State ski guide

Best Ski Mountains in Maine

Maine's destination mountains, Sunday River and Sugarloaf, sit on Ikon, not Epic. Long drives from Boston make the snow-per-mile calculation matter more here than in southern New England.

11 Mountains
2 Ikon · 7 IndyPass access
5 of 11Night skiing
135"Avg annual snow

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All 11 Maine Mountains

Sorted by vertical. Rank is not for sale.

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Mountain Vertical Trails Avg Snow Day Ticket Pass Night
1 Sugarloaf 2,820 ft 176 200" $165 Ikon Pass - Day forecast →
2 Sunday River 2,350 ft 139 167" $159 Ikon Pass - Day forecast →
3 Saddleback 2,000 ft 68 225" $100 Indy Pass - Day forecast →
5 Pleasant Mountain 1,300 ft 47 110" $91 Snow Pass ☾ Day forecast →
6 Mt. Abram 1,150 ft 45 115" $76 Indy Pass - Day forecast →
7 Bigrock 920 ft 25 94" $69 Indy Pass ☾ Day forecast →
8 Camden Snow Bowl 850 ft 36 50" $76 Indy Pass - Day forecast →
9 Big Moose Mountain 583 ft 31 136" $83 Indy Pass - Day forecast →
10 New Hermon 350 ft 22 170" $84 - ☾ Day forecast →
11 Lost Valley 240 ft 19 99" $64 Indy Pass ☾ Day forecast →

*Ticket prices vary by date, demand, and age. Verify with the mountain before purchasing.

Pass guide

Epic Pass vs Ikon Pass: Northeast

Maine's big destinations run on Ikon. Epic does not list Maine the same way, so check Sunday River and Sugarloaf access before you assume both passes work here.

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