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| MARYLAND | SLOPES | COST | SPECIAL NOTE |
| WISP RESORT McHenry (185 miles from Washington) Phone: 301/387-4911 Ski report: 301/387-4911 |
23 slopes, a 610-foot vertical drop and a long run of 7,500 feet |
Adults $35 weekdays, $42 all day (nights included) weekends and holidays, $21 nights (Sunday night skiing only on holiday weekends); ages 11 and younger $24 weekdays, $29 weekends and holidays, $16 nights. Ages 65 to 69 half-price, 70 and older and ages 5 and younger free any time. |
Wisp, Maryland's only ski resort, is in a region that gets more snow than Fairbanks, Alaska. |
| VIRGINIA | SLOPES | COST | SPECIAL NOTE |
| BRYCE MOUNTAIN Basye (120 miles from Washington) Phone: 540/856-2121 Ski report: 800/821-1444 |
Eight slopes and trails, with a 500-foot vertical drop and a long run of 3,000 feet. |
Adults $25 weekdays, $35 weekends and holidays; seniors 65 to 69 and ages 12 and younger $20 weekdays, $30 weekends; all ages, $15 any night. Seniors 70 and older ski free nonholiday weekdays. |
Low-key, family resort that has a solid core of fans. |
| THE HOMESTEAD Hot Springs (220 miles from Washington) Phone: 540/839-7721 Ski report: 540/839-7721 |
10 slopes, a 700-foot vertical drop and a long run of 4,200 feet. |
Adults $25 weekdays, $34 weekends and holidays, $15 nights; no night skiing Sunday-Thursday. Ages 12 and younger $10 weekdays, $15 weekends and holidays, $10 nights; ages 4 and younger ski free. Adult guests of the Homestead pay $15 weekdays, $27 weekends and holidays. |
This historic resort, one of the nation's most luxurious, offers ice-skating, too. |
| MASSANUTTEN Harrisonburg (125 miles from Washington) Phone: 540/289-4954 Ski report: 800/207-6277 |
14 slopes, an 1,110-foot vertical drop and a long run of 4,100 feet. |
Adults $28 weekdays, $40 weekends and holidays, $18 nights; active military, ages 6 to 12 and 62 to 69, $23 weekdays, $32 weekends and holidays, $13 nights; ages 5 and younger free with paying adult; ages 70 and older ski free any time. |
A busy, inviting ski lodge and an even nicer indoor sports facility that may tempt you off the slopes. |
| WINTERGREEN Wintergreen (168 miles from Washington) Phone: 800/325-2200 Ski report: 804/325-2100 |
17 trails, a 1,003-foot vertical drop and a long run of 4,450 feet. |
Adults $32 weekdays, $40 Saturdays and during Christmas week, $38 Sundays and holidays, $17 nights Sunday-Thursday, $20 nights Friday-Saturday; seniors and ages 6 to 12 $26 weekdays, $33 Saturdays and Christmas week, $32 Sundays and holidays, $14 weeknights, $18 weekend nights; ages 70 and older and children 5 and younger ski free any time. |
Spectacular views of the Blue Ridge Mountains from the ski slopes at this 11,000-acre resort. Skiers can buy a lift ticket, then go golfing for no extra charge at the Stoney Creek course, 1,400 feet below on the valley floor. |
| WEST VIRGINIA | SLOPES | COST | SPECIAL NOTE |
| BLACKWATER NORDIC CENTER Davis (180 miles from Washington) Phone: 304/259-5216 Ski report: 800/225-5982 |
Thirty kilometers of cross-country trails with track set as needed. Sledding area with lift. Lift also available for telemark skiers. |
Trail use is free in Blackwater Falls State Park. |
Cross-country trails are linked to those in nearby parks. |
| CANAAN VALLEY Davis (180 miles from Washington) Phone: 304/866-4121 Ski report: 800/225-5982 |
l34 slopes and trails, an 850-foot vertical drop and long run of 6,000 feet. |
Adults $27 weekdays, $37 weekends and holidays, $17 weekday nights, $24 weekend nights; ages 12 and younger $19 weekdays, $26 weekends and holidays, $12 weekday nights, $18 weekend nights. Seniors receive a 10 percent discount any time. |
