With cold nights for snowmaking, Maine's ski areas are looking to rebound from the Dec. 18 rains and flooding, which melted snowpack and washed out roads and infrastructure.
With an Arctic blast bringing wind chills well below zero, cites are staffing temporary homeless shelters, Maine's largest power company prepped for power outages and ski areas were either closing or scaling back operations.Â
Maine's ski resorts are accustomed to the ups and downs of weather, and have worked to increase off-season business. But none of them could have anticipated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mt. Abram, the ski resort in Greenwood, plans to kick off Phase 1 construction next month of what’s ultimately expected to be Maine’s largest mountain bike park. The plan taps into burgeoning interest in the sport and is expected to stimulate new participation.