| Eaton Mountain Ski Area & Snowtubing Park | |
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| Location | Skowhegan, Maine, United States |
| Nearest major city | Waterville, Maine |
| Coordinates | 44°46′5″N 69°37′10″W / 44.76806°N 69.61944°W |
| Top elevation | 840 feet (260 m) |
| Base elevation | 220 feet (67 m) |
| Trails | 18 |
| Longest run | Fawn (0.67 mi or 1.08 km) |
| Lift system | 2 |
Eaton Mountain is a small family-oriented ski area located in Skowhegan, Maine. It consist of 5 Beginner trails (28%), 7 intermediate trails (39%) and 6 expert trails (33%). Along with a double chairlift and a rope tow. It also has over 50% snowmaking and over 50% night skiing. It also has a terrain park, a tubing hill, and over 622 feet (190 m) of vertical drop.[1][2]
During November 2008, Eaton Mountain was purchased by the Beers family. With little time to make needed improvements, the decision was made to close Eaton Mountain for the 2008–09 winter ski season. The ski area was set to re-open in fall of 2009. As of January 2020 the ski area re-closed. [1][2] As of 2019, the ski area had reopened.[3]
- ^ a b Ski Maine Association
- ^ a b Eaton Mountain Ski Area
- ^ Harlow, Doug (1 January 2019). "Eaton Mountain in Skowhegan open for righteous snowtubing". Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel. Retrieved 30 September 2019.