Sustained cold temperatures have allowed Mid-Atlantic ski areas to ramp up snowmaking and begin opening for the 2025–26 winter season, with several resorts launching operations in the first week of December. Additional terrain and activities are expected to come online soon as snowmaking continues across the region. Above, an aerial view provided to DCSki by a skiing pilot shows snowmaking underway at Maryland's Wisp Resort on December 1.
Mid-Atlantic ski resorts across Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia have made significant snowmaking, terrain, infrastructure, and guest-service upgrades heading into the 2025–26 winter season.
Veteran skier Jim Kenney reflects on nearly six decades on snow, sharing practical lessons and personal insights on how seniors can keep skiing safely, affordably, and joyfully into their later years.
A sharp early-November cold snap brought natural snow and ideal snowmaking conditions to ski areas across West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, allowing many resorts to fire up their snowguns and begin early preparations for the 2025 winter season.
Robbie Allen spotlights Eagle Point Resort, a remote and revitalized Utah ski area that delivers solitude, affordability, and authentic mountain charm far from the state's crowded mega-resorts.
Positioned as an alternative to the mega passes, the Indy Pass -- good at small and mid-sized independent resorts -- is now back on sale, but only for a limited time.
Vail Resorts is adding a new "Friend Ticket" perk to its Epic Pass for the 2025-26 season, offering passholders discounted lift tickets for friends in a bid to make skiing more accessible and attract new participants.
A change in plans led DCSki Columnist John Sherwood to spend the entire 2024-2025 ski season at West Virginia's Timberline Mountain, where he enjoyed over 30 days of varied, cost-effective, and satisfying local skiing.
DCSki Columnist Robbie Allen marks his 31st state skied with a visit to Arizona Snowbowl, a resort that's helping Flagstaff emerge as a vibrant, affordable mountain town.
