Skiing Mt. Abram
Saturday, February 14th, 2026
Runs: 17
Distance: 15.90 miles
Elevation: 14,281 feet
Max Speed: 35.7 mph
Avg. Speed: 13.0 mph
Moving Time: 1 hour, 15 minutes, 39 seconds
Total Time: 6 hours, 41 minutes, 58 seconds
Day #2 of vacation! We were out the door at a luxurious 8:00am headed towards the one and only Yogi-Bear-themed Mt. Abram! Sarah and Alec were going to take snowboarding lessons, so we all parked on the Westside (which we hadn't done before!). The Westside has a small parking lot and very cute little lodge with a basic cafeteria (where you can also buy some beer). It's there the snow school and rental shop is located, which was perfect! The drive from the AirBnb was just under 30 minutes (or just over if you include a stop at Dunkin Donuts...), and we were blessed with princess parking! Gen and I were running slightly ahead of the other car, which would become the trend for the trip (which is completely fine, Gen and I are both folks who get ready super quickly at home and can take time in the lodge). The other car arrived 10-15 minutes after, and Gen, Andre, and I went out to the Skyline Chairlift right when it opened at 9:00am!
Current Conditions
February 14th, 2026
Good morning Mt. Abram and happy Saturday!
Love is in the air and so are bluebird skies. It's a crisp start to this Valentine's Day, but sunshine will warm things up quickly and we'll see balmy temps in the low 30's. A dreamy mid-February day to spend with your favorite people on the slopes.
Our grooming team laid down a fresh round of corduroy overnight, and with 100% of terrain open, the mountain is yours to explore. There's something special about February snow under bright sunshine, and yes, there are still fresh tracks waiting in a few hidden pockets if you know where to look.
We're thrilled to have RideSource helping with shuttle service between Mainside and Westside today. Westside parking fills up fast, so park at Mainshide, hop on the shuttle, and making your way over with east. It's all part of keeping the day smooth and stress-free.
Feeling festive? Take a romantic spin up one of our double chairs and soak in those mountain views together. Or spice things up with a ride on the T-Bar, spinning at 10am and ready for anyone looking to keep things interesting.
And when the lifts stop turning, keep the spark alive at the Loose Boots Lounge. Toby McAllister & the Sierra SOunds kick things off at 6:30pm for a lively apres scene that feels just right.
Have a lovely day out there!
Have a lovely day out there!
Runs 1-2
Run 1: Skyline Chairlift - Egomaineah
[0.56 mi; 2:25; 456 ft; 29.1 mph max; 14.0 mph avg]
Run 2: Skyline Chairlift - Mahoosuc Meadow - Hay Road - Skyline Drive
[0.78 mi; 3:53; 459 ft; 20.0 mph max; 12.1 mph avg]
The three of us decided we'd get a couple runs in before Sarah and Alec went off to the Snowboard lessons (naturally, we HAD to take first day of school photos!). We got our skis on and Gen asked where he poles were, which was confusing because they were right next to mine? Or at least they used to be? They were GONE. We think someone took them by accident, becuase why would you only steal a pair of ratty poles? Poor Gen wasn't even using poles for skiing - just for lift lines - and she couldn't even use the one with her bad wrist, she planned to hold it just to build strength! She ended up skiing the rest of the day, and the rest of the trip, without poles.
The first run was down the lift line - a fun blue called Egomaineah. The corduroy was super soft and vibes were excellent! Our second run was down the looker's right side of the area, following Mahoosuc Meadow, Hay Road, and Skyline Drive, which was more or less a condo run, which is more or less my FAVORITE type of run! Skyline Drive did get FLAT at the end, snowboarders be warned.
After our two runs we found Alec and Sarah, who just got their rentals all squared away. We took photos for their first day of school and then the three of us decided to head over to the Mainside. I was especially excited to check out The Way Back Machine (their double summit lift), since last time I only rode the T-Bar!
Runs 3-4
Run 3: Skyline Chairlift - Easy Rider
[0.73 mi; 2:56; 486 ft; 26.8 mph max; 14.9 mph avg]
Run 4: The Way Back Machine - Sweeper - Lallypalooza - Sweeper - Dudley Do Right
[1.16 mi; 5:07; 1,115 ft; 32.0 mph max; 13.6 mph avg]
Run #3 was down Easy Rider - a nice cruiser with great snow. Run #4 was up The Way Back Machine and we followed a nice winding route down via Sweeper and Dudley Do Right. I opted for the little chute called Lallypalooza - I had skied it last year very poorly, so I wanted to redeem myself! I did a medium job... I'll try again later. Sweeper was fun, and Dudley Do Right was a perfect blue. Wide with just enough to pitch to get some speed and wide turns in without being a menace.
