   sugarloaf (formerly sugarloaf/usa) is a ski area and resort located on sugarloaf mountain in carrabassett valley, western maine. it is the largest ski resort east of the mississippi, in terms of number of skiable acreage () and snowmaking percentage (95%); its continuous vertical drop of  is the second longest in new england (after killington's ).http://verticalfeet.com/ sugarloaf recorded a total of 352,000 skier visits in the 2005â2006 season, ranking it second among maine resorts and 11th in new england, according to ski area management magazine.ski area management magazineski maine association.sugarloaf mountain stats.sam news archives. at 4,237 feet (1291 m) sugarloaf mountain is second in elevation to maine's highest peak, mount katahdin. the summit of sugarloaf offers the only lift-serviced above-treeline skiing in the northeast. the appalachian trail crosses within  of sugarloaf's peak and the summit offers 360 degree views of maine's western mountains and new hampshire's white mountains.national park service, comp. "appalachian trail." map. as of march 2010, there were  of marked trails and a total of  of developed trails. there were  of skiable area boundary to boundary. the fifteen chairlifts
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