I learned to Ski at Black Cat Mountain on the Southern Shore of Millinocket Lake outside of Millinocket. There was an 1100 ft Rope Tow and one open slope. The lodge was built in the late 50's or early 60's and was just off the lake. The rope tow was powered by an old truck engine in a tow shack built always up the mountain from the lake. There were several families involved in starting the area. Don Helstrom was a veteran of the 10th Mountain Division. Junior York, Paul Corrigan (My father), a few others. There was a spectacular view of Mt Katahdin across the lake about 12 miles away (for an awesome view of this, click here -  picture by Tom Liba). You can still see vague outlines of the area from Millinocket Lake if you know where to look. The last time it was open was probably in 1968 or so. After it closed, we skied at Mt Jefferson in Lee and Squaw Mountain in Greenville.

The long straight line (on the overhead pic on the left) was the rope tow. You turned right at the top and went a ways through the woods to the top of the trail. The long thin triangle was the only slope. We would occasionally go into the woods, but for the most part, we only skied the trail.