NewEnglandSkier13 With the lack of natural snow this season, there are only 4 ski areas open in Maine for this first weekend in April. We decided to visit Shawnee Peak for the first time this season to enjoy some bluebird spring skiing. They still have surpringly good cover with most snowmaking trails on the main side of the mountain still open, many with wall-to-wall coverage. Things started out firm with great machine groomed granular conditions. Soon enough, things softened up across the mountain and there was great spring skiing to be had! I skied open to close, 8:30-4:30, and only took a short break for lunch. It was just a great day across the board and even the RFID was mostly hassle free, after I figured out how to get the machine to work that dispenses cards.
NewEnglandSkier13 ciscokid;c-48011 wroteWow nice pics Sam! Is that ice yet on the lake? Yes, there's still ice, but it's melting sooner than most years!
newpylong Coverage still looks good. That place has a powerful snowmaking system, they've put some money into it.
NewEnglandSkier13 newpylong;c-48013 wroteCoverage still looks good. That place has a powerful snowmaking system, they've put some money into it. Yes, they could definitely be open for at least another weekend if they wanted to be. They had better coverage in many places than Sugarloaf did on Friday.
conrad Looks great! It used to be that they closed the last weekend in March, but lately they make it to the first weekend in April so it's nice to see that the snow looks good. Good shots of the whole mountain. Looks pretty empty, though.
NewEnglandSkier13 conrad;c-48015 wroteLooks great! It used to be that they closed the last weekend in March, but lately they make it to the first weekend in April so it's nice to see that the snow looks good. Good shots of the whole mountain. Looks pretty empty, though. It did get a bit busier after things softened up, but there were never any lines.
NewEnglandSkier13 lotsoskiing;c-48016 wroteLooks like a Pleasant day of skiing.... sorry, I couldn't resist. Great views Good one, it was!
Remski Great shots. Stellar report thanks for doing it. I’m going to try to get to Waterville and Sunapee this week.
