Sugarloaf
Ratings
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Key facts
| Altitude | 427–1291 m |
| Vertical drop | 864 m |
| Pistes advertised | 1,240 acres |
| Pistes mapped on OSM | 95.6 km |
| Lifts (mapped near village) | 14 · 43% gondola/4+ chair |
| Day pass | $159 |
| Passes | Ikon |
| Avg snowfall (mid) | 4.3 m / season |
| Nearest airport | PWM · 150 min |
Snow & weather
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The last three winters at 859 m
When to go
| Month | Avg snowfall | Tuesday 11:00 | Saturday 11:00 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov | 47 cm | ~0.5 min | ~0.9 min | |
| Dec | 69 cm | ~1.1 min | ~2.2 min | |
| Jan | 104 cm | ~1.3 min | ~3.9 min | |
| Feb | 54 cm | ~1.6 min | ~3.1 min | |
| Mar | 112 cm | ~1.7 min | ~3.2 min | SWEET SPOT |
| Apr | 43 cm | ~0.6 min | ~1.1 min |
Snowfall from three past winters, waits from the queue model (average across lifts, mid-month, holidays included where they fall).
Lift queues
Typical week (February, since the resort is closed now)
Map
Where to sleep 2 places mapped · 1 ski-in/ski-out
Ski access score: 9.5 means ski-in/ski-out (a piste within 70 m and a lift within 600 m). Each minute of walking to the nearest lift costs about half a point. Distances are straight lines on OpenStreetMap, so add about 30% for the walk.
Pistes
| Beginner | 0.4 km · 0% |
| Easy (blue / green) | 33.5 km · 35% |
| Intermediate (red / blue) | 26 km · 27% |
| Advanced (black) | 19.7 km · 21% |
| Expert | 16 km · 17% |
Longest named runs
| Golden Road | 4.4 km |
| Snubber Egress | 2.4 km |
| Upper Timberline | 1.5 km |
| Lower Tote Road | 1.5 km |
| Cross Haul | 1.4 km |
| Lower West Mountain | 1.4 km |
| Tote Road | 1.4 km |
| Candy Side | 1.4 km |
Après & food
Reviews
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Getting there
Nearest major airport: PWM, about 150 min away by road. Directions · Flights
Sugarloaf is a ski area and resort located on Sugarloaf Mountain in Carrabassett Valley, western Maine. It is the second largest ski resort east of the Mississippi in terms of skiable area and snowmaking percentage (95%); its continuous vertical drop of 2,820 feet (860 m) is the second longest in New England. Sugarloaf recorded a total of 352,000 skier visits in the 2005–2006 season, ranking it second among Maine resorts and 11th in New England. Wikipedia