Carey Kish's Ski Guide to Sugarloaf

The Facts


Vertical: 2820 ft Location: 5092 Access Road; Carrabassett Valley, ME, 04947 Get their deals: (800) THE LOAF; sugarloaf.com Trailmap
The ski-nny: The biggest big mountain skiing in Maine with 2,800 feet of vertical and plenty of terrain to suit all abilities. ASC is out and Boyne is in. And so is increased snowmaking capacity and grooming ability. Bullwinkle's on the mountain will double in size. And a new bus system will help you get around. Steeps: Narrow Gauge top to bottom is always a fun run. Suck it up and take the plunge down Crib Works for added spice. Take flight down Upper Gondola for some heart-pumping excitement. Cruisers: Tote Road is still the best cruising run in the state. Watch out for Chicken Pitch! Easy going: Wide-open Whiffletree is a green crowd pleaser for sure. Apres-ski: The Bag & Kettle in the village base area serves up an awesome bowl of chili and makes their own brew. The Rack on the access road is the place to rub elbows with gold medal winners. Get a-quaint-ed with the locals at Longfellow's in Kingfield. Extra credit: Ride the Timberline chair to the top of the mountain (great for sunsets and a long last run of the day) and add some serious verticalÑand sceneryÑto your ski day. Shhh!: On Maine Day every Wednesday Maine residents can ski and ride for only $26. Now that's worth skipping out on work!
- Carey Kish

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Elia Nichols of Bath, ME
Jan 29, 2008 9:02 AM
UP at the loaf this weekend...... Missed the G love concert, but saw this band Gristle Stick instead. Great music, plus they had the alltime great keyboardist Jim Austin. I volunteered with Maine Handicapped Skiing on Saturday. The riding conditions were so great. I am guessing the got 4" the night before. It made it realy easy for my handicapped student to have fun! There wasnt much in the way for lift lines. The sun was shining and the wind was down.
Sunday.. Decided to use my voucher I get from Volenteering to Ride again.. 4" of Champaign powder floats on top of the already amazing conditions. It was a bit more crowded Sunday due to the lack of blackout days on Bronze season pass holders (blackout on Saturdays) Windier too. It was a cold crisp typical Sugarloaf day! Heard the G love concert was good.

Elia Nichols of Bath, ME
Jan 22, 2008 12:48 PM
Jan, 19 08
Well yesterday we was at Sunday River. Quite a day. Spent the night up here at the Loaf. MOrning comes. brrrrrrr. I knew it... Its always cold and windy up here at the loaf. NO thang though. My buddy was wicked excited. He was braggin bout the loaf all last night. I do enjoy it, I'd tel him. But that wasnt enough."Why waste your time at Sunday Rivah then". he'd reply. Any way the snow was well groomed. Fresh cord!!! Not a bad thing at all. Both of us Ride Burton boards, and we made figure eights under the lifts.... Did yah see any of em? Perfect. Lift lines for a long weekand were minimal. To put it short we had to ride again the next day. But where?

Anne Tessari of Gardiner, ME
Jan 22, 2008 9:07 AM
I went to Sugarloaf Monday, the 21st. It was so windy (AND COLD!) that only a few lifts were running (neither of the Super Quads). Thankfully, I was able to get a pass for another day.

Anne Tessari of Gardiner, ME
Jan 3, 2008 3:55 PM
Awesome! Just awesome!

I would LOVE to win tickets to go to Sugarloaf again!

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Downhill Snow Report

Sugarloaf has 78 trail(s) and 4 lift(s) open today. Get the alpine conditions for ski resorts in Maine and New Hampshire.

resort forecast



Thunderstorm
76° F | 61° F
24° C | 16° C
Updated: 3:22 PM EDT on July 18, 2008
No Active Advisories (US Severe Weather)
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Tonight
Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely this evening...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Some thunderstorms may be severe with heavy rainfall...frequent lightning...small hail and damaging winds this evening. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds around 10 mph this evening...becoming light and variable. Chance of rain 70 percent.
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Saturday
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
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Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Light and variable winds...becoming southwest around 10 mph after midnight.
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Sunday
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
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Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 50 percent.
rain
Monday
Cloudy. A chance of rain in the morning...then rain likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
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Monday Night
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
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Tuesday and Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
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Wednesday
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
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Wednesday Night and Thursday
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
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Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy in the evening...then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
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Friday
Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s.
Alternate Computer Forecast: AVN MOS Weather Graph
Scientific Forecaster Discussion (NWS)

Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday
Thunderstorm
76° F | 61° F
24° C | 16° C
Chance of a Thunderstorm
79° F | 52° F
26° C | 11° C
Chance of a Thunderstorm
77° F | 54° F
25° C | 12° C
Thunderstorm
74° F | 54° F
23° C | 12° C
Chance of a Thunderstorm
72° F | 52° F
22° C | 11° C
T-storms
90% chance of precipitation
Chance of T-storms
20% chance of precipitation
Chance of T-storms
50% chance of precipitation
T-storms
70% chance of precipitation
Chance of T-storms
40% chance of precipitation
Tomorrow is forecast to be Warmer than today.


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