Pleasant Mountain
Ski resort · Maine, United States
Pleasant Mountain is a ski resort in Maine (United States) with 15 km of runs and 5 lifts. You can ski between 160 m and 538 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 378 m. Its longest run is Lower Kancamangus (0.9 km) and the steepest, Peter's Plunge, reaches 50% on its toughest stretch.
See Pleasant Mountain on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 15 km
- Lifts
- 5
- Elevation
- 160–538 m
- Vertical drop
- 378 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue2.5 km
- Red8.9 km
- Black3.5 km
The steepest runs at Pleasant Mountain
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Peter's Plunge Black50% · 27°
- Tycoon Black48% · 26°
- Lower Haggett's Black48% · 26°
- Poacher's Paradise Black47% · 25°
- Upper Appalachian Black44% · 24°
The longest runs
- Lower Kancamangus Red0.9 km
- West Slope Blue0.7 km
- Pine Slope Red0.7 km
- Sunset Boulevard Red0.6 km
- The Main Red0.6 km
Lifts
4 chairlifts · 1 magic carpet.
When to go to Pleasant Mountain
For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 367 m (the resort's mean elevation is 349 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Pleasant Mountain
- Cranmore Mountain Resort23 km · 25 km of runs
- King Pine30 km · 5.8 km of runs
- Black Mountain31 km · 16 km of runs
- Attitash Mountain Resort34 km · 39 km of runs
- Mount Abram37 km · 18 km of runs
- Wildcat Mountain40 km · 26 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Pleasant Mountain?
- In Maine, United States. The nearest resort is Cranmore Mountain Resort, 23 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Pleasant Mountain have?
- 15 km: 2.5 km of blue runs, 8.9 km of red runs, 3.5 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Pleasant Mountain?
- You can ski between 160 m and 538 m: a vertical drop of 378 m.
- How many lifts does Pleasant Mountain have?
- 5: 4 chairlifts, 1 magic carpet.
- What is the steepest run at Pleasant Mountain?
- Peter's Plunge (black), at 50% (27°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Pleasant Mountain?
- For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Pleasant Mountain?
- 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.