This busy family resort with great skiing is in West Virginia's "Snow Bowl," in the highest valley west of the Mississippi. New this year is a tube area, with three chutes. Prices $10 for three hours, $6 ages 4 through 8. |
| CRANBERRY NORDIC CENTER Marlinton (225 miles from Washington) Phone: 304/653-4826 Ski report: 800/225-5982 |
100 kilometers of cross-country trails in nearby Cranberry Glades Back Country and Wilderness Area. |
No trail-use fees. |
Open only on weekends and holidays, this cross-country areas has trails in Pocahontas County, perhaps the state's most beautiful and most undeveloped area. |
| ELK RIVER TOURING CENTER Slatyfork (225 miles from Washington) Phone: 304/572-3771 Ski report: 800/225-5982 |
50 kilometers of cross-country trails, 15 of which are machine-groomed. |
Trail-use fee is $5 weekdays, $7 weekends and holidays, depending on the day of the week and the condition of the trails. Guided tours tours available; the fee for these four-hour tours is $40, and reservations are required. |
When the moon is full, take a "moonlight madness" tour on the trails in the Monongahela National Forest. |
| SNOWSHOE/SILVER CREEK Slatyfork (245 miles from Washington) Phone: 304/572-1000 Ski report: 304/572-4636 |
l54 slopes and trails, a 1,500-foot vertical drop and a long run of 7,800 feet. |
Adults $35 weekdays, $42 weekends and holidays, $22 nights; students and seniors $27 weekdays, $42 weekends and holidays, $15 nights. Ages 7 through 12 $23 weekdays, $27 weekends and holidays, $15 nights; 6 and younger free. Lift tickets are good for the 36 slopes at Snowshoe and the 18 at Silver Creek a mile away. |
New this year: At Silver Creek, night skiing and a snow tubing area with three chutes. Tubing prices are $8 for two hours, $12 for four hours and $18 all day. Tubing participants must be 46 inches or taller. |
| TIMBERLINE FOUR SEASONS RESORT Davis (185 miles from Washington) Phone: 304/866-4312 or 800/766-9464 Ski report: 304/866-4828 or 800/225-5982 |
35 slopes, a 1,000-foot vertical drop and a long run of 10,640 feet. |
Adults $29 weekdays, $39 weekends and holidays, $18 weekday nights, $22 weekend nights; seniors 60 and older and ages 6 to 12, $22 weekdays, $27 weekends and holidays, $15 weekday nights, $16 weekend nights; ages 5 and younger and 70 and older ski free. |
The two-mile Salamander Run is the longest ski run in the region. |
| WHITE GRASS TOURING CENTER Canaan Valley (180 miles from Washington) Phone: 304/866-4114 Ski report: 800/225-5982 |
l50 kilometers of maintained cross-country ski trails; 25 kilometers are machine-groomed. |
Trail use fee is $8, ages 12 and younger $3; night tour upon request, $10.Some trails were recently widened. |
The "moonlight madness" tours, held when the moon is full, are very popular. Free snowshoe tours of a national wildlife refuge are offered every Sunday afternoon (rent the snowshoes at the center). |
| WINTERPLACE Ghent (275 miles from Washington) Phone: 304/787-3221 Ski report: 800/258-3127 |
27 slopes, a 603-foot vertical drop and a long run of 6,500 feet. |
Adults $28.50 weekdays, $41 weekends and holidays, $20 weekday nights, $28.50 weekend and holiday nights; ages 6 to 12, $20 weekdays, $29 weekends and holidays, $13.50 weekday nights, $21 weekend and holiday nights. Children 5 and younger ski free. |
Skiers can take a run down an electronically timed course and learn just how fast they are. The cost is $5 for two runs. |
| PENNSYLVANIA | SLOPES | COST | SPECIAL NOTE |
| BIG BOULDER Lake Harmony (225 miles from Washington) Phone: 717/722-0100 Ski report: 800/475-SNOW |