Runs 5-7
Run 5: Maine T-Bar - Sweeper - Fearless Leader - Round a-Bout - One Today
[1.27 mi; 5:20; 997 ft; 35.7 mph max; 14.3 mph avg]
Run 6: Maine T-Bar - Sweeper - Lallypalooza - Fearless Leader - Round a-Bout - Upper Rocky's Run - Lower Rocky's Run - Round a-Bout - One Today
[0.60 mi; 5:16; 978 ft; 19.8 mph max; 6.9 mph avg]
Run 7: The Way Back Machine - Rough Rider - Taylor's Treat - Egomaineah
[1.24 mi; 6:23; 1,073 ft; 27.6 mph max; 11.6 mph avg]
The line for The Way Back Machine was getting pretty congested, and I noticed that the T-Bar had no line! They had some signage clearly indicating to not ride this T-Bar if it's your first, but I said "no day but today!" Gen was inside for a bathroom and water break, and I successfully coached Andre through his first T-Bar ride (which moved just a little faster than the chair) - he did great! He went his own way down and I took Fearless Leader to Round a-Bout, which is a super fun trail. From there, I went down One Today to get back to the lift, where Andre decided to head inside for a snack.
I traded Andre for Gen for Run #6, or at least the T-Bar ride. This was also Gen's first T-Bar since her wrist surgery - she also did great! I wanted to start hitting some more challenging trails that I missed last year, so Gen and I split up and I went back down Lallypalooza with marginally more success, and then I wiggled my way to Rocky's Run. The upper section was labeled as black and the lower was double black with a bail-out option. The whole run was ungroomed with soft bumps - it was actually wonderful! I ended up sticking with Rocky's Run and slowly bounced my way down the steep headwall, only scraping a few rocks on the way - I might have even linked a few turns!
We waited for Andre for a bit but did not see him, so Gen and I got onto The Way Back Machine and started our journey back to the Westside for some lunch. We followed Rough Rider, which was... appropriately named. The snow was natural and not great. The trail was very crowded with beginners and bombers, and it also doubled as the uphill route. Not great! Once we had survived, we realized that it was almost at the end of Sarah and Alec's lesson, so we FLEW down Taylor's Treat and Egomaineah. I cut through near the end of the trail and nearly ran Sarah over! They were both having a fantastic time with their lesson.
Gen and I started our lunch break first, and Sarah and Alec were maybe 15-20 minutes behind us. I'm bad at "hanging out" mid-ski day, so I got a beer once my food (which was car pizza) was done to hold me down. Andre eventually reappeared and we had a good 10-15 minutes all together!
Runs 8-9
Run 8: Skyline Chairlift - Easy Rider
[0.74 mi; 3:52; 486 ft; 25.7 mph max; 11.4 mph avg]
Run 9: The Way Back Machine - Frostbite Falls - Bullwinkle - Easy Rider
[1.27 mi; 4:38; 1,109 ft; 27.7 mph max; 16.4 mph avg]
Sarah and Alec wanted to take a longer break and keep snowboarding post-lesson, so Gen, Andre, and I started our return trip back to the Mainside. I rode the Skyline Chairlit with a mom from Hingham, MA, who has two kids that had my friend, Melissa, as a much teacher - small world! Easy Rider was a dream and then we politely suffered through the ~5 minute lift line for The Way Back Machine.
Andre split with us for Run #9 - Gen and I had our sights set on Bullwinkle, which was... fine. Entirely scraped off, so it was more of an ice-skating adventure than anything, but we were glad we did it! We followed Easy Rider back afterwards got back to work on the T-Bar.
Runs 10-13
Run 10: Maine T-Bar - Sweeper - Lower Fractured Fairy Tales
[0.77 mi; 6:16; 994 ft; 20.3 mph max; 7.3 mph avg]
Run 11: Maine T-Bar - Boris Badenov
[0.69 mi; 2:49; 984 ft; 31.7 mph max; 14.7 mph avg]
Run 12: Maine T-Bar - Sweeper - Dudley Do Right - Taylor's Treat - Mahoosuc Meadow - Skyline
[1.21 mi; 6:21; 948 ft; 25.5 mph max; 11.5 mph avg]
Gen ran back inside to use the bathroom, so I hopped back on the T-Bar to tackle Lower Fractured Fairy Tales, aka the bumpy lift line! It was totally fine. I took it slow and focused on choosing my line and connecting a few turns at a time. I was so happy that the snow was soft! I found the worst part of skiing a lift line is the first few turns, but it's easy to forget about the audience once you're in it.
