BANGOR DAILY NEWS • March 9, 2023
Nonprofit ski area Big Rock Mountain is slated to receive a new $2.9 million chairlift next summer. Staff at the Mars Hill ski area recently signed a contract with Doppelmayr USA to purchase the four-person lift. The lift will carry more skiers faster to the top of the mountain and make Big Rock more appealing to a larger market, staff said. It’s part of a $5.4 million project, aided last summer by a $2.5 million federal tourism grant, that will also upgrade the electrical system and snowmaking capacity. The improvements will extend the ski season and enable activities like leaf-peeping to draw more tourists to central Aroostook County.