Lost Valley (Auburn, ME) Jan 31, 2008

salsgang · Jan 31, 2008, 8:49 PM

Date(s) Skied: January 31, 2008

Resort or Ski Area: Lost Valley - Auburn, ME

Conditions: Hardpack

Trip Report: I don't think I have seen a Lost Valley report here before, so I will throw one up. Chaperoned son #2 Middle School Ski Team bus trip to practice. Forgot how gross middle schoolers are on a bus ride.

Anyway - nice little hill and great for training. Up the lift quick and decent pitch to set up training gates on. Yesterday's rain froze solid so things were rock hard... but good practice for the kids. Those that didn't have sharp edges suffered.

They probably have a dozen or so trails. Decent base lodge and cheap lift tickets. Only 240 ft of vertical but it is snow and it goes downhill.

OldsnowboarderME · Jan 31, 2008, 9:14 PM

I agree with you it's a fun hill. I have been meaning to make a night trip sometime for memory sake. I stopped by there the first year I was learning to snowboard and the little hill gave me all I could handle. Now I want to go back and do a few victory laps.

ski_resort_observer · Jan 31, 2008, 10:49 PM

I used to coach the Greely Middle School and we trained at Lost Valley. LV does a great job providing hill space for the CCC schools. We raced at Shawnee. Yea, some of the kids are a real pain but we had a tough driver who kept them in their place.

Jan 31, 2008, 8:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
salsgang Saddleback March 2007 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 142	Lost Valley (Auburn, ME) Jan 31, 2008 Date(s) Skied: January 31, 2008 Resort or Ski Area: Lost Valley - Auburn, ME Conditions: Hardpack Trip Report: I don't think I have seen a Lost Valley report here before, so I will throw one up. Chaperoned son #2 Middle School Ski Team bus trip to practice. Forgot how gross middle schoolers are on a bus ride. Anyway - nice little hill and great for training. Up the lift quick and decent pitch to set up training gates on. Yesterday's rain froze solid so things were rock hard... but good practice for the kids. Those that didn't have sharp edges suffered. They probably have a dozen or so trails. Decent base lodge and cheap lift tickets. Only 240 ft of vertical but it is snow and it goes downhill. __________________ SRiver 11/21 SRiver 12/9 SRiver 12/22 SLoaf 12/28 Shawnee 1/1 Mt.Abram 1/19 Shawnee 1/21 SLoaf 1/27 Shawnee 1/29 Lost Valley 1/31 Lost Valley 2/2 Saddleback 2/9 Shawnee 2/14 SLoaf 2/21 Shawnee 2/29 Mt. Abram 3/2 Black ME 3/15 Wildcat 3/16 Wildcat 3/30 SLoaf 4/6 Saddleback 4/12

Jan 31, 2008, 9:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
OldsnowboarderME 2 1/2 year old with too much time on his hands Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Kittery Maine Posts: 2,642	I agree with you it's a fun hill. I have been meaning to make a night trip sometime for memory sake. I stopped by there the first year I was learning to snowboard and the little hill gave me all I could handle. Now I want to go back and do a few victory laps. __________________ Jerry

Jan 31, 2008, 10:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
ski_resort_observer bike shop, wyoming Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Waitsfield,Vt Posts: 2,315	I used to coach the Greely Middle School and we trained at Lost Valley. LV does a great job providing hill space for the CCC schools. We raced at Shawnee. Yea, some of the kids are a real pain but we had a tough driver who kept them in their place. __________________ www.firstlightphotographics.com It's always a good idea to bring an extra pair of pants when you go golfing as you never know you might get a hole in one. Q: How does a ski instructor become a millionaire A: Start out as a billionaire Q: What do you call a skibum without a girlfriend? A:. Homeless

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