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Black Mountain is dedicated to re-establishing skiing as a lifestyle in the River Valley. We will provide a safe environment for winter activities that is accessible, family oriented and devoted to making a difference in people's lives.
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Season Passes Still on Sale
Click on links below to download applications. Please call the Mountain at 207-364-8977 if you have any questions.
Alpine Season Pass Application Cross Country Season Pass Application
2010 Black Mountain
Junior Race Program Dates
Black Mountain is excited to expand on its Junior Race Program for the 2010 ski season. This new program is geared for grade 3 through high school who already know how to ski, but want to improve ability and learn to race faster. This program will expand to 12 training days starting Dec 28th and going thru Feb 21st with make up dates.
In 2010 we have added training dates, brought on several new coaches, and added more time to our training days. We have a 2 day Mini-Camp over Christmas break, 8 Sundays, and 2 Friday nights before school championships. Day training sessions will last for 3 hours beginning at 9 and ending at 12 with a short snack break during the session. Night training sessions will last 2 hours starting at 6 and ending at 8. Same as last year, our coaches will be available during Sundays Maine Ski Challenge to assist our athlete’s.
Make Up Date
Sun, March 7th 2010
Cost
Pass holder-- $150.00 includes all training dates
Non- Pass holder-- $200.00 includes training and lift tickets
For further information, please call Black Mountain 364-8977 for an application to the program.
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March Events
USCSA Nordic National Championships
The United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association hosted Nordic Events of their National Championships at Black Mountain of Maine from Tuesday, March 2nd through Saturday, March 6th. For more information, visit the Chisholm Ski Club USCSA page.
RSU 10 Tuesday and Thursday's 3-7:00 After School Ski Program
Cafe is open too!!
Don't Forget on Sunday afternoon the Maine Vertical Ski Challenge Race
$4.00 entry/ Racing starts at 1:00.
Friday Night Skiing began on February 5th
Mountain opens at 3:00....ski 'till 9:00.
All ski passes $10.00
Happy Hour in the Lounge from 4-6:00.
Winterfest 2010 was a great success
Click here to download slideshow of some of the festivities. (This is a large file and may take 30-45 seconds to download).
Also, A big thanks to all the sponsors who helped make the second annual Winterfest at Black Mountain a great success. The event this year was larger with fun for all ages and gave everone a chance to enjoy what the Mountain has to offer. Without the support of our community sponsors, the event would not be what it is.
| Sled Dogs |
Sleigh Ride |
Fireworks |
Winterfest Weekend |
| Community Energy |
Oxford Federal Credit Union |
Adley Auto |
Naples Packing |
| Franklin savings |
Riverside Realty |
Bisson & Heibert |
Dr. James Orino |
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Nicols Brothers |
Title Sponsors |
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Carrabasset Bottling |
Town of Rumford |
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Davis Florist |
Rumford Community Hospital |
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United Insurance |
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Events planned for this winter
We are looking forward to the ski season and have already lined up Table Magic with Scot Grassette, Improv by the Teacher's Lounge Mafia, Guest Chef Night, and two more Hill Climbs! More events are in the works.
Come out and let us know what you would like to see at Black this winter. We look forward to seeing you all again. For complete listing of events and dates, click here.
Employment Opportunities
Black Mountain of Maine is accepting appllications for employment. Click here to download an application form.
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Fire on the Mountain
"If you spent any time on the lounge level of the Black Mountain Lodge during the past couple weeks, you may have warmed yourself by the newly reconditioned upstairs fireplace. As you may know, downdrafts had on several occasions filled the lodge with smoke and ash. Thus, management wisely closed this fireplace until repairs could be planned and accomplished. After over a year of no progress on this issue, Pete Everett brought before the board of directors a motion to retain experts to evaluate and suggest a solution for this problem. Multiple opinions were aired. Several different approaches were considered. No one knew for certain the exact cause of the problem or, thus, the correct solution. Opinions and cost estimates varied widely. Pete, along with John Aylward started a fund raising drive to pay for the eventual repair and raised about $1500 toward the project. The prevailing opinion was that the chimney was built too short, and
drafting was insufficient to pull out the smoke under certain conditions. However the cost of extending the chimney was prohibitive without knowing for certain it would work. Finally, the idea was generated to install sheet metal extensions on each flue to test the theory. This was accomplished at a fraction of the cost and so far appears to have solved the problem. Skip MacFawn also designed a heavy duty sheet metal door that can be placed against the fireplace opening in the event of a serious downdrafting incident. This serves the additional purpose of preventing heat loss throught the flue as the fire burns out. Once it is determined that these measures have truly solved the problem, the board may consider retaining the services of a mason to aesthetically improve the chimney by extending the brickwork to conceal the sheet metal. Thank you to all of you who contributed to the project and be sure to stop by and warm yourself on the
third floor of the lodge!"
Mail List
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Our terrain park. View Flash Movie
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Next Snowmobile Hill Climb
April 3 , 2010
Sponsored by
Now taking registrations
Download Hill Climb Rules
Download Liability Waiver Form
Download Entry Form
For more information on these events call 364-8977
or become a fan on Black Mountain's FaceBook.
2008-09 "King of the Hill" trophy
winners. This photo shows the top competitors in
the three races that we held last winter)
View 2008-09 Race Results
Photo from the Jan. 23. 2009 Hill Climb
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