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DCSki Resort Profiles

DCSki has detailed profiles of 34 major ski resorts in the Mid-Atlantic region. Click on a resort name below to read DCSki's independent review of the resort. Profiles include an overview, statistics, trail map, current conditions, related news, upcoming events, reader comments, and nearby lodging. Be sure to check out DCSki's interactive map as well. Profiles are updated continuously throughout the year.

The following resorts are all downhill ski areas (although some have cross-country trails). If you are a cross-country skier, DCSki strongly recommends checking out the White Grass Touring Center and Elk River Touring Center, both located in West Virginia.

You may view a list of recent updates to these resort profiles.

 
Recent Updates
Bryce Four Seasons Resort
2008-07-14
Ski Big Bear at Masthope Mountain
2008-06-01
Ski Roundtop
2008-06-01
Whitetail Resort
2008-06-01
Tussey Mountain
2008-02-17
Timberline Four Seasons Resort
2008-02-17
Ski Sawmill
2008-02-17
Ski Denton
2008-02-17
The Homestead
2008-02-17
Tanglwood Ski Area
2008-02-17
Shawnee Mountain
2008-02-17
Seven Springs Mountain Resort
2008-02-17
Sugar Mountain
2008-02-17
Mystic Mountain Ski Area
2008-02-17
Spring Mountain
2008-02-17

Recent reader comments on resort profiles:

Comments on Bear Creek - posted by Kevin M
July 3 at 9:57 pm
I think this place is simply amazing. An instructor there had my three year old daughter skiing within a couple lessons. The hotel and food are almost unbelievably good considering this place is where it is. The staff is the friendliest I have encountered anywhere - by far. Even the skiing is not bad. I think we'll get season tix this year.
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Bear Creek Mountain Resort
Comments on Laurel Mountain - posted by Mark Richardson
June 19 at 6:24 am
My ex-wife and I skied Laurel once back in the late 80s. Drove down from Ohio for night skiing. Back then they only had the one old lift up the steep face running, which wasn't open. We had a good time skiing the left side, (looking down from above), and halfway down the middle then cutting over to the left side. That is all that was open. At the bottom you had to cut all the way back to the right to get to the old chairlift. The old lodge and bar were fun, and as I recall, getting a close-in parking space wasn't a problem either.

We used to ski Bristol a lot more if we went up for overnight, or Peak and Peek for a night trip too. Now I live just an hour away from Eldora Ski Resort, one of Colorado's smaller areas. Eldora just has 1,600 vertical and no high-speed lifts. Then again, the Corona Quad does all of the vertical in only 10 minutes straight up a black diamond face. Nothing like cruising Corona Bowl or Muleshoe on my old 210s when they are groomed.
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Laurel Mountain
Laurel might reopen - posted by Andy Eichelberger
May 23 at 12:18 am
See this article:
http://www.hotel-online.com/News/2008Apr26/k.GPR.1209399511.html
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Laurel Mountain
Comments on Ski Denton - posted by grant r emery
May 7 at 4:16 pm
i grew up skiing at denton hill. there was little grooming or snowmaking, so conditions were variable. there were days that were unskiable and days as good as they get. i learned how to ski all conditions on steep slopes. it helped me when i moved on to aspen and years of racing, coaching and instructing. even though i was an industry "outsider" i succeded because of the skills i developed at denton hill.
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Ski Denton
Comments on Blue Knob - posted by diana
March 23 at 8:28 pm
Skiing at blue knob is a blast...My favorite trail would deffinatly be stembogin, I like the bowl. At blue knob there are slopes for every one to enjoy, weather you are a beginer or have skiied for years.
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Blue Knob Four Seasons Resort
Wisp First Time - posted by Trapper
March 20 at 10:36 pm
We took a group of friends to wisp after a huge storm. I love the deep creek area in the summer and this was the first ski trip there. We loved it. We had some first time skiers with us that took lessons that were easy and it is a great place to learn how to ski. For us seasoned folks we had a great time also.
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Wisp Resort

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