I think I understand why. Sugarloaf, much like famed spots like Vail, Colorado, Whistler and Sun Peaks Canada, was a mountain first and community next, the town sprouting up to enhance the ski region.

Local News Maine DEP gives Sugarloaf ski area permission for big expansion If final approval is received from state and federal regulators, timber clearing could begin this winter.

Sugarloaf Mountain and Carrabassett Valley have a short but storied history, one that’s so new, you can still bump into the folks who made it all happen – and their offspring – on the lift ...

After a series of major expansions, Sugarloaf is the largest ski area in the East. But this white-coned colossus of a mountain in western Maine, which also has the only lift-served above tree-line ...

Sugarloaf and Sunday River, the state's two largest ski resorts, opened in recent weeks, with others to follow suit in December. Sign in or Subscribe See Offers. Sign In: Login.

Importantly, along with the new skiing and snowboarding terrain comes a plan for some 200 new homes and condos. When fully built out, it will add crucial beds to Sugarloaf’s long-constricted ...