Nonprofit ski area in Aroostook raising $2.9M to build bigger and faster chairlift

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • December 10, 2021

The nonprofit ski area Big Rock Mountain has big plans to increase the number of skiers using its slopes. Big Rock Mountain is launching a $2.9 million capital campaign to replace the double chairlift on the ski mountain with a quad lift. The goal is to double the capacity of mountain goers, make Big Rock more appealing to a larger market of skiers and shorten the lift ride to the top of the mountain. Big Rock saw a 30 percent increase in pass holders in the last ski season, and anticipates that number to grow.