14 slopes and trails, with a 475-foot vertical drop. The longest run is 2,900 feet. Big Boulder also has three kilometers of cross-country trails, with access to Hickory Run State Park trails. |
Adults $36 weekdays, $42 weekends and holidays, $20 weekday nights, $25 weekend nights; ages 6 to 15 $22 and seniors 62 to 69 $25 any time; ages 70 and older $10 any time; 5 and under ski free. Night skiing starts Dec. 26. Reciprocal lift tickets with Jack Frost Mountain, six miles away. |
The snow tubing slope has been expanded to 16 chutes. Prices are $20 for all-day, $15 for half-day, $25 for day and night. |
| BLUE KNOB Claysburg (150 miles from Washington) Phone: 814/239-5111 Ski report: 800/458-3403 |
34 slopes and trails, with a 1,072-foot vertical drop and long run of 10,400 feet. |
Adults $25 weekdays, $35 weekends and holidays; $17 weekday nights, $18 weekend and holiday nights; ages 12 and younger $20 weekdays, $25 weekends and $14 weekday nights, $15 weekend and holiday nights. |
The resort has added a snowboard zone and slopes in 11 gladed areas. |
| BLUE MOUNTAIN Palmerton (240 miles from Washington) Phone: 610/826-7700 Ski report: 800/235-2226 |
20 slopes, with a 1,082-foot vertical drop and a long run of 6,400 feet. |
Adults $33 weekdays, $40 weekends and holidays, $25 weeknights, $27 weekend nights; ages 12 and younger, $20 weekdays, $25 weekends and holidays (tickets good day and night); ages 6 and younger free; ages 65 and older get a 20 percent discount. |
Snowboards allowed on the mountain this year for the first time. Resort has the highest vertical drop in Pennsylvania. |
| CAMELBACK Tannersville (230 miles from Washington) Phone: 717/629-1661 Ski report: 800/233-81000 |
33 slopes, an 800-foot vertical drop and a long run of 5,200 feet. |
Adults $34 weekdays, $41 weekends and holidays; $24 weekday nights, $26 weekend nights. Children 45 inches and shorter ski free with paying adult, those 46 inches and taller to age 12 ski for $28 weekdays, $34 weekends and holidays; $21 weekday nights, $23 weekend nights. Seniors ages 65 to 70 ski for $26 any time, ages 70 and older free midweek. |
Largest ski area in Poconos has seven snow-tubing slopes. Prices are $18 day, $14 night. Forty percent of ski slopes are rated for beginners. |
| DOE MOUNTAIN Macungie (155 miles from Washington) Phone: 610/682-7100 Ski report: 800/475-4363 |
15 slopes and trails, a vertical drop of 500 feet and a long run of 7,800 feet. |
Adults $27 weekdays, $35 weekends and holidays, $20 weekday nights, $24 weekend and holiday nights; ages 62 to 69 and ages 6 to 12 $18 weekdays, $24 weekends and holidays, $20 weekend and holiday nights; ages 5 and younger and 70 and older free. |
One-third of the ski slopes are rated black diamond. |
| ELK MOUNTAIN Uniondale (260 miles from Washington) Phone: 717/679-2611 Ski report: 800/233-4131 |
27 slopes and trails, a 1,000-foot vertical drop and a long run of 8,800 feet. |
Adults $31 weekdays, $39 weekends and holidays, $20 nights; ages 65 and older and ages 6 to 12, $25 weekdays, $31 weekends and holidays, $16 weekday nights, $17 weekend nights; ages 5 and younger free with paid adult. |
Almost half of the slopes are rated expert, but the 8,800-foot Lehigh slope is an easy run. |
| HIDDEN VALLEY Somerset (191 miles from Washington) Phone: 814/443-6454 or 800/458-0175 for lodging and general information Ski report: 800/443-7544 |
17 slopes and trails, a 610-foot vertical drop and a long run of 5,200 feet. There are 50 kilometers of maintained and machine-groomed cross-country trails in adjacent parkland. |
Adults $20 weekdays; $34 weekends and holidays, including Christmas week; $15 Monday-Thursday nights, $25 Friday-Sunday and holiday nights. Seniors and ages 6 to 12, $15 weekdays, $26 weekends, $10 Monday-Thursday nights, $20 Friday-Sunday and holiday nights. Ages 5 and younger and 70 and older free. |
