Buyer Group Raising Funds for Hermon Mountain Ski Area Purchase

DECEMBER 1 2025 UPDATE: Nicole Herstik reported to MaineSkiFamily that the deal did not get completed, and they will not be buying the mountain.

This fall, the current owners (the Whitcomb family) of Hermon Mountain in Hermon, Maine stated in a Facebook post that this will be the last season of operations if a buyer does not come forward. Powder.com reported that the ski area has been on the market since 2022 and the current asking price for the 69+ acre property is $2.1 million.

Recently, a buyer has come forward and is in the process of raising money to complete the sale. Nicole Herstik and her husband Jesse Clement, recently stated in a Facebook post that they are under contract and are 50% of the way there in raising the funds to complete the sale.

According to the Bangor Daily News Nicole is a former Australian Olympic Alpine skier and with Jesse is the owner/operator of the Big Air Farm MX Track in Oakfield, Maine.

Local ski areas are the lifeblood of the alpine skiing industry. Our family grew up skiing many of these local Maine ski areas and Hermon Mountain, which is close to the Bangor area population, is an important piece of the Maine skiing scene. We hope Nicole and Jesse are successful in raising the necessary funds to make this purchase a reality!

Check out our blog's January 2025 trip report from Hermon Mountain.