Open to All at Mt. Abram
What the day costs, all of it
Every cost for this program day
| Cost | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Program fee | $20 | Waived in full with the code inclusive if cost is a barrier. Anyone can use it and nobody will ask why. |
| Uphill ticket at Mt. Abram | $15 | Bought online in advance or in person that morning. Also covered by an Uphill New England season pass. |
| Touring gear rental, only if you need it | $40 | $65 at the Mt. Abram rental shop, less a $25 discount Mt. Abram gives our participants, reserved online in advance. |
| Most you would pay | $75 | Fee, ticket and a rental setup, if you need one. |
| Least you would pay | $15 | Fee waived, your own gear. Tell us if the ticket is the barrier too and we will cover it. |
If the fee is a barrier that would stop you joining us, use the code inclusive at checkout and it is waived in full. Anyone can use it, there is nothing to apply for, no documentation, and nobody will ask you why.
The 2026 season is complete
Thank you to everyone who joined us this year. Our 2026/27 dates are set in the fall. Join the newsletter and we will email you the morning registration opens.
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Pick a date below. The fee is $20, and if that is a barrier use the code inclusive at checkout and it is waived in full. The Mt. Abram uphill ticket is $15, bought online in advance or in person that morning.
What this is
Our most beginner-friendly day, and the best place to start if you have never toured before. Our volunteers teach you how to put skins on, how to move uphill efficiently, and how to transition at the top. The group stays together the whole way. You should be comfortable descending a blue square trail on skis or a splitboard; everything about going up we will teach you.
What is included
Guiding, instruction, and a group that waits for you. Not included: the uphill ticket and rental gear, both of which are priced in the table above.
Day of timeline
Check-in 8:15 to 8:45 in the main lodge. On snow by 9:00. Back to the lodge around noon. Mt. Abram is at 308 Howe Hill Road, Greenwood, Maine 04255.
Cost, tickets and what if money is tight
Registration for this program is $20. If the fee is a barrier that would stop you joining us, use the code inclusive at checkout and it is waived in full. Anyone can use it, there is nothing to apply for, no documentation, and nobody will ask you why.
The Mt. Abram uphill ticket is $15, bought online in advance or in person that morning.
An Uphill New England season pass covers the uphill access at every mountain we partner with, so if you uphill more than a handful of times a season it pays for itself and you can skip the ticket window entirely.
A comparable guided day of instruction costs about $150. Donors, sponsors and volunteers cover the difference, which is why the price on this page is what you actually pay.
Cancellation and weather
If nobody has registered by the Thursday before, we cancel the day. Weather calls go out the evening before. If we cancel for any reason you are refunded in full.
No drop, and no apologizing
We move at the pace of the group and we regroup together. Nobody gets left behind and nobody apologizes for being slow. Read our full policies.
What you need to be able to do
No uphill experience at all is needed. That is the part we teach you, on the day, from putting skins on to transitioning at the top.
The one thing we do ask is that you can get yourself down a blue square trail. We are not downhill instructors, and the descent is your own. If you are not there yet, a few lessons first will make this day far more fun.
What to bring, and renting gear
Weather-appropriate layers, a helmet, water and a snack. If you do not own touring gear, we have a shop or rental partner at every location we run and we have negotiated a discounted rate there for our participants. See Plan Your Trip for the gear guide, the layering guide and sizing.
Uphill rentals come from the Mt. Abram rental shop. They are $65, less a $25 discount Mt. Abram generously gives our participants, so $40. Gear must be reserved online in advance, because rentals go first come, first served. Pickup begins at 8:00 on the morning of the program, and gear is returned after the tour unless you have arranged a full-day rental.
The uphill route
We use the approved Easy Rider uphill route, about 1.5 miles with roughly 1,000 feet of climbing.
See a day for yourself
Three minutes of an actual program day, filmed on snow with our participants. It is the fastest way to know whether this is for you.
Thank you to Mt. Abram
Mt. Abram was our first partner mountain and is still where we run the most days. They open the Easy Rider uphill route to us, they host our Open to All, Women's, Masters, Queer, BIPOC and Trans Touring days, and their rental shop takes $25 off the uphill package for our participants. None of it is owed to us and all of it is given.