Enchanted Mountain

Enchanted Mountain stood on the south face of Coburn Mountain near Lake Parlin, about 12 miles south of Jackman. The Jackman Region Ski Corporation leased 1,600 acres from the Scott Paper Company in July 1965, and a $380,000 Small Business Administration loan followed. The area opened to the public on February 19, 1966, with a T-bar serving two trails above the lodge and a small Poma for beginners below it.^1,2,3

A double chairlift reached the summit for the next season, and the trails grew to about eight. Brochures claimed as much as 1,800 feet of vertical; NELSAP puts the true drop nearer 900 to 1,000 feet, and a 1974 guide listed 1,200. Money trouble brought an auction in October 1969 that drew no bids. The Small Business Administration then sold the area to new owners, among them Maple Valley founder Terry Tyler, who reopened it in February 1970.^1,2,3

Its isolation, strong winds and the rise of Sugarloaf and Saddleback worked against it. No record shows it running after 1972–73, though NELSAP gives about 1974. The lodge and lifts were taken down, and a hiking trail from the old parking lot now climbs to the summit of Coburn Mountain.^1,2,3

TodayA hiking trail from the old Enchanted Mountain parking lot climbs to the summit of Coburn Mountain.²