Sugarloaf (ski resort)

Sugarloaf (formerly Sugarloaf/USA) is a ski area and resort located on Sugarloaf Mountain in Carrabassett Valley, western Maine. It is the second largest ski resort east of the Mississippi in terms of skiable area (1,360 acres or 550 ha after Killington's 1,509 acres or 611 ha) and snowmaking percentage (95%); its continuous vertical drop of 2,820 feet (860 m) is the second longest in New England (after Killington's 3,050 feet (930 m)). Sugarloaf recorded a total of 352,000 skier visits in the 2005–2006 season, ranking it second among Maine resorts and 11th in New England.

At 4,237 feet (1291 m) Sugarloaf Mountain is third in elevation to Maine's highest peak, Mount Katahdin. It is second to Hamlin Peak, an adjacent spur of Mt Katahdin. It has the highest peak elevation of any ski resort in New England (just 8 feet above Killington's 4,229 foot summit) and offers the only lift-serviced above-treeline skiing in the Northeast. The Appalachian Trail crosses within 0.6 miles (0.97 km) of Sugarloaf's peak and the summit offers 360-degree views of Maine's western mountains and New Hampshire's White Mountains.

As of January 2025, there were over 65 miles (105 km) of marked trails and a total of 651 acres (263 ha) of developed trails. There were 1,400 acres (570 ha) of skiable area boundary to boundary. The fifteen chairlifts have the capacity to carry 25,388 skiers per hour. There are also 174 marked trails and glades, most of which are named after logging terms in a tribute to Maine's logging history. Trails include forty rated as green circle (23%), fifty-four blue square (31%), forty-four black diamond (25%), and thirty-six rated double black diamond (21%). There are also thirty named glades, six terrain parks, and a boarder-cross course. Lifts include three high-speed quads, three fixed-grip quads, one triple, five doubles, two T-bars, and one carpet surface lift. The Sugarloaf season runs from mid-November through early May.