Nonprofit Ski Area could use a hand if you have change for a nickel

[cat in january]

Hi all, Friends of the Mountain has done great work keeping the ski area formerly known as Big Squaw Mountain in Greenville, Maine going. Although they don’t own the mountain, they have renovated the lower mountain base lodge, done essential maintenance on the upper mountain hotel, replaced the drive on the lower mountain chairlift, cleared the upper mountain trails (a chairlift accident has had the upper mountain neglected for two decades), and purchased a snowcat with seating to carry folks up to ski the upper mountain trails. A heavy rain storm destroyed the snow making pond a couple weeks ago leaving the mountain reliant on natural snow to run.

I know there are many nonprofit ski areas around the country. Friends of the Mountain has persevered through a failed purchase agreement where other buyers moved on. The mountain has some of the best views in the Northeast looking out over Moosehead Lake, Mount Kineo and Mount Katahdin. Back in the seventies it was a national powerhouse for freestyle skiing, just ask Greg Stump. If there’s a dentist out there that has grown to many corporate practices, the property includes a sandy shore deep pond, stables and frontage on Moosehead Lake to invest your winnings. For the rest of you maggots, any donation would be greatly appreciated to help keep the mountain going and encourage the Friends in their work. Happy to answer any questions for folks who might wish to tour there this Winter.


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Friends of the Mountain
PO Box 307
Greenville Jct, ME 04442

View of freshly cleared trails this summer.


View from seven years ago

[cat in january]

Their fb page

https://www.facebook.com/search/top?...the%20mountain

[RustyGroomer]

Really hope to ski there some day. Modest donation made. Thanks Cat.

[cat in january]

Thanks man, all nickels count. They have been an amazingly resilient group and have made significant progress this year.

[Crippity]

Thanks man, all nickels count. They have been an amazingly resilient group and have made significant progress this year.

modest donation as well. Never know if i will make it there but appreciate all who keep what we need going, going. Cheers

[halliday]

Donation made!! Independent ski areas like Big Squaw have the true local community vibe.

[MyNameIsAugustWest]

Donation made. Hope they come out of this and continue to operate.

[garyfromterrace]

Bump.
Little donation made, hope you guys succeed. Non profit ski areas are cool.

[cat in january]

Thanks everyone. Was up the last two days. Their hard work is paying off.

Near the top of the Penobscot looking out over Moosehead Lake