Lost Valley is a

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in the northeastern

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, in

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. Its east-facing slopes feature 21 trails & 9 gladed trails across the hill, and is served by four lifts two

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s, one ground lift carpet & one tow lift in their snowtubing park. Lost Valley is home to the Maine Family Snow Tube Park.

Statistics

*Facts **Year opened: 1961 **Number of lifts: 4 **Double chairs: 2 *Elevation **Vertical drop: **Longest run: **Skiable area: **Snowmaking: *Types of runs ** Beginner: 40% ** Intermediate: 27% ** Advanced: 33% ** Expert: 0% **Terrain Parks: 2

Terrain

Most of Lost Valley's trails are rated easiest and intermediate, with a limited amount of expert terrain. Family regrouping is simple as all trails come together a short distance from each other. Lost Valley also offers of

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trails, and a

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offering a ski school and rentals.

Summer use

In the summer months, Lost Valley changes from a ski resort into an outdoor recreational facility featuring

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and corn hole for indoor and outdoor fun.

U.S. Ski Team

Julie Parisien Julie Madelein Josephine Parisien (born August 2, 1971) is a former FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup alpine skiing, alpine ski racer from the United States Ski Team, United States. She specialized in the technical events of Slalom skiing, slalo ...

, silver medalist in slalom at 1993 World Championships, three-time Olympian (1992, 1994, 1998) *

Rob Parisien Rob Parisien (born 19 March 1970) is an American former alpine skier who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics ) , nations = 64 , athletes = 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women) , events = 57 in 6 sports (12 disciplines) , opening = 8 ...

, 1992 Olympian, slalom (20th) *

Anne-Lise Parisien Anne-Lise Parisien (born October 22, 1972, in Lewiston, Maine) is a former American alpine skier who competed in the 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 17. olympiske vinte ...

, 1994 Olympian, giant slalom (13th) * John Bower, 1964 and 1968 Olympian, Nordic skiing

References

External links

* {{Ski Areas in Maine Ski areas and resorts in Maine Buildings and structures in Androscoggin County, Maine Tourist attractions in Androscoggin County, Maine