Skiing Maine

by John Christie, Josh Christie

Overview

Maine Ski Hall of Famer John Christie, author of the definitive history of the resort at Sugarloaf and veteran of Maine's ski industry, teams up with his son Josh to guide skiers to all the best places. Every public ski mountain or hill in the state is listed, along with pertinent information about trails, amenities, conditions, and personal anecdotes and suggestions from the authors, who have skied at all of them. Included are destinations for cross-country and downhill skiing.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781608935697
Publisher:	Down East Books
Publication date:	09/07/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Author of the Skade-Award-winning The Story of Sugarloaf, John Christie is an avid outdoorsman and pioneer of Maine's ski industry. He is a member of the Eastern Ski Writers Association and a regular contributor to the Portland Press Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram. John Christie lives in Washington, Maine. Josh Christie is John's son, manager of a bookstore in Freeport, Maine, and the author of Maine Beer: Brewing in Vacationland (2013). He, too, has written for the Portland Press Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram.

Table of Contents

Skiing Maine: A History 1

Alpine (downhill) Areas

Baker Mountain 10

Bigrock Mountain 12

Big Squaw 14

Black Mountain 17

Camden Snow Bowl 19

Eaton Mountain 23

Hermon Mountain 25

Kents Hill 27

Lonesome Pine 28

Lost Valley 29

Mount Abram 32

Mount Jefferson 34

Pinnacle 36

Powder House Hill 37

Quoggy Jo 38

Saddleback 39

Shawnee Peak 42

Spruce Mountain 45

Sugarloaf 47

Sunday River 51

Titcomb Mountain 54

Nordic (cross-country) Areas

Bethel Nordic Ski Center 58

Black Mountain 59

Carter's Cross Country Ski Outer 60