Sugarloaf USA on Ski Resorts Guide Sugarloaf USA Maine Longest Vertical Drop in the East Sugarloaf USA is Maine's biggest ski mountain, featuring the only timberline lift service skiing in the East. Snowmaking covers trails in all 15 lift areas. Grooming is performed nightly by 12 Bombardier machines, which cover a distance equivalent to the distance between Portland, Maine, and Chicago on a given night. Special workshops on technique improvement, powder and bump skiing, telemarking and snowboarding are routinely held. The Sugarloaf Outdoor Center is the largest in Maine, offering 95 kilometers of groomed, tracked trails and a 6,000 square foot solar-heated lodge.
Guests can enjoy full resort amenities from child care to video, gifts and groceries.
All resort amenities are within walking distance or a quick shuttle ride from all mountain lodging. The Sugarloaf USA calendar is full of special lift and lodging discounts, and apres ski entertainment is regularly scheduled. Children's programs are scheduled six nights a week, and Sugarloaf's concert series has brought the likes of Willie Nelson, Mary Chapin-Carpenter, the Band and Warron Zevon to the Base Lodge. Other activities, including, ice skating, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, dog sledding, horseback riding, ice fishing and antique shopping are available locally. Special events are scheduled every year, including the White World Week Winter Carnival, the Reggae Ski Bash Weekend and many more.