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Crazy, I never would have guess some of these I live very near. thanks for this.

• ghaff 9y ago
  There used to be a huge number of these rope tow and a hill or maybe a chairlift and a small mountain areas in New England. But the business really became go big or go home given factors like snowmaking and modern chairlifts. There are a few survivors but not many.
  • douche 9y ago
    Even some of the bigger mountains are struggling. Saddleback, in Rangeley, ME has shut down, and Sugarloaf, also in northwest ME, is not doing that great.
    • ghaff 9y ago
      I do very little downhill skiing these days and don't subscribe to any of the magazines. I confess to being out of the loop on demographic and other trends.
    • pyromine 9y ago
      To call Saddleback a bigger mountain is somewhat of a misnomer... they're never been very popular, despite being a hell of a mountain. Blame the location. And while I'm not too certain on the prospects of Sugarloaf, I can't see it struggling too badly. They have held high profile events consistently, and they're owned by Boyne who have a consistent track record of running resorts. They're a strong operator in the industry.
    • baldfat 9y ago
      Ugh I HATED Sugarloaf. Got my ticket cut at 9 am for doing a helicopter on a small jump on the side of the trail. I never went back. They claimed to be the family resort and would hunt teenagers down, this was a few decades ago. I never was even warned at any other resort in my life and never had my ticket cut.