BURNT MEADOW GLADE
Brownfield, ME
Just over an hour from Portland, you’ll find GBA’s freshest cut at Burnt Meadow Mountain in Brownfield, ME! This former lift-serviced ski area now has a primo skin track that leads you to five lines, 700’ vertical drop, and back to a warming hut for any snacks and aprés you brought along right on site. Burnt Meadow is the not-so-secret backcountry stash we’ve all been waiting for. Before you get to Burnt Meadow, hit up Dillon’s for grab-and-go breakfast sandos and GORP for the skin track. And you gotta stop in to The Back Burner after for hot grub and cold brews after those hot laps.
Some Cool History: Burnt Meadow Ski Area operated from 1971 to 1982, an effort by the town of Brownfield to overcome an economic depression that had been reeling since a devastating fire in 1947. The private property is now managed by the Burnt Meadow Snow Club, which is partnering with GBA to coexist with a shared human-powered and motorized trail & glade oasis to spur economic development during the wintertime months.
TOUR: Anything from a hot lap to a full day adventure!
PARKING: 33 Foothill Dr, Brownfield, ME 04010. GPS will put you at the entrance to the road, drive down the road and you will see a parking lot on your left. Once you park, it's a short walk up the rest of the road to the warming hut and skin track.
VERTICAL DROP: 700 ft
MAPS: Avenza Maps
