How to Go Skiing in Shawnee Peak, Maine

Located in southern Maine near the New Hampshire border, an easy drive from Portland, Shawnee Peak is well known for its night skiing. It has more than 40 trails and glades, with five lifts. Two terrain parks and a 400-foot half pipe keep snowboarders happy.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Computer with Internet access
• Valid credit card

Plan Your Ski Trip to Shawnee Peak

1. Book your room reservations online. The Maine Tourism Association Web site offers online reservations (see Resources below), or call them at [phone].
2. Bring all of your family and friends! Book the Shawnee Peak House, which offers lodging for up to 44 people. The inexpensive per-person rate includes lift ticket.
3. Put up your feet and take off your boots after a long day of downhill racing. Some of the local inns and bed and breakfast establishments offer inexpensive ski-and-stay packages, so your lift tickets are included when you book a room. These moderately priced packages are a great way to save.
4. Fill your tank with gas and hit the road. The drive is less than 1 hour from Portland, Maine and 1.75 hours from Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
5. Buy your lift tickets and ski packages and even pay for equipment rental all online. Print your voucher out at home and take it to any ticket window when you get there. Explore these time-saving options on the Shawnee Peak Web site (see Resources below).

Enjoy Your Ski Trip to Shawnee Peak

6. Grind the rails at not one, but two terrain parks, which are lighted at night. Freestyle riders and skiers will be in half pipe heaven! The half pipe is 400 feet long and 44 feet from lip to lip. There's even a beginner park for those learning to snowboard.
7. Fly like the wind down the mountain in NASTAR racing. There's a NASTAR season pass for unlimited racing.
8. Save money wherever you go! With a Shawnee Peak Season Pass, you get discounts at a long list of other ski areas in New England and even one in Colorado.
9. Leave your little ones in the Shawnee Peak Day Care and ski to your heart's content, knowing they are safe and happy.

Tips & Warnings

• Booking your accommodations online with a credit card is convenient and fast.
• Plan your day by reviewing the current snow report online (see Resources below).