Newry, ME – In an unannounced move, Maine’s Sunday River Resort opened for skiing and snowboarding today, the first Eastern North American ski resort to come online for the 2009-10 winter season.
The ski area is offering free skiing and riding through 3:30 p.m. this afternoon. Sunday River received three inches of natural snow yesterday, and has used this and the cold temperatures this past week to make enough man-made snow to open.
 
Maine’s Sunday River opened the Eastern skiing and snowboarding season on Wednesday. |
“Cold temperatures and advanced snowmaking technologies including tower guns and fan guns helped us open,” said Dana Bullen, Sunday River General Manager. “Opening ahead of the pack is a great treat to offer skiers and riders across New England and we’re proud to be able to stake this claim for a third year in a row.”
Lift access will resume at 9 a.m. on Thursday and will remain open though Sunday, before temporarily closing for the following midweek period.
Open terrain includes one run only on the upper mountain and is for advanced skiers and riders. No beginner terrain is available.
Lift tickets starting tomorrow will cost $25 for all ages, and can be purchased out of Barker Base Lodge.
Lift access will be on the Locke Mountain Triple. Additional trails may open for the weekend depending on temperatures and snowmaking.
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