RUMFORD — Black Mountain ski resort will open on Dec. 26, one week later than originally planned, due to a lack of snow and mild temperatures, Marketing Director Deanna Kersey said. The mountain’s opening date is “snow dependent, not unlike any other resort,” she said. “When Mother Nature decides that she doesn’t want to show […]
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Black Mountain of Maine’s announces Winterfest weekend
RUMFORD — Black Mountain of Maine is hosting its annual Winterfest from Feb. 27 to March 1 to bring the community together, marketing director Deanna Kersey said Monday afternoon. Kersey said the organizing committee is finalizing the schedule, with a majority of it finished. “We’re always looking for things that families can do together,” Kersey […]
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Black Mountain kicks off New Skier Incentive Program
RUMFORD — Black Mountain of Maine has started a new skier incentive program to attract first-time daily skiers to the mountain, general manager Jim Carter said Friday. The program, which Carter said was brainstormed by “a group of people we have at the mountain trying to increase skier visits,” relies on the efforts of season […]
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Black Mountain to host ‘Donation Sun-Day
RUMFORD — Black Mountain of Maine will close for the season Sunday with skiers and snow-tubers paying whatever they can afford, marketing director Paige Carter said. “Last year, we closed on March 24, three weeks earlier than we’re closing this year,” she said. “As a result, we decided to try something different for our closing […]
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Black Mountain to hold first hill climb of 2013-2014 ski season on Dec. 14
RUMFORD — Black Mountain of Maine will be hosting their first Snowmobile Hill Climb of the 2013-2014 season at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, at the Black Mountain ski lodge. Marketing Director Paige Carter said that the hill climb will be the “same setup as previous years,” except that it will be starting earlier. “In […]
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Black Mountain to host Tinpanic Steel Drum Band on Friday
RUMFORD — Fundraising efforts for Black Mountain of Maine will continue Friday, Nov. 1, when the Tinpanic Steel Drum Band performs at the lodge for the first time in several years, according to marketing director Paige Carter. The event is from 7 to 9 p.m. and tickets are $10. They may be purchased at Davis […]