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Sunday River

Newry, Italy

Sunday River

Sunday River is a ski resort in the northeastern United States, located in Newry, Maine, One of Maine's largest and most visited ski resorts, its vertical drop of 2,340 feet (713 m) is the second largest in Maine (after Sugarloaf) and the sixth largest in New England. The resort features 139 trails

across eight interconnected mountain peaks, and is serviced by a network of 19 lifts. In 1960, Sunday River had four ski runs, a t-bar lift and a rope-tow lift, lift fees were US$3.50 (or $1 for tow-rope), and the ski season was from approximately December 20 to April 15. Sunday River and its sister resort Sugarloaf have been operated by Boyne Resorts since being sold by American Skiing Company in 2007 for a combined $77 million. The resort's land has been owned by CNL Lifestyle, then Och-Ziff Capital Management, and leased back to Boyne. In 2018, Boyne Resorts completed the purchase of all leased ski areas in New England from CNL Lifestyle.

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