Big Squaw Mountain Resort
Encyclopedia
Big Squaw Mountain Resort is a defunct ski area in Greenville
, Maine
.
Opened in 1963, the ski area was located on the north side of Big Moose Mountain
(named "Big Squaw Mountain" until 2000), overlooking Moosehead Lake
.
After a chairlift accident and subsequent closure, the ski area operated on a limited basis from 2004 to 2010.
The ski area closed for good in 2010 with no outlooks for the future.
Greenville, Maine
Greenville is a town in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,623 at the 2000 census. The town is centered around the lower end of Moosehead Lake, the largest body of fresh water in the state. Greenville is the historic gateway to the north country and a center for...
, Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
.
Opened in 1963, the ski area was located on the north side of Big Moose Mountain
Big Moose Mountain
Big Moose Mountain, previously named Big Squaw Mountain, is a mountain located in Piscataquis County, Maine.Big Moose Mountain is flanked to the southeast by Little Moose Mountain....
(named "Big Squaw Mountain" until 2000), overlooking Moosehead Lake
Moosehead Lake
Moosehead Lake is the largest lake in the U.S. state of Maine and the largest mountain lake in the eastern United States. Situated in the Longfellow Mountains in the Maine Highlands Region, the lake is the source of the Kennebec River. Towns that border the lake include Greenville to the south and...
.
After a chairlift accident and subsequent closure, the ski area operated on a limited basis from 2004 to 2010.
The ski area closed for good in 2010 with no outlooks for the future.