MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • February 6, 2022
Nearly as rare as a new ski area is resort resurrection. Once the forces of commitment and economy shut down the slopes, the same hurdles that prevent new spots from opening up also tend to prevent the closed from re-opening. The New England Lost Ski Area Project lists an eye-popping 79 slopes that once existed here in the state, a far cry from the roughly 20 still in operation today. But Maine has seen some ski areas return from the grave in the last decade. The newest of these is Quarry Road Trails in Waterville. The area, which was revived as a Nordic mecca in 2007, will soon have lift-serviced Alpine skiing for the first time since the ’70s. ~ Josh Christie