Saddleback opens slopes after 5-year closure
New owners of embattled mountain in Sandy River Plantation, near Rangeley, envision profitable future.
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SANDY RIVER PLANTATION On a cold, windy Tuesday morning in Sandy River Plantation, Saddleback Mountain was back in business.
The embattled ski area fired up its lifts for passholders, a first in more than five years of stalled operations after its former owners abruptly closed the mountain in 2015.
Even with COVID-19 still looming, Joseph Roach, town manager in nearby Rangeley, said it was hard not to feel optimistic.
“I definitely feel the energy from the reopening,” Roach said Tuesday. “There’s definitely a sense of optimism in the town.”