Baker Mountain (ski area)

Baker Mountain is a small community ski area located in Moscow, Maine. It consists of five runs and a T-bar lift. The ski area is on the southern end of Pierce Hill, just north of its namesake, Baker Mountain It was started in 1930 by Allen Quimby Jr.
Baker Mountain is run by its pass holders, who volunteer their time. During school vacations the club operates a ski school.

History

In the 1930s Allen Quimby Jr., operated a veneer mill in Bingham. An avid skier, Quimby put in the first rope tow at Baker Mountain; by the 1940s a second tow was installed. In 1968 the rope tows were removed and a T-bar was installed to bring skiers to the top of the open slope.