Skiing Black Mountain of Maine
Wednesday, February 18th, 2026
Runs: 7
Distance: 6.93 miles
Elevation: 7,871 feet
Max Speed: 43.2 mph
Avg. Speed: 13.0 mph
Moving Time: 37 minutes, 6 seconds
Total Time: 2 hours, 52 minutes, 2 seconds
Last day of Vacation! We had a 7:30am wake up to clean up the AirBnb before checking out and heading (to Dunkin first) to Black Mountain of Maine for a morning of skiing! It was their Free Ski Day, so we expected crowds, but were excited nonetheless! It was another beautiful day (6 days a row of beautiful weather and relatively comfortable temperatures) with sunshine and a light breeze! Gen and I decided we'd ski a half day, drive for a bit, and then redeem our Indy Passes at Lost Valley for a bit of afternoon skiing since we weren't using the Indy at Black.
The parking lot was already filling up at 8:30am, and the ticked window was simply handing out printed tickets. Vibes were busy and fantastic! The lodge was slammed, but everyone was so kind and just happy to be there! None of us were particularly in a rush, so we slowly got ready and mosied out onto the snow. There was surprisingly no line at 9:00am and hardly one at 9:30am!
Mountain Report
Free Skiing & More
Wednesday, February 18th 9am-4pm
Poland Spring Natural Spring Water & Mahoosuc Land Trust have teamed up to highlight their shared commitment to caring for the forest that ensures clean drinking water & providing recreational opportunities we all love--from our ski slopes to the backcountry glades & trails on MLT's Rumford Whitecap Preserve. And to celebreate, they're giving you a FULL DAY of FREE winter fun! That's a pretty great partnership.
The lifts will be spinning and the tubing park will be open from 9am-4pm*& our friends from Poland Spring & Mahoosuc Land Trust will be on site with stickers, samples & more!
FREE Lift Tickets simply pick up your FREE lift tickets at the ticket window. This includes nordic and snowshoeing tickets. Tubing tickets are available online beginning February 9th.
$35+tax Alpien ski & snowboard rentals *does not include uphill rentals. Online ski rentals are sold out. A limited number of ski rentals will be available on-site on the day of the event, on a first come first served basis. We still have a limited number of snowboard rentals available online. Once those are gone, all rentals will be first come, first served. Quantities are limited. The rental shop will open at 7:30am to service those who have prebooked online & will then open up to the general public at 8am. Save time at the rental window by filling out this waiver & bringing it with you. Please DO NOT email the waiver, we will not be able to check email that day. Waivers are available onside as well.
Runs 1-2
Run 1: Summit Lift - Androscoggin
[0.80 mi; 2:35; 1,115 ft; 40.5 mph max; 18.5 mph avg]
Run 2: Summit Lift - Sticky - Upper Rapid - Kennebec - Lower Androcoggin
[0.80 mi; 2:22; 1,115 ft; 43.2 mph max; 20.3 mph avg]
Our first two runs had all five us skiing together - Sarah, Andre, Mom, Gen, and I! Run #1 was the whole of Androscoggin and Run #2 was v2 with Sticky, Upper Rapid, Kennebec, and Lower Androscoggin. These runs were hard and FAST. I broke my all-time speed record on Monday here at Black Mountain of Maine, and managed to break it again today on Run #1, and then again on Run #2! When these groomers are uncrowded, they are simply FUN. That being said, I still want to get better at carving on steeper pitches and at high speeds.
Runs 3-4
Run 3: Summit Lift - Upper Allagash - Allagash Woods 3 - Allagash - Songo
[1.11 mi; 5:15; 1,109 ft; 33.5 mph max; 12.6 mph avg]
Run 4: Summit Lift - Upper Allagash - Allagash Woods 4 - Allagash - Sandy - Lower Rapid
[1.18 mi; 6:07; 1,125 ft; 35.0 mph max; 11.5 mph avg]
Andre went off on his own after the second run, which is something that he's mentioned he enjoys doing. The lift line was also getting a little beefy, so we started riding the single's line, and never had to wait for more than a few minutes. I was glad I was able to finally calm down and have a more realxing day skiing! My goal for the was to hit the remaining Allagash Woods, since I skied 1 and 2 on Monday.
Run #3 was down Upper Allagash and into Allagash Woods 3, which had two entrances not far from one another. The snow was soft and almost spring-like and FUN! These woods were such a blast and right at my skill level. Gen positioned herself right at the exit and got photos of us on the way out. We wrapped this one up with the rest of Allagash and then Songo.
Run #4 started the same, but we hit Allagash Woods 4, which was the shorest and seemed to be the steepest of the four Allagash Woods (on a similar note, I had recently noticed there's a "new" Allagash Woods 5 on skier's right of Allagash, guess we have to do that too...). I had also officially found all four signs, too, which was fun! This run was a bit more challenging because of the pitch, but we made it out fine. We finished the run with Sandy and the rollers on Lower Rapid.
Run 5
Run 5: Summit Lift - Upper Allagash - Pocwok Woods - Kennebago - Songo
[0.86 mi; 8:29; 1,152 ft; 30.1 mph max; 6.0 mph avg]
Run #5 was a surprise adventure run for Sarah, Mom, and I. Gen was off doing her own thing now and we jumped in the woods after Piscataquis, not really knowing anything. After maybe 100 yards of skiing, we found the sign - Pocwock Glade! I remembered seeing this on last year's map. The run started similar to Allagash Woods - soft snow and nicely spaced trees. Further on, the glade narrowed with a steep drop on skier's right. We continued on and came to a more manageable drop that we did ski down (it looked like you could continue straight for an even easier one). The glade mellowed out, ultimately flattening soon after the drop. I was skiing... moderately at best. The interesting thing about my skiing is that when I'm feeling cautious, I find myself leaning back and skiing wildly poorly. Things to work on! The final bit of the trail was a long run out that was just narrow and steep enough where both Mom and I were struggling to ski it properly, but we survived! This dropped us out onto the end of Kennebago, and we followed Songo back to the lift.
Run 6-7
Run 6: Summit Lift - Upper Allagash - Allagash Woods 5 - Allagash - Lazy River
[1.11 mi; 7:06; 1,132 ft; 27.2 mph max; 9.3 mph avg]
Run 7: Summit Lift - Upper Allagash - Allagash Woods 2 - Allagash - Sandy - Lower Rapid
[1.09 mi; 5:12; 1,122 ft; 34.0 mph max; 12.6 mph avg]
Run #6 brought us into Allagash Woods 5, which was open and delightful with more soft, playful snow. We decided to punish ourselves afterwards by exploring Lazy River, a new-to-me trail this trip, and it was... fine. It would actually have been fun if it had enough snow, but it was super bony and rocky. A steep, narrow trail with a sharp turn and skate at the end. We all kind of moped around the bumps trying to not destroy our skis, and were more than happy to be back on the lift line.
We had a redemption run with our seventh run. Sarah wanted to hit Allagash 2 to complete her map, and I happy obliged! I was back to skiing well and it was a really fun way to wrap up this phase of vacation! I gave hugs goodbye to Sarah and Mom at the end of the run, collected Gen from the lodge, waved to the spirit of Andre (we had no idea where he was), and headed back to the car! Gen pulled her ice cream out of a snowbank that she purposefully placed (genuis), and we started off towards Lost Valley!
I will say, I was feeling very medium about coming back to Black Mountain this year. I felt like I had basically done it all last year, but getting into more advanced terrain, including the trees and Moxie, has me NEEDING to come back and explore every last inch of this place!
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