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.

Camp Lohikan, PA

Mount Tone / Sno-Hill Ski Area

Formerly Sno-Hill, Mount Tone operated at Camp Lohikan near Lake Como, Pennsylvania, with four lifts, two mountain sections, night skiing, and unusually affordable tickets. Its rope-tow meadows and steeper T-bar terrain introduced generations of families, school groups, skiers, and early snowboarders to the sport before closing in 2004.

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Near Boalsburg, PA

Penns Valley Ski Center

Penns Valley Ski Center near Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, was a Penn State Outing Club operation on Bald Knob with roughly 900 feet of vertical terrain, only half served by a rope tow. After a move to donated land on Tussey Ridge, the operation became Skimont and eventually Tussey Mountain.

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Belle Vernon, PA

Willowbrook Ski Area

Willowbrook Ski Area in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, operated from 1960 to 2006 beside the Willowbrook Golf Course. Its inexpensive, community-oriented slopes became a gateway for local skiers and snowboarders, with terrain-park-style jumps, trick competitions, and weekday nights popular with area students.

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Indian Lake, PA

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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Interactive Map

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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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