Lost Valley
Lost Valley is a ski area located in the state of Maine in USA. The resort is in the town of Auburn, ME.
We recently ranked all of Maine's ski resorts, so you can see where Lost Valley stacks up against all its nearby ski hills!
Season Passes
Lost Valley is not a part of any nationwide lift ticket system. Passes such as Epic, IKON, or Mountain Collective allow pass holders to ski at multiple mountians with a single purchase. Unfortunately, none of those passes work with Lost Valley. To purchase season passes, you'll need to visit Lost Valley's website.
Lodging Options
There are numerous options to stay at Lost Valley around the resort. Check out the available options with the form below.
Lost Valley Terrain Overview
Lost Valley has a total of 31 ski trails, which are serviced by 4 ski lifts, gondolas and/or trams. Lost Valley is considered a smaller than average ski area, with only a maximum of 45 acres available to ski. This area is equivalent to 18 hectares, 0.1 square miles, or 0.2 square kilometers.
Lost Valley's slopes see on average 100 inches (2.5 meters) of snowfall a year.
Total Runs
31
Lifts
4
Skiable Acres
45(0 km2)
Annual Snowfall
100"(254 cm)
Lost Valley Elevation
Lost Valley has a summit elevation of 495 feet, or 151 meters. However, not all of that elevation is able to be skied. The base of the ski slope sits at 255 feet above sea level, creating a ski hill that is 240 feet (73 meters) high. This is referred to as the slope's vertical drop - or a measure of how high the skiable hill is.
Lost Valley has a very low summit elevation. The summit of this park is one of the smaller ones in the country.
Summit Elevation
495'(151 m)
Vertical Drop
240'(73 m)
Base Elevation
255'(78 m)
Lost Valley Difficulty Level
Difficulty Score™
40.5out of 100
DID YOU KNOW?
At Parks & Trips, we've created a proprietary Difficulty Score that attempts to show how difficult a particular ski slope is. We get to this number by combining a number of metrics for each resort and comparing them to its peers. Most of the score is based off the amount of easy-intermediate-expert slopes by acreage and the maximum vertical drop of the overall resort, but also includes a few lesser-used metrics as well.
Our algorithm compares each resort’s metrics with all others in North America, then assigns each a Difficulty Score, which we use to rank them accordingly. Resorts with a lower score are easier to ski than those with a higher one. However, a high score does not mean that the resort does not have any easy slopes, or vice versa. This is just an overall score given to the resort based on all its metrics grouped together.
Skiable Terrain by Difficulty Level
Lost Valley has 45 total skiable acres, which can be broken down into the three main groups of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert.
Lost Valley is a beginner-friendly ski area, with about 26% of its trails as easy. However, it also has a fair share of more difficult runs - which account for the remaining 74%.
Beginner
26%(12 acres)
Beginner trails (identified by a green circle) are the easiest trails on the hill with a gradual 25% or less gradient, and are usually wide to accommodate beginner skiers.
Intermediate
29%(13 acres)
Intermediate trails (identified by a blue square) are usually the most popular and crowded runs, which have a slope of anywhere between 25-40%.
Expert
45%(20 acres)
Expert trails (identified by a black diamond... or two) are the hardest slopes on the mountain, and have very steep gradients over 40%.
Is Lost Valley good for beginners?
Lost Valley can be beginner-friendly, depending on the runs you take. While it ranks in the lower half of all North American ski areas in terms of overall difficulty, it still has 74% of its trails rated at or above intermediate.
Lost Valley Location
Lost Valley is located in the state of Maine, USA. This ski area is nearest the town of Auburn, ME.
Address:
Auburn, ME 04210 USA
View on Google Maps
Website:
lostvalleyski.com
GPS Coordinates:
44.12000, -70.27000
Getting to Lost Valley
By Car: If you are driving, you would set your GPS to either the ski resort's name (Lost Valley), its coordinates of 44.12000, -70.27000 (latitude, longitude), or simply drive towards the town of Auburn, ME to get close.
