Northwest Piscataquis, Maine · United States · ski area
Big Moose Mountain Ski Area ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Big Moose Mountain Ski Area is a ski area in Northwest Piscataquis, Maine, United States with 15 km of mapped downhill runs and 2 lifts, between 404 m and 580 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 15 km
- Lifts
- 2
- Top elevation
- 580 m
- Vertical drop
- 176 m
- Nearest airport
- BGR · 103 km
Slopes by difficulty
26 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 1 T-bars
- 1 Chairlifts
Big Moose Mountain Ski Area is a ski area in Northwest Piscataquis, Maine, the United States. Its 26 mapped downhill runs add up to 15 km, which ranks it #177 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.2% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 577 m long.
Slopes at Big Moose Mountain Ski Area
About 5% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 59% intermediate and 31% advanced or expert, which makes Big Moose Mountain Ski Area best suited to confident and advanced skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 2 lifts: 1 t-bar, 1 chairlift. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 404 m up to 580 m, a vertical drop of 176 m — typical of a local ski hill.
Getting to Big Moose Mountain Ski Area
The nearest airport is Bangor International Airport (BGR), about 103 km away in a straight line — roughly 2 h 14 min by car; Augusta State Airport (AUG) is 131 km away. Nearby ski areas include Friends of a Fierce Chase Cross Country Ski Trails, Maine Huts and Trails, Baker Mountain Ski Area (2.6 km) and Sugarloaf Outdoor Center (1.7 km), which together add 80 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Big Moose Mountain Ski Area
- 1 BGR103 kmstraight line
- 2 AUG131 kmstraight line
- 3 BHB157 kmstraight line
- 4 RKD167 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Big Moose Mountain Ski Area
- 26 kmFriends of a Fierce Chase Cross Country Ski Trailsup to 287 m
- 48 kmMaine Huts and Trailsup to 517 m
- 48 kmBaker Mountain Ski Area2.6 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 289 m
- 66 kmSugarloaf Outdoor Center1.7 km of slopes · up to 609 m
- 69 kmSugarloaf76 km of slopes · 15 lifts · up to 1,268 m
- 74 kmKtaadn Resort XC Trailsup to 315 m
- 74 kmBaithole Trailsup to 162 m
- 78 kmNorthern Timber Cruisers Ski Trailsup to 187 m
- 82 kmPinnacle Ski Club1.0 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 97 m
- 89 kmSaddleback Mountain36 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 1,218 m
- 89 kmRangeley Lakes Trails Centerup to 684 m
- 92 kmSno Rovers Cross Country Ski TrailsSmall ski area
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Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.