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Lost Valley

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Trails: 10 km of trails are groomed for cross-country skiing Note: Information about this center may be out of date. If you have recent data about this center please send us an e-mail.

Trail fees: $8 (winter 2002/2003)
Tel: 207-784-1561
Snow report:
Nearest town: Auburn, ME
Web site: Lost Valley
Trail map:
Equipment rentals: No
Ski lessons: No
Other winter activities: Alpine skiing
Facilities: Day lodge, restaurant, snack bar
Lodging on site: No
Lodging nearby: Lewiston
Location of trails: At alpine ski center north of Auburn
Map of local region: Auburn area

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Number of ratings: 1
Average rating: 2.00  

Name of XC Area: Lost Valley
Times that I have skied there: A few times
I last skied there in: Mar, 2003
Trails that I skied: Brookside; Ridgeside
My favorite trails:
Trail marking: Very good
Trail grooming: Poor
Rating: 2 stars
What I liked: Varied terrain and pleasing scenery alongside a mountain stream, mostly wooded with some open areas; easily negotiated by a novice skier (as I am).
What I disliked: Trails begin and end on a downhill ski slope, which is OK except that downhillers sometimes cut onto the x-c trails, resulting in unexpectedly high-speed encounters.
Comments: Grooming is rudimentary at best: the snow is packed down to provide a skating surface. No help for classical novices here, nor is it worthwhile for skaters unless the snowfall is fresh. I made my last trip because I didn't have time to head northwest to one of our preferred x-c centers, and the local snow was too old and icy without some grooming, but the surface on these trails was no better than any snowmobile trail in the vicinity would have been - hard, icy, and in some spots rutted or grooved near the center line of the "groomed" part of the trail.
Submitted by: CFD
from: Leeds, Maine
Date submitted: March 2, 2003

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