DCSki Historical Archive

Lost Ski Areas of the Mid-Atlantic

Preserving the places where generations learned, raced, worked, and skied.

Since 1997, DCSki has been piecing together the stories of 127 ski areas that once dotted the Mid-Atlantic. Some disappeared decades ago, leaving behind little more than an overgrown slope, rusting lift equipment, an old photograph, or memories passed down by the people who skied and worked there.

As the years pass, those memories become increasingly precious. With help from readers, former employees, and local residents, DCSki is preserving photographs, stories, and forgotten details while there are still people who remember them — keeping a small but important part of the region’s skiing history from fading away.

Archival photographs from DCSki Lost Ski Areas
A few places to explore

From the Archive

A rotating selection of profiles with richer historical descriptions.

Pike County, PA

Tamiment Resort

Tamiment Resort near Bushkill Falls in Pike County, Pennsylvania, combined a storied vacation destination with a small ski operation on its golf course. A 1972 Hall double chair served beginner-oriented slopes, while the resort’s lodge, entertainment, and unusual uphill return made the area memorable long after its 2003 closure.

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Pipersville, PA

Piper Hill

Piper Hill was a small, beginner-friendly ski area in Pipersville, Pennsylvania, remembered for rope tows, modest slopes, ski-school lessons, and its snow-built “Piper Hill Pimple.” Its former lodge survives as the Cactus Grill, with remnants of the ski operation still visible nearby.

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Rockwood, PA

Camp Soles

Near Rockwood, Pennsylvania, YMCA-affiliated Camp Soles operated a modest ski hill with a poma lift and roughly 300 feet of vertical drop, reportedly until 1975. Its lakefront camp setting and surviving lift equipment fueled later hopes of reopening, while the area’s subsequent ski history remains uncertain.

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Huntersville, PA

Highland Ski Area

Highland Ski Area in Huntersville, Pennsylvania, operated from the 1950s into the early 1970s with a Poma lift, J-bar, rope tows, night skiing, and primitive snowmaking. Its reportedly pioneering Poma later moved to Crystal Lake, while former skiers remember a welcoming local hill whose remnants now lie on a private horse farm.

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Approximate locations. Exact coordinates are unknown for many former ski areas. DCSki stores an approximate location based on the city or community associated with each profile; markers should not be interpreted as the precise former ski-area site.
127 approximate locations plotted.
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Maryland

12 areas

Pennsylvania

77 areas

New Jersey

11 areas

Virginia

8 areas

West Virginia

13 areas

North Carolina

6 areas
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For lost ski areas in New England, DCSki also recommends the independent New England Lost Ski Areas Project (NELSAP).

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