:00pm on Sundays. Learn more and purchase your ticket by clicking the link below.
Westside Beer Garden Music Schedule:
The Westside Beer Garden at Mt. Abram recently shared their summer music schedule through June. See all of the dates and artists listed below.
| Date | Time | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| May 23 | 4:00-7:00pm | Jeff Kilton |
| May 24 | 5:00-8:00pm | D-No And The Full Send |
| May 30 | 4:00-7:00pm | Jim Tassee |
| May 31 | 4:00-7:00pm | Tom LeClerc |
| June 6 | 4:00-7:00pm | Chris Goodenough |
| June 7 | 4:00-7:00pm | Lee Stearns |
| June 13 | 4:00-7:00pm | Lucas Roy |
| June 14 | 4:00-7:00pm | The Pond House Trio |
| June 20 | 4:00-7:00pm | Jed Allen |
| June 26 | 4:00-7:00pm | Jonah Bruce |
| June 27 | 5:00-8:00pm | Bryon Glaus |
| June 28 | 5:00-8:00pm | The Middlemen Band |
44th Annual Logging Festival:
The 44th Annual Logging Festival will be taking place in Rangeley Maine on July 11th and 12th. This year’s parade theme is “Forests From Around The World”. The parade will be on Saturday, July 12 and everyone is welcome to enter a float. To learn more, contact the Maine Forestry Museum’s Parade Coordinator, Linda Sikes at (207) 491-6566. See their website below.
Ruff Mountain:
Sunday River’s Annual Ruff Mountain, a weekend filled with dogs. Dock-jumping dogs, live music, great food, and plenty of fun for the whole family is waiting for you at Sunday River on July 11th and 12th. Learn more and see the full event rundown below.
Summer Après Series at Sugarloaf:
Sugarloaf will once again be hosting the Summer Après Series on the Beach. While the specifics haven’t been announced, the dates are listed below:
- Friday, June 20 – TBD
- Friday, July 11 – TBD
- Friday August 22 – TBD
- Friday, September 26 – TBD
Support BigRock:
Help support BigRock Mountain by signing up for the various positions they need to take the mountain to the next level. See the list below and sign up by clicking the link.
- Events & Community Engagement
- Grant Writing & Fundraising
- Marketing & Photography
- Trail Maintenance & Glading
- Race Program
- Ski Instruction
- Ski Patrol
- Terrain Park
- Snowmaking
- Major Construction Projects
- Annual Mountain Cleanups & Work Days
Get Ready For Summer:
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!
mainelyskiing.com/summer-activities
Brand New Prints:
Decorate your house or condo with photos from Maine Ski Mountains. We offer them just as is or framed. 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!
May 23 and there’s a fresh dusting of snow at the top of Saddleback and Sugarloaf.
Last Chair:
What in the world? Winter isn’t done yet! Most high elevation areas saw a fresh dusting of SNOW *checks calendar* IN LATE MAY! This all happened yesterday and overnight last night.
Weather:
After all those cold temperatures, apparently cold enough to snow, we will have just a few more days of this before Mother Nature will kindly give us some warmth and sunshine… even if it’s only short lived. Monday, Memorial Day looks nice! After all this rain and cold temperatures, I’m more than ready for warm days filled with LOTS of sunshine.
| Day: | Friday: | Saturday: | Sunday: | Monday:  |
| High: | 41°  | 44° | 50°  | 60°  |
| Low: | 35° | 37° | 38° | 38° |
Snow? Really?
– Keegan
Mainely Skiing 