Titcomb Mountain

The Franklin Ski and Outing Club was formed in the spring of 1939 and, per New England Ski History, "formally filed with the State of Maine as a non-profit in February of 1941." Early skiing by the club took place on Voter Hill before the group "selected 712 foot Morrison Hill and started work on a slope," which "likely debuted for the 1941-42 season." The ski area was named to honor Captain John Abbott Titcomb, a ski instructor and racer who was "killed in action in the Phillipines" on March 1, 1945; "the ski area was named in his honor in 1948, while the base lodge was dedicated in his memory in 1949 (funded by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Titcomb)." A Pomalift was installed for the 1956-57 season. During a 1950s expansion, the area, governed by the Farmington Ski Club, "expanded, thanks in part to low interest loans provided by the Titcomb family." A T-Bar conversion occurred "most likely in the summer of 1969." Snowmaking was likely added for the 1974-75 season, following a poor 1973-74 season, per the source's own hedge. The club navigated financial challenges in the early 1980s through "fundraisers and cooperative weather." Titcomb Mountain's own website lists its address as 180 Ski Slope Road, Farmington, ME 04938, describing itself as "a family oriented, affordable mountain" offering Alpine skiing, snowboarding, and Nordic skiing programs; its Nordic trails are "OPEN 24/7," operating on a self-serve drop-box payment system of "$10/person" with an after-hours Venmo payment option. Per New England Ski History's year-by-year lift ticket table, Titcomb's adult weekend full-day lift ticket price for the 2025-26 season, now closed, was $50.00.