By Air: If you are coming in from across the country, then you may need to board an airplane to get here.
A large airport has scheduled major airline service with millions of passengers per year. This type of airport always accepts international flights. Here are the closest large airport(s) to Lost Valley.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland International Jetport | PWM | Portland, ME | 33 mi |
| Logan International Airport | BOS | Boston, MA | 127 mi |
| Theodore Francis Green State Airport | PVD | Providence, RI | 175 mi |
A medium-sized airport has scheduled regional airline service. This type of airport may or may not accept international flights. Here are the closest medium-sized airport(s) to Lost Valley.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta State Airport | AUG | Augusta, ME | 27 mi |
| Portsmouth International at Pease Airport | PSM | Portsmouth, NH | 77 mi |
| Bangor International Airport | BGR | Bangor, ME | 85 mi |
There may also be much smaller regional airports next to Lost Valley, but we didn't list them here due to the fact that no major airlines go through them.
Other Nearby Ski Resorts
Skiers will - especially if coming from far away - try and visit a couple different slopes all in the same trip. Here are the closest other ski slopes within 100 miles of Lost Valley.
| Name | Location | Summit | Difficulty Score™ | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Peak | Bridgton, ME | 1,700 ft | 44% | 27 mi |
| Mt. Abram | Greenwood, ME | 2,001 ft | 39% | 29 mi |
| Sunday River | Bethel, ME | 3,140 ft | 57% | 35 mi |
| Titcomb Mountain | Farmington, ME | 750 ft | 34% | 37 mi |
| Cranmore Mountain | North Conway, NH | 2,000 ft | 41% | 42 mi |
| New Hermon | Herman, ME | 450 ft | 32% | 43 mi |
| Loon Mountain | Lincoln, NH | 3,050 ft | 51% | 43 mi |
| King Pine Ski Area | Madison, NH | 850 ft | 17% | 44 mi |
| Black Mountain | Jackson, NH | 2,350 ft | 45% | 45 mi |
| Attitash | Bartlett, NH | 2,350 ft | 53% | 47 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | Gorham, NH | 4,062 ft | 57% | 48 mi |
| Camden Snow Bowl | Camden, ME | 1,093 ft | 39% | 56 mi |
| Bretton Woods | Bretton Woods, NH | 3,100 ft | 54% | 59 mi |
| Rangeley Lakes Trail Center | Rangeley, ME | 0 ft | 0% | 60 mi |
| Whaleback Mountain | Enfield, NH | 1,800 ft | 40% | 62 mi |
| Waterville Valley | Waterville Valley, NH | 4,004 ft | 50% | 62 mi |
| Cannon Mountain | Franconia, NH | 4,080 ft | 59% | 70 mi |
| Black Mountain | Rumford, ME | 2,150 ft | 45% | 76 mi |
| Saddleback | Rangely, ME | 4,120 ft | 53% | 86 mi |
| Burke Mountain | East Burke, VT | 3,267 ft | 62% | 86 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | Andover, NH | 2,250 ft | 44% | 90 mi |
| Dartmouth Skiway | Concord, NH | 1,943 ft | 41% | 90 mi |
| Pats Peak | Henniker, NH | 1,400 ft | 33% | 90 mi |
| Gunstock Mountain | Kingston, NH | 2,267 ft | 50% | 93 mi |
| McIntyre Ski Area | Manchester, NH | 510 ft | 18% | 97 mi |
Lost Valley Mountain Stats
| Name | Statistic |
|---|---|
| Summit Elevation | 495 ft |
| Base Elevation | 255 ft |
| Vertical Drop | 240 ft |
| Trails | 31 (26% Beginner, 29% Intermediate, 45% Expert) |
| Lifts | 4 |
| Skiable Acres | 45 |
| Avg. Annual Snowfall | 100 inches |