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.
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This placement is promotional, not a ranking. Rank is not for sale. The table below is sorted by vertical, and no mountain can pay to move up it. How we score mountains →
All 11 Maine Mountains
Sorted by vertical. Rank is not for sale.
| 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 → |
| 4 Black Mountain of Maine Featured | 1,380 ft | 50 | 120" | $70 | 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.
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.
