From big resorts like Sunday River and Sugarloaf to small-town favorites like Lost Valley and the Camden Snow Bowl, Maine's alpine ski areas offer plenty of terrain to keep you challenged even during the longest of Maine winters. Why not make it your personal mission to try them all this season?

Lost Valley, Auburn
Vertical drop: 240 feet.
Trails: 6 most difficult, 5 moderate difficulty, 6 beginner.
Lifts: 2 double chairs, 1 T-bar.
Snowmaking: 100% top to bottom.
Other amenities: night skiing, ski school, rentals, day, half-day, night, and hourly tickets, cafeteria, lounge, Nordic skiing, retail shoppe, and a terrain park. 207-784-1561. www.lostvalleyski.com

Sunday River, Bethel
Vertical drop: 2,340 feet.
Trails: 40 most difficult, 46 moderate difficulty, 42 beginner.
Lifts: 9 quad chairs (4 high-speed), 4 triple chairs, 2 double chairs, 3 handle tows.
Snowmaking: 92% top to bottom.
Other amenities: Eight mountains, ski school, ski shops, rentals, 3 base lodges, summit lodge, restaurants, child care, nearby Nordic skiing, and snowboard park. 207-824-3000. www.sundayriver.com

Shawnee Peak, Bridgton
Vertical drop: 1,300 feet.
Trails: 14 most difficult, 23 moderate difficulty, 7 beginner.
Lifts: 3 triple chairs, 1 quad chair, 1 surface carpet lift.
Snowmaking: 99% top to bottom.
Other amenities: night skiing, ski school, ski shop, rentals, two cafeterias, restaurant, child care, nearby Nordic skiing, terrain park, halfpipe, and snowboarding. 207-647-8444. www.shawneepeak.com

Camden Snow Bowl, Camden
Vertical drop: 850 feet.
Trails: 2 most difficult, 7 moderate difficulty, 2 beginner.
Lifts: 1 double chair, 2 T-bars, 1 handle tow.
Snowmaking: 50% top to bottom.
Other amenities: night skiing, ski school, rentals, half-day tickets, cafeteria, skating, and a toboggan chute. 207-236-3438. www.camdensnowbowl.com

Lonesome Pine Trails, Fort Kent
Vertical drop: 500 feet.
Trails: 5 most difficult, 7 moderate difficulty, 1 beginner.
Lifts: 1 T-bar, 1 J-bar.

Big Squaw Mountain, Greenville
Vertical drop: 1,750 feet.
Trails: 7 most difficult, 12 moderate difficulty, 8 beginner, 6 glade trails.
Lifts: 1 triple chair, 1 double chair, 1 handle tow.
Snowmaking: 70% top to bottom.
Other amenities: ski school, ski shop, rentals, cafeteria, and restaurant. 207-695-1000. www.bigsquawmountain.com

New Hermon Mountain, Hermon
Vertical drop: 350 feet.
Trails: 7 most difficult, 7 moderate difficulty, 6 beginner.
Lifts: 1 double chair, 1 T-bar.
Snowmaking: 100% top to bottom.
Other amenities: night skiing, ski school, rentals, half-day tickets, cafeteria, lift-serviced tubing park that is five hundred foot long, and nearby Nordic skiing. 207-848-5192. www.skihermonmountain.com

Sugarloaf/USA, Kingfield
Vertical drop: 2,820 feet.
Trails: 58 most difficult, 40 moderate difficulty, 35 beginner.
Lifts: 4 quad chairs (2 high-speed), 1 triple chair, 8 double chairs, 1 T-bar.
Snowmaking: 95% top to bottom.
Other amenities: ski school, ski shops, alpine village with shops and restaurants, on-mountain lodging, child care, Nordic skiing, and a snowboard park. 207-237-6808. www.sugarloaf.com

Mount Jefferson, Lee
Vertical drop: 430 feet.
Trails: 3 most difficult, 6 moderate difficulty, 3 beginner.
Lifts: 2 T-bars, 1 rope tow.
Other amenities: ski school, rentals, and a cafeteria. 207-738-2377.

Mount Abram, Locke Mills
Vertical drop: 1,030 feet.
Trails: 9 most difficult, 16 moderate difficulty, 11 beginner.
Lifts: 2 double chairs, 3 surface lifts.
Snowmaking: 80% top to bottom.
Other amenities: night skiing, ski school, ski shop, rentals, half-day tickets, lodging affiliates, cafeteria, child care, restaurant and lounge, tubing, NASTAR racing, and nearby Nordic skiing. 207-875-5000. www.skimtabram.com

Big Rock Ski Area, Mars Hill
Vertical drop: 980 feet.
Trails: 5 most difficult, 6 moderate difficulty, 5 beginner.
Lifts: 1 double chair, 1 handle lift, 1 poma, 1 triple chair, and 1 majic carpet.
Snowmaking: 65% top to bottom.
Other amenities: night skiing, ski school, rentals, and a snack-food bar.
207-425-6711. www.bigrockmaine.com

Quoggy Jo Community Alpine Area, Presque Isle
Vertical drop: 215 feet.
Trails: 3 moderate difficulty, 2 easy.
Lifts: 1 T-bar. 207-764-3248.

Saddleback, Rangeley
Vertical drop: 2,000 feet.
Trails: 5 expert only, 15 most difficult, 18 moderate difficulty, 19 beginner.
Lifts: 2 double chairs, 1 T-bars, 2 quad chairs.
Snowmaking: 85% top to bottom.
Other amenities: Ski Learning and Coaching Center, ski shop, rentals, on-mountain lodging, child care, food court, pub, Nordic skiing, terrain park, and snowboarding. 207-864-5671. www.saddlebackmaine.com

Black Mountain of Maine, Rumford
Vertical drop: 1,120 feet.
Trails: 9 most difficult, 7 moderate difficulty, 5 beginner.
Lifts: 2 T-bars, triple chair, double chair.
Snowmaking: 85% top to bottom.
Other amenities: 14,000 square foot day lodge, museum, cafeteria, lounge, rental shop, ski school, night skiing, paved parking lot, cross-country trails. 207-364-8977. www.skiblackmtnofme.org

Eaton Mountain, Skowhegan
Vertical drop: 622 feet.
Trails: 6 most difficult, 7 moderate difficulty, 5 beginner.
Lifts: 1 double chair, 1 T-bar.
Snowmaking: 100% top to bottom.
Other amenities: night skiing, ski school, ski and snowboard rentals, day, half-day, and evening tickets, cafeteria, lounge, and a snowboard park. 207-474-2666. www.eatonmountain.com

Titcomb Mountain, West Farmington
Vertical drop: 340 feet.
Trails: 8 most difficult, 5 moderate difficulty, 4 beginner.
Lifts: 2 T-bars, 1 handle tow.
Snowmaking: 75% top to bottom.
Other amenities: night skiing, ski school, ski shop, rentals, base lodge, and Nordic trails. 207-778-9031. www.titcombmountain.com

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