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According to USA Today, the number of ski areas in the United States has dropped from 727 in 1985 to 485 in 2008. There are around 30 major ski resorts active in the Mid-Atlantic region, from the northern tips of North Carolina to the northern tips of Pennsylvania. But over the decades, there have been many other ski areas in this region that have come and gone. Through the help of readers, DCSki has uncovered information on 84 "lost" Mid-Atlantic ski areas.

The purpose of this page is to preserve the memory of these lost ski areas. For some areas, we have extensive details including comments and photos from the original operators of the area. For others, we have little more than a distant memory from a DCSki reader. Below, you'll find a compilation of lost ski areas in the Mid-Atlantic. Click on a ski area's name to view historical details about the area.

If you have any additional information about a ski area you would like to contribute, or if you know of additional areas that should be added to this list, let DCSki's Editor know. To learn about lost areas in New England, be sure to check out the excellent New England Lost Ski Areas Project (NELSAP) web site.

You may also view a list of recent updates.

Apple Hill Area near Conshohocken Area near Mt. Davis Area North of Chambersburg Area outside Lenhartsville Bear Rocks Black Moshannon State Park Blair Mountain Blue Marsh Buck Hill Family Ski Area Buckaloons Ski Area / Youngsville Skiways Chadds Peak Crystal Lake Ski Center / Mt. St. Onge Devil's Hole Endless Mountain Fernwood Resort Hahn Mountain / Big Valley Ski Area Hanley's Happy Hill Ski Area Henryville House Retreat Hickory Ridge Highland Ski Area Indiana University of Pennsylvania Ski Lodge Kings Mountain Lost or Flying Dutchman Miller Mountain Montrose Ski Bowl Mount Airy Lodge Mount Lebanon Golf and Ski Area Mount Tone / Sno-Hill Ski Area North Mountain Penn Hills Resort Pine Forge Ski Area Piper Hill Plateau De Mount Pocono Lake Preserve Pocono Manor Ski Area PocoNorth Richmond Hill Rope Tow Run by Huntingdon Valley Ski Club Royal Mountain Sharp Mountain Ski Area in Johnstown, Pennsylvania Ski Hill within Lackawanna State Park Ski SnowPeak Split Rock Lodge Sugarbush Ski Resort Summit Inn Tamiment Resort The Big Pocono Ski Area Walnut Hill White Mountain Ski Area Wildwood Highlands Ski Area Wolf Hollow Ski Area Wonderview Ski Area

Area at Eden Mill Area in Butler Area near Almshouse Areas in Garrett County, including Crook's Nest, Sweeney's Hill, and Marsh Hill. Braddock Heights Ski Way Guntertown Ski Resort Mattaponi Oregon Ridge Possible Area Near Deep Creek Lake Savage River State Forest Ski Resort Ski College Mountain Ski Slope in Harford County High Meadows Hound Ears Mill Ridge Scaly Mountain Afton Alps Area near Charlottesville Cascade Mountain Resort Mountain Run Rappahannock Ski Area / Skyline / Big Devil Shawnee Land Ski Cherokee Alpine Lake Bald Knob Ski Slopes Chestnut Ridge Coonskin Park Ghost or Unfinished Hill near Harmon, West Virginia Gregg's Knob Weiss Knob Ski Area

Hahn Mountain / Big Valley Ski Area	Added photo of Hahn Mountain Ski School, courtesy of Barry Johnston.	2010-01-17
Ski Cherokee	Added scan of old lift ticket from Cherokee, courtesy of Wes Worek.	2009-12-08
PocoNorth	Added some memories from Jeff Martin.	2009-11-01
Ski Area in Johnstown, Pennsylvania	Created profile. Credit to Adam Harrington.	2009-11-01
Highland Ski Area	Additional photos from Bob Garison, a former Highland Ski Area employee.	2009-09-20
Wonderview Ski Area	Added some new details from Bob Garison.	2009-09-04
Wolf Hollow Ski Area	Added additional images from Kevin Whipple.	2009-07-03
Tamiment Resort	Added additional images from Kevin Whipple.	2009-07-03
Split Rock Lodge	Added additional photos from Kevin Whipple.	2009-07-03
Ghost or Unfinished Hill near Harmon, West Virginia	Created profile. Credit to John Wuerthner.	2009-06-27
Areas in Garrett County, including Crook's Nest, Sweeney's Hill, and Marsh Hill.		2009-06-27
Hanley's Happy Hill Ski Area	Updated with additional info and photos from Kevin Whipple.	2009-05-23
Pocono Manor Ski Area	Added additional images from Kevin Whipple.	2009-05-23
Pocono Lake Preserve	Added image from Kevin Whipple.	2009-05-23
Penn Hills Resort	Added additional images from Kevin Whipple.	2009-05-23

