Baker Mountain is a small community ski area located in Moscow

Moscow, Maine

Moscow is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The population was 577 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:...

, Maine

Maine

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. It consists of five runs (3 beginner and 2 intermediate) and a T-bar lift

T-bar lift

A T-bar lift, also called T-bar, is a mechanised system for transporting skiers and snowboarders uphill, along the surface of the slope...

. The ski area is on the southern end of Pierce Hill (el. 1310 ft (399.3 m)), just north of its namesake, Baker Mountain (el. 780 ft (237.7 m)) 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 1969 the rope tows were removed and a T-bar was installed to bring skiers to the top of the open slope.