Big Moose Mountain Ski Area
Ski resort · Maine, United States
Big Moose Mountain Ski Area is a ski resort in Maine (United States) with 15 km of runs and 2 lifts. You can ski between 404 m and 889 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 485 m. Its longest run is Piscataquis (1.5 km) and the steepest, St Croix, reaches 50% on its toughest stretch.
See Big Moose Mountain Ski Area on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 15 km
- Lifts
- 2
- Elevation
- 404–889 m
- Vertical drop
- 485 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue0.8 km
- Red8.9 km
- Black4.6 km
The steepest runs at Big Moose Mountain Ski Area
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- St Croix Black50% · 27°
- Moose River Black42% · 23°
- Piscataquis Black41% · 22°
- Penobscot Red36% · 20°
- Lower Allagash Red36% · 20°
The longest runs
- Piscataquis Black1.5 km
- Moose River Black1.5 km
- East Branch Red1.4 km
- Penobscot Red1.3 km
- St. John Red1.3 km
Lifts
1 T-bar lift · 1 chairlift.
When to go to Big Moose Mountain Ski Area
For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is December.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 416 m (the resort's mean elevation is 646 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Big Moose Mountain Ski Area
- Sugarloaf69 km · 76 km of runs
- Saddleback Mountain89 km · 36 km of runs
- Mont Orignal122 km · 9.2 km of runs
- Black Mountain of Maine125 km · 13 km of runs
- Mont Adstock130 km · 6.8 km of runs
- Station touristique du Massif du Sud138 km · 23 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Big Moose Mountain Ski Area?
- In Maine, United States. The nearest resort is Sugarloaf, 69 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Big Moose Mountain Ski Area have?
- 15 km: 0.8 km of blue runs, 8.9 km of red runs, 4.6 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Big Moose Mountain Ski Area?
- You can ski between 404 m and 889 m: a vertical drop of 485 m.
- How many lifts does Big Moose Mountain Ski Area have?
- 2: 1 T-bar lift, 1 chairlift.
- What is the steepest run at Big Moose Mountain Ski Area?
- St Croix (black), at 50% (27°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Big Moose Mountain Ski Area?
- For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is December. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Big Moose Mountain Ski Area?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.