July 02, 2013 (Rumford, Maine) – As many of you may know, the Maine Winter Sports Center announced last week that its ending its 10-year relationship with Black Mountain effective at the end of July. While Maine Winter Sports Center will not be involved in the ownership, or operations moving forward its very important to me that this historic resource continue and thrive for generations to come. We are very proud of the work that has been done at Black Mountain and proud of the progress that’s been made to advance skiing in Maine. If Black Mountain is to continue it will require strong support from the community so please give generously.

Andy Shepard

President & CEO

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Historic Black Mountain of Maine, a non-profit ski area that has been an epicenter of Nordic racing and alpine skiing, as well as the healthy, active outdoor lifestyle in Maine for three generations, had its best year ever last year, but lost its funding source.

The Nordic trails have hosted every level of competition from World Championships, to USSA National Championships, Maine State high school and middle schools state championships, Bill Koch Festivals, J2 championships, Eastern High School Championships, the Sassi Memorial – Maine’s unofficial all-class state championship and the Chummy Broomhall College State Championships. Black Mountain, the Chummy Broomhall stadium and the hundreds of Chisholm volunteers in their red jackets, have been the force behind Nordic skiing in the East.

The alpine ski mountain is 1,385 feet of vertical, Maine’s 4th tallest, has a beautiful post and beam lodge with two museums, two fireplaces, a cafe and Last Run lounge, a new snowmaking system, as well as four paved parking lots. Last year, in an effort to expand our mission of making skiing accessible to all Mainer’s, we began charging $15 for day tickets, even for vacation week, and $150 season passes with no blackout days. The result was dramatic growth, and a lot of new, young faces at the mountain.

We need your help to continue making healthy lifestyle choices accessible to everyone. Your tax deductible donations will help fund operations to keep Black Mountain open. I hope you will remember the role Black Mountain has played in your skiing career, or that of someone in your family and are inspired to give generously and pass the word to your friends to help as well.

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