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Maine: Saddleback Mountain Resort: Expansions Ski Area Expansions   Southwest Summit Area at Saddleback Mountain Resort Southwest Summit Area Details Status: Cancelled First Season of Operation: 1979-80 Lifts: 1 lift Terrain: Intermediate and expert terrain Return to Saddleback Mountain Resort Profile Soon after Saddleback was sold to Donald Breen in 1978, plans for upper mountain development were announced. Initially, a 2,000 foot lift, running from the top of the main chairlift to the summit ridge, was put on the 1979-80 trail map, in addition to 4 new trails. Though advertised as a summit area, the complex would have extended to subpeak to the southwest of the summit of Saddleback Mountain. Initial clearing likely took place, however at some point plans were changed and the Kennebago Area was built instead. The southwest summit area was still apparently part of the plans, however it was never fully developed. The present day America trail cuts through former proposed area. A 1979-80 trail map of the proposed southwest summit area A 1997 aerial photo of the southwest summit area Saddleback Mountain Resort Expansion History Project Name Season Status False Peak Cancelled Gondola Area 1970s Cancelled Kennebago Area 1979-80 Open Magalloway Area Cancelled No Name Area Cancelled South Bowl 1980s Cancelled South Branch Area 2004-05 Open Southwest Summit Area 1979-80 Cancelled West Bowl Cancelled Return to Saddleback Mountain Resort Ski History Last updated: April 22, 2014 Advertisement Topics       Links       What's New       Feedback Copyright 2002-2024, All Rights Reserved.