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.
For the 2020-2021 winter season, Whitetail will be following the COVID protocols of its parent company, Vail Resorts. Face coverings will be required at the resort, and on-mountain access will be managed via reservations, limiting how many visitors can visit per day. All transactions across the resort will be cashless this winter.
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 |
The following information summarizes COVID-19 protocols in effect at Whitetail as of Oct 12, 2020. Please note that this information is subject to change at any time; contact Whitetail directly before making a trip to verify current COVID-19 operating protocols. This information is provided by SnoCountry.
Masks Required: | ✓ |
Social Distancing Required: | ✓ |
Sanitization Stations Available: | |
Pass Protection: | ✓ |
Reservations Required: | ✓ |
Pre-Purchase Day Lift Tickets Recommended: | ✓ |
Resort COVID-19 web page: | https://www.skiwhitetail.com/explore-the-resort/about-the-resort/winter-experience.aspx |
Resort COVID-19 pass protection page: | |
Resort COVID-19 reservations web page: |
Humidity: | 59% | Visibility: | 10.00 |
Wind Speed: | 3 mph
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Sunrise: | 7:29 a.m. |
Barometer: | 29.81 in | Sunset: | 5:17 p.m. |
Dewpoint: | 18 °F |
Weather supplied by the National Weather Service. Errors or reporting delays may be possible.
Whitetail Jan 20, 2021 at 8 am |
Machine Groomed | 20-20" base | 15 of 25 trails open 6 of 9 lifts open |
Snow conditions supplied by SnoCountry, and may be inaccurate or delayed at times. Please check directly with Whitetail for the most up-to-date snow and operating conditions.