Winter Outdoors Series
We love Maine Winters!
Teens to Trails has teamed up with Hidden Valley Nature Center, Camden Snow Bowl, Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, Winter Kids, and Black Mountain of Maine to create events that are designed to make winter planning easy for your Outdoor Club!
Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025: Hidden Valley Nature Center, 10 am - 4 pm
We'll have the campfire going all day with cooking opportunities and a build-your-own pizza bar. Students can also enjoy activities like cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, fat tire biking, kick sledding, and shelter building (weather dependent). Explore the miles of trails with your outdoor club! We’ll have volunteers leading bike rides and x-country skiing loops.
Learn more and register here.
Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025: Snowday at Camden Snow Bowl, 9 am - 4 pm
Join Teens to Trails staff and Outdoor Clubs statewide at Camden Snow Bowl. Encourage your students to try the historic Toboggan Chute, snow tubing, and/or skiing or snowboarding. The Snow Bowl is the only place in Maine where you can ski with views of the ocean!
Learn more and register here.
Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025: Range Pond State Park, Ice Fishing with Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, 9 am - 4 pm
Bring your Outdoor Club to Range Pond in Poland Spring to learn about ice fishing with MDIFW staff and game wardens. Students can try drilling holes with a manual or gas-powered auger, learn what kinds of fish there are to catch, and set up traps. Hopefully, the fish will be biting! Teens to Trails Program Manager, Sam Andrews, will also lead a snowshoe hike around the pond between 10-11 am. Bring your own or borrow a pair! This event is FREE.
Learn more and register here.
Sunday, March 2, 2025: Black Mountain of Maine, 9am - 4pm
Skiing and tubing tickets, rentals, and lessons are FREE! Teens to Trails is thrilled to return to Black Mountain of Maine for an action-packed day of downhill skiing, snowboarding, and tubing! Snowshoeing and cross-country skiing are also an option for those interested.
Thanks to our generous friends at WinterKids, we’re excited to offer Outdoor Club members an exclusive free ski day at one of Maine’s most beloved ski destinations. This event is limited to 100 participants.
Learn more and register here.
*Back Up Weather Date: Sunday March 9, 2025
2025 WINTER RESOURCES
Consider these resources if your club is looking for additional ways to get outdoors this winter! We will update this list as more outdoor opportunities as the season continues.
Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands
BPL is offering a series of winter outdoor events at various Maine state parks, featuring activities like ice skating, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, sledding, and nature walks, along with free equipment rentals and warming areas with hot drinks. Events are open to all ages, with special park admission fees, and some locations also offer food, displays, and educational programs.
Learn from Maine’s BPL about the best places to explore, who knows maybe they’ll be near your school! You can rent snowshoes through Maine Gear Share (ask Sam about scholarship opportunities). The 2025 snowshoe and cross-country FREE ski trailer location details to be announced. Here are 2024 trailer details to give you an idea.
The Maine Play Book
This handy resource, written by former Teens to Trails’ staffer Jen Hazard, provides year-round outdoor activities in Maine for all ages. Divided by season and region, this book makes it easy for your Outdoor Club to find ideas for local trails, skating ponds, outdoor events and new discoveries! Many of the suggestions are free or low cost. Find your copy here.
Roberts Farm
Location: 58 Roberts Road, Norway, ME
Roberts Farm is a multi-use trail system for hiking, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing. When there is snow, they have up to seven miles of groomed trails. Their warming hut is open Monday-Thursday 1-4 pm, Friday 1-7 pm, Saturday-Sunday 10-4 pm.
Friday Night Lights will be from 4-7 pm with their new solar light installation. Headlamps are encouraged.
Pineland Farms - Sledding Hill
Location: 15 Farm View Dr, New Gloucester, ME
Pineland Farm offers FREE sledding from dawn until dusk daily. And this hill is groomed for optimal speed!
Bring your own sled or rent one of theirs for $5.
For more information, visit their website here.
L.L.Bean Winter in New England
Location: Across New England
L.L.Bean offers a resource list of discounted experiences across New England. Utilize these discounts for your outings!
SKI MAINE
School vacation week blackout dates apply, unless otherwise noted.
Lost Valley, Auburn, ME
$20 Lift Tickets Every Tuesday3-8 p.m. | Jan. 7-Mar. 11
Visit lostvalleyski.com for latest ticket information and conditions.
Mt. Abram, Greenwood, ME
$19.60 Lift Tickets on L.L.Bean Maine Day
Thursdays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.PLUS, $39 Lift Tickets
Fridays–Sundays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.Visit mtabram.com for latest ticket information and conditions. No blackout dates apply.
Black Mountain of Maine, Rumford, ME
Discounted Tickets
$30 Lift, $5 UphillThursdays and Fridays
9 a.m.-4 p.m. | Jan 2-Mar. 28Plus, FREE snowshoeing and Nordic skiing every day
Visit skiblackmountain.org for latest ticket information and conditions.
Is there somewhere that you would like to bring your Outdoor Club this winter?
Is there a winter experience that you Outdoor Club would like to try?
Reach out to our programs team here if you think we can help!
Special thanks go out to these supporting partners who created opportunities
for your Outdoor Clubs to get outdoors last winter season:
Mt. Abram Ski Area and Bike Park
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine
First Push Syndicate
Maine Bound Adventure Center
Camden Snow Bowl
Black Mountain of Maine
Salt Pump Climbing Company
Does your club need gear before getting outdoors this winter?
Check out this interactive map that highlights outdoor gear libraries throughout the state of Maine.
Pro tip: These gear libraries are run by folks who love the outdoors just as much as we do! Consider asking them for suggestions on where to take your Outdoor Clubs this winter.