I caught Gen again for Run #11 where we revisited our good friend, Boris Badenov (our favorite from last year). The snow on Boris was GOOD - I had a nice bomber run down it. Gen was responsible and took her time. We found Andre again, who was waiting for us at the T-Bar with skis off? Guess it was a comfort thing! I put the two of them together since he was new to the T-Bar and she only had one working wrist and I got a solo ride up.
We decided to make our way back to the Westside to hopefully find Sarah and Alec snowboarding, since she said they were getting ready to wrap up for the day. We followed Sweeper to Dudley Do Right to Taylor's Treat, and then we took a gamble on Mahoosuc Meadow to Skyline, and we were correct! They were both giggling on the ground, so we all joined them! We took some silly photos and then skied away (I should have warned them about how flat it got...).
Runs 13-14
Run 13: Skyline Chairlift - Mahoosuc Meadow
[0.61 mi; 2:32; 446 ft; 25.1 mph max; 14.4 mph avg]
Run 14: Skyline Chairlift - Easy Rider
[0.72 mi; 2:33; 489 ft; 30.4 mph max; 17.0 mph avg]
After this, Gen was ready to be done, so I proposed we get one more lap in of only Mahoosuc Meadow, since that's the one green trail we hadn't done yet. It was lovely! Even with a long lift line...
Sarah and Alec were making it back right as Gen and I finished our lap. Sarah said she wanted to put her skis on and get a power hour in, and I was more than happy to oblige! I didn't want to wait too long, though, and the Skyline Chairlift line was still long, so I said I'd meet her back on the Mainside. I rode up with someone who was a true Day #1 beginner that maybe shouldn't have been on the chairlift, but we made it, and I had a lovely Easy Ride(r) back to the Mainside.
Runs 15-17
Run 15: The Way Back Machine - Rough Rider - Snowfields - Rough Rider - Easy Rider
[1.39 mi; 6:14; 1,099 ft; 27.7 mph max; 13.4 mph avg]
Run 16: The Way Back Machine - Sweeper - Fearless Leader - One Today
[0.87 mi; 4:03; 1,099 ft; 27.2 mph max; 12.8 mph avg]
Run 17: The Way Back Machine - Sweeper - Bullwinkle's Other Horn - Frostbite Falls - Sweeper - Taylor's Treat - Egomaineah
[1.29 mi; 5:01; 1,063 ft; 28.6 mph max; 15.4 mph avg]
Run #15 was up The Way Back Machine, since they closed the T-Bar at 3:00pm (boo!), but I used this as an oppotunity to check out Snowfields, which was slightly uphill, but had a beautiful view of the Presidential Range. Rough Rider down was still rough, and Easy Rider was still Easy!
Sarah and I met at the bottom and rode up together and finally had a chance to debrief the day, which was just a delight all-around! It sounded like Andre was having a good time and was totally fine doing his own thing sometimes (like the rest of us), which was great! We skied down Fearless Leader, which was a fun bomber run, and got back to the chair around 3:40. We wanted to hit Boris Badenov, but didn't want to risk getting stuck on the Mainside. We got to the top around 3:50, and decided the responsible thing to do is go to back to the Westside, so we opted to ski like maniacs all the way down, and MAYBE get a "two more skip the last" in once back on the Westside. We flew down Sweeper to Bullwinkle's Other Horn (a favorite trail name of the day) to Frostbite Falls to Sweeper to Taylor's Treat and finally to Egomaineah. We were within 100 yards of the chair when we saw the lifties call last chair - so close!
We all packed up together in the adorable lodge that was quickly thinning out. Our first stop of the evening was to the grocery store in Bethel for ice cream and other snacks, and then we unsuccessfully tried to get dinner in town, but everything was packed! Instead, we hopped back in the car(s) and drove the Sunday River Brewing Co. for a wonderfully average apres dinner. Back at the AirBnb, we reflected on our day, got cozy, and watched GNAR before bed.
