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Opening the Mountain: The Evolution of Adaptive Skiing in the Mid-Atlantic

Opening the Mountain: The Evolution of Adaptive Skiing in the Mid-Atlantic

DCSki looks back at nearly three decades of adaptive skiing coverage in the Mid-Atlantic, from early stories about mono-skis, bi-skis, and outriggers to the growth of organized programs, volunteer networks, and dedicated facilities. Along the way, the feature follows the athletes, instructors, and advocates who expanded access to the slopes, including longtime DCSki Columnist Connie Lawn, who eventually experienced adaptive skiing herself.
Mountain Weather

Mid-Atlantic Skiers' Forecast

Updated 1 hour ago

A wet, foggy stretch is underway across much of the region, especially the higher West Virginia and southern Appalachian mountains. Canaan Valley Resort, Timberline, Wisp, Snowshoe, Beech Mountain, and Sugar Mountain face recurring showers through Thursday, with low clouds and reduced visibility at times. Temperatures there generally stay in the 50s, while Winterplace and lower-elevation areas are milder today before turning cooler Wednesday.

Conditions improve Thursday afternoon, with sunny and drier weather becoming widespread Friday and lasting into Saturday. The coolest mountain nights arrive Thursday night into Friday morning, dipping into the upper 30s and lower 40s at places such as Timberline, Canaan Valley Resort, Snowshoe, and Sugar Mountain. Eastern resorts including Bear Creek, Blue Mountain, and Liberty Mountain should see more moderate temperatures, with highs in the 60s and a renewed chance of showers late Friday into Saturday.

Weather Fact of the Day
A mountain thunderstorm can intensify surprisingly quickly when warm, humid air flows up a slope. Rising air cools, condenses, and releases heat that makes it buoyant enough to rise faster still -- helping a small cloud grow into a dangerous storm near a ridgeline before it appears threatening in the valley.
DCSki regional outlook based on National Weather Service forecasts for Mid-Atlantic ski areas.
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SnowBrains Sep 21

Salomon Shooting for $3 Billion in Revenue

Amer Sports says it wants Salomon to reach $3 billion in annual revenue by 2028, with growth led by the brand’s Sportstyle footwear business. The strategy underscores how a major ski company is increasingly balancing winter-sports products with a much larger lifestyle and sneaker operation.

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DCSki Spotlight

Explore DCSki's Lost Ski Areas

Discover ski areas that once operated across the Mid-Atlantic through DCSki's growing historical archive.

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Indian Lake
Indian Lake, Pennsylvania

Indian Lake

Indian Lake Ski Area in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, operated during the 1960s and early 1970s as part of the still-active Indian Lake resort. Two Poma lifts and a rope tow served slopes where skiers could descend toward the lake; later visitors found homes, a road, and surviving lift towers on the former site.
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Royal Mountain
Near Clifford, Pennsylvania

Royal Mountain

Near Clifford, Pennsylvania, Royal Mountain reportedly operated during the 1960s and 1970s, offering a modest ski hill with about 300 feet of vertical rise. By 1988, readers could still discern its trails, while later photographs showed possible lift-line remnants above the Hurricane Hills motocross track. The area may also have been called Endless Mountain.
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Crystal Lake Ski Center / Mt. St. Onge
Near Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Crystal Lake Ski Center / Mt. St. Onge

Near Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Crystal Lake’s downhill area -- known as Mt. St. Onge -- operated from 1971 to 1996 with a salvaged poma lift, beginner rope tow, night skiing, snowmaking, and one of Pennsylvania’s early tubing slopes. The former lifts and largely open trails remain beside today’s Nordic center.
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Guntertown Ski Resort
Near Cumberland, Maryland

Guntertown Ski Resort

Located about 18 miles west of Cumberland along U.S. 40, Guntertown Ski Resort was a small mid-century ski attraction associated with a roadside restaurant. A 1949 advertisement promoted its 2,875-foot elevation and called it the finest ski slope in the Alleghenies; postcards and a 1946-47 brochure preserve its lodge and early character.
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