Your Quick Sunday River Guide
Sunday River Stats
Summit: 3,140 feet
Vertical Drop: 2,340 feet
Terrain: 49 miles with 668 skiable acres
Trails: 135
Lifts
1 high-speed Chondola,
4 high-speed quads,
5 fixed quads, 3 triples,
1 double, and 2 surface lifts
SnowSports School
Half- or full-day lessons with lunch for Mini Mogul Munchkins (ages 3-5), Mogul Munchkins (ages 6-7), and Mogul Meisters (ages 8-12). 90-minute group lessons are available at four levels for adult skiing and snowboarding (ages 13 and older).
Lift Prices
Full-day ticket weekends and holidays, $105 (adult), $79 (teen 13-18), $69 (junior 6-12). Free for children 5 and under and adults 80 and over. Buy online in advance for significant savings. Sunday River is also on the IKON pass.
Where to Stay
The Bethel Inn Resort (21 Broad St., Bethel, 800-654-0125) is a classic century-old inn. Lodging is available in traditional inn rooms or townhomes. There’s a heated outdoor pool at the health club with a sauna, workout room, and spa services. Cross country and snowshoe trails. Millbrook Tavern has nightly dinner specials for affordable family dining. Winter season Superior Room rates start at $202 with breakfast. Two-bedroom townhomes are $395 with breakfast. bethelinn.com
The Grand Summit (www.sundayriver.com/resort-lodging/grand-summit-hotel) has standard hotel rooms or suites with full or mini kitchens. It also has an outdoor heated pool and hot tub, fitness center, Camp restaurant, ski check, game room, and free breakfast. The ski-and-stay holiday rate for a one-bedroom suite for two adults and two children starts at $670. The Jordan Hotel is similar; it is less crowded but more remote. SkiEsta is a luxury vacation rental home with an indoor pool, three hot tubs, 10 bedrooms, and 12 bathrooms; it sleeps 38. SkiEsta.com
Where to Eat
Brian’s (43 Main St., Bethel, 207-824-1007). Jessica and Brian Nichols refer to their menu as “elevated comfort food.” Everything is made from scratch using local ingredients. Meatloaf with whiskey peppercorn sauce and garlic mashed potatoes and seafood vongole are popular. Nine rotating taps feature many of Maine’s microbreweries, such as Funky Bow Beer. briansbethel.com
Suds Pub at the Sudbury Inn (151 Main St., Bethel, 207-824-6558). The varied menu includes pulled-pork sandwiches and chili cheese fries as well as such entrées as blackened salmon. thesudburyinn.com
22 Broad Street (22 Broad St., Bethel, 207-824-3469). Upscale Italian entrées in a cozy 1848 Greek Revival house run by Manhattanite John Amann (if possible, go when you know he is cooking that night). Bricciole, risotto del giorno, and chicken picatta are all good choices—plus there’s a martini bar. Reservations are recommended. 22broadstreet.com
Crossroads Diner (24 Mayville Rd., Bethel, 207-824-3673). Open seven days a week, 5:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Hearty breakfasts at reasonable prices. Try the huge plate-sized blueberry pancakes. crossroadsdiner.net