Maine Invites You Skiing Few realize that Maine offers the finest terrain and the least crowded skiing on the East Coast. Ski season in Maine is beautiful, the tall mountains blanketed in sparkling white snow bordering the clear blue sky. Maine's ski areas impart unspoiled vistas of expansive forest, inland lakes, and one ski area even overlooks the brilliant waters of the Atlantic. This is the way skiing should be in Maine's great outdoors. Maine has everything from world class ski resorts, to old-fashioned big mountains, to quaint family-run ski hills. Maine's northern location assures plentiful snowfall in winter; still downhill ski areas guarantee consistent quality skiing with snow making coverage and modern grooming equipment. What a rarity that classic outdoor adventure meets modern technology to offer the finest downhill and cross-country experiences anywhere! Skiing in Maine is as diverse as the state is immense. Maine has big mountains with well over 2,000 feet vertical of snowfields, steeps and glades for the extreme skier, and charming ski hills to comfort the newest skier in the family. Finding enough winter recreation is no problem: on and off the slopes you will find snowboarding half-pipes and terrain parks, moonlit cross-country touring and night skiing in the clear star-filled mountain air. New waves of activities abound at Maine ski resorts, which are not just for skiing anymore. Many have dedicated snow-tubing parks, toboggan runs and ice skating for extended family fun. You can even snowshoe to a bonfire in the wilderness for a mug of hot cocoa. The Pine Tree State hosts many national ski competitions with top racers and freestyle contenders to thrill spectators while on-slope festivals and winter carnivals are held throughout the winter for all to join. Skiing in Maine is roomy, friendly and fun in a setting that is unique the world over. A ski vacation in Maine just may be the perfect cure for cabin fever. Contact Ski Maine at 207-761-3774 PO Box 7566, Portland, ME 04112 Ski Conditions: 207-773-7669 http://www.skimaine.com