Ski Mount Abram is a small family ski area in

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, located a few miles outside of nearby

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. Since its founding in 1960, Mount Abram has steadily grown from a single t-bar serviced area to a modest mountain, with over of vertical drop, five lifts servicing 10 easy, 21 Intermediate, and 13 expert trails.Ski Maine Association
Mt Abram Ski Area

Trails and lifts

Mt. Abram can be broken up into two parts, the main mountain and Westside. Westside is the beginner area which has one Double

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and a

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, most lessons are taught in this area. The main part of the mountain, serviced primarily by ''The Way Back Machine'', another double chair, consisting of many

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and Blue Square trails. The trails at Mt. Abram are all named after

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; names include Dudley Do Right, Boris Badenov, and Natasha's Niche. As far as lift service goes, Mt. Abram has a reliable, and low-capacity lift system. All chairlifts and surface lifts at Mt. Abram are under 1,000 riders per hour, in order to prevent trail congestion and high skier traffic across the mountain. The Wayback Machine in the winter

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