Vertical drop: | 935 feet |
Base elevation: | 865 feet |
Peak elevation: | 1,800 feet |
Skiable acres: | 117 |
Longest run: | 1 mile |
Trails: | 23 |
Located in south-central Pennsylvania, Whitetail is a comfortable 90-minute jog down I-70 from D.C. and Baltimore. Skiers and boarders will find 23 trails, a 935-foot vertical, and a high-speed quad. Whitetail’s convenient location to D.C. also means skiers and boarders will often find crowds — on weekends and holidays, Whitetail’s slopes can become as crowded as the Washington Beltway during rush hour. On non-holiday weekdays, the crowds completely disappear and you’re likely to have the slopes to yourself.
Whitetail has a strong track record of continuous capital improvements. Over the past couple decades, it has added new trails, expanded its base lodge, added a snow tubing park, expanded lighting across the slopes, and made significant snowmaking improvements. Whitetail’s state-of-the-art snowmaking system can quickly take slopes from bare to skiable with just a few nights of snowmaking.
Whitetail is now part of the Vail Resorts family after a 2019 purchase. Previously, it was owned by Peak Resorts, and before that, Snow Time. Its new ownership means you can purchase a single Epic pass and ski at Whitetail, Liberty, Roundtop, Jack Frost, Big Boulder, and dozens of resorts across North America.
Skiers at Whitetail are pampered by a modern base lodge and amenities such as free ski check. Food is reasonable, with cafeteria-style food available in the Market Place. Other dining options include sit-down service at the Solstice, and brick oven pizzas at Mountain Hearth Pizzeria.
Whitetail developed a residential village that lines the Northern Lights beginner ski slope, but despite this lodging, Whitetail does not offer many year-round activities except for golf and is primarily a day resort in the winter. In 2019, Whitetail was granted its first liquor license.
Photo by M. Scott Smith.
Resort Name: | Whitetail Resort |
Vertical Drop: | 935 feet |
Base Altitude: | 865 feet |
Peak Altitude: | 1,800 feet |
Trails: | 23 Trails:
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Skiable Acres: | 117 |
Longest Run: | 1 mile |
Lifts: | 9 (1 high-speed quad, 3 quads, 2 doubles, 3 magic carpets) |
Night Skiing: | Night skiing on all trails |
Terrain Park: | Two terrain parks. |
Tubing Park: | Serviced by an enclosed magic carpet and its own lodge. |
Address: | 13805 Blairs Valley Road Mercersburg, PA 17236 |
Phone: | (717) 328-9400 |
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Webcams: | View resort webcams |
Web Site: | http://www.skiwhitetail.com/ |
Directions: | Via Google Maps |
Humidity: | 100% | Visibility: | 7.00 |
Wind Speed: | 8 mph
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Sunrise: | 6:39 a.m. |
Barometer: | 30.00 in | Sunset: | 7:45 p.m. |
Dewpoint: | 68 °F |
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