Recent reader comments on lost area profiles:

Comments on Bear Rocks - posted by Mark Today at 8:43 pm On of the neighbors from the community started a Bear Rocks Community Club page on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid181253702795. This comment was about the lost ski area: Bear Rocks Comments on Hahn Mountain / Big Valley Ski Area - posted by Patricia Zweizig February 5 at 5:45 pm Wow, this has been so neat to read all these comments. Our son Jeff (mentioned above) started his web-page and I thought he did such a nice job. Now finding this site and reading about many of you that Gary and I remember is so nice. Hi Chris, Barry, and Nancy. We sure had some great years teaching and lots and lots of fun. One of my favorites were the winter carnivals. All the funny costumes and at night the ski instructors and ski patrol would ski down the mountain with touches. Gary and I still ski but do not teach anymore. Thanks for all the memories. This comment was about the lost ski area: Hahn Mountain / Big Valley Ski Area Comments on Indiana University of Pennsylvania Ski Lodge - posted by Chris February 5 at 2:40 pm I really think that they should re-open the hill to snowboarders and skiiers, it would be a lot of fun and I think that it would be very useful to students for something to do in the winter without having to buy a $60 lift ticket to go to seven springs. They would also be able to use the money to add things to the park This comment was about the lost ski area: Indiana University of Pennsylvania Ski Lodge Comments on Mill Ridge - posted by DCSki Reader February 5 at 8:59 am Wow so glad I found this, I learned to ski at mill ridge when I was 17, this was in 1987. My brother went to school at App state, so i would come up every weekend to ski.My love for Mill Ridge grew so that I joined the ski patrol and served at Mill Ridge for a number of years. Lou Pitts was the owner then, his Daughter Elizabeth and I became very close Friends. I made a lot of friends up there. I will never forget my days going up and down those slopes helping injured skiers and watching everyone enjoying life. Some of the best memories of my life. I hated the day that it closed. This comment was about the lost ski area: Mill Ridge Comments on Mill Ridge - posted by DCSki Reader February 5 at 8:10 am Wow so glad I found this, I learned to ski at mill ridge when I was 17, this was in 1987. My brother went to school at App state, so i would come up every weekend to ski.My love for Mill Ridge grew so that I joined the ski patrol and served at Mill Ridge for a number of years. Lou Pitts was the owner then, his Daughter Elizabeth and I became very close Friends. I made a lot of friends up there. I will never forget my days going up and down those slopes helping injured skiers and watching everyone enjoying life. Some of the best memories of my life. I hated the day that it closed. This comment was about the lost ski area: Mill Ridge Comments on Piper Hill - posted by Jim Nathan February 5 at 3:06 am I'm originally from Levittown in Lower Bucks and skied Piper Hill probably in 1960/61 because by '63, we went to Stowe and never looked back! I was about 5 or 6 at the time and went over a "mogul" that couldn't have been more than 3 inches high and "sprained" my ankle. Actually the pain probably went away the next day. Going up Mammoth tomorrow in CA to at least a 10-15 foot base. Love your site. Gonna next look for Buckhill Falls, another pre-Vermont place I remember. This comment was about the lost ski area: Piper Hill

If you are interested in ski area history from other geographic regions, we recommend these excellent web sites:

New England Lost Ski Areas Project
Lost Ski Areas of Washington (state)
Ski History of California
Colorado Ski History
teachski.com - a historical look at skiing through the years

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