Tuesday, August 25, 2026, NewEnglandSkiIndustry.com
Mt. Jefferson ski area in eastern Maine has been placed on the market. The small ski area is listed at $3.5 million by NextHome Experience.
Included in the 152-acre property is a 10-acre residential subdivision, as well as a firewood business.
Located northeast of Bangor in Lee, Maine, Mt. Jefferson features two T-Bars and a vertical drop of 432 feet. The area was purchased by Kevin Zimmerman's Mt. Jefferson Ski Resort, LLC in early 2016, following nearly 30 years of ownership by the Delano family. Mt. Jefferson does not have snowmaking, which has in part resulted in a long history of delayed January and February opening days.
In 2022, Zimmerman told WABI that he had plans to sell lumber and firewood to generate capital for snowmaking, a chairlift, and lodging. Though logging took place and firewood was sold, no major on-mountain investments were made. In 2025, a subdivision of housing lots was approved on the back side of the mountain, with two properties being sold later in the year. The remaining main ski area tract is 142 acres. Mt. Jefferson Ski Resort, LLC faced two town tax liens in 2025, which were later released.
In a mid-January 2026 Facebook post, Mt. Jefferson Ski Area announced it would be "most likely our last season ever!" In a follow up post, the ski area noted, "we will keep going if we have a huge season and it snows lots early next year."
The only other remaining ski areas operating along the I-95 corridor near Bangor are Hermon Mountain and Pinnacle Ski Club.