Great resort for families, with children's activities and an indoor pool. |
| JACK FROST MOUNTAIN White Haven (225 miles from Washington) Phone: 717/443-8425 Ski report: 800/475-SNOW |
21 slopes, with a 600-foot vertical drop and a long run of 2,700 feet. Fifteen kilometers of cross-country trails. |
Adults $36 weekdays, $42 weekends and holidays; ages 6 to 15 $22 and ages 62 to 69 $25 any time, ages 70 and older $10 any time; ages 5 and younger ski free. Cross-country trail fee $10. |
No night skiing. Reciprocal lift ticket with Big Boulder, six miles away. Resort has added six tubing chutes. Prices are $18 day, $14 night. |
| MONTAGE Scranton (210 miles from Washington) Phone: 717/969-7669 Ski report: 800/468-7669 |
21 slopes, a 1,000-foot vertical drop and a long run of 4,000 feet. |
Adults $30 weekdays, $38 weekends and holidays, $18 nights; ages 6 through 10, $25 weekdays, $33 weekends and holidays, $15 nights; ages 5 and younger free with paying adult; ages 65 and older half-price discount any time. |
Resort is constructing tubing chutes. Prices have yet to be announced. |
| SEVEN SPRINGS Champion (190 miles from Washington) Phone: 814/352-7777 or 800/452-2223 for lodging and general information Ski report: 800/523-7777 |
30 slopes and trails, a 750-foot vertical drop and a long run of 6,600 feet. |
Adults $32 weekdays, $39 weekends and holidays, $24 any night; ages 11 and younger $25 weekdays, $32 weekends and holidays, $18 nights. |
This 5,000-acre resort has 385 rooms in the main lodge and more than 600 condos and chalets. The ski area has 14 slopes rated for beginners. |
| SHAWNEE MOUNTAIN Shawnee-on-Delaware (210 miles from Washington) Phone: 717/421-7231 Ski report: 800/233-4218 |
23 slopes, a 700-foot vertical drop and a long run of 5,100 feet. |
Adults $31 weekdays, $39 weekends and holidays, $25 any night; ages 15 and younger $25 (tickets good for both day and twilight sessions). Children 46 inches and shorter receive a free lift ticket with paying adult. |
New this year is a snow tubing area with six chutes. Prices are $20 for four hours, $12 for two hours. This resort is primarily for beginning and intermediate skiers. |
| SKI LIBERTY Fairfield (65 miles from Washington) Phone: 717/642-8282 Ski report: 717/642-9000 |
16 slopes, a 600-foot vertical drop and a long run of 5,200 feet. |
Adults $30 weekdays, $39 weekends and holidays, $25 nights; ages 6 to 10 $26 weekdays, $35 weekends and holidays, $21 nights; ages 5 and younger ski free with ticketed adult; ages 65 and older ski half-price midweek and non-holidays. |
As the resort closest to Washington, it is popular with kids, teens, families and bus groups. |
| SKI ROUNDTOP Lewisberry (121 miles from Washington) Phone: 717/432-9631 Ski report: 717/432-7000 |
15 slopes, a 600-foot vertical drop and a long run of 4,100 feet. |
Adults $30 weekdays, $37 weekends and holidays, $25 nights; ages 6 to 10 $26 weekdays, $33 weekends and holidays, $21 nights; ages 5 and younger ski free with ticketed adult; ages 65 and older ski half-price midweek and nonholidays. |
Tubing area now has five runs and two lifts. Prices are $7 per hour Monday-Thursday, $9 Friday-Sunday. Only persons 45 inches and taller allowed to use tubes. |
| TUSSEY MOUNTAIN SKI AREA Boalsburg (180 miles from Washington) Phone: 814/466-6266 Ski report: 814/466-6810 |
Seven slopes, a 490-foot vertical drop and a long run of 5,200 feet |
Ages 11 to 64 $20 weekdays (slopes open at noon), $24 weekends and holidays, $18 any night; ages 7 to 10 $17 weekdays, $21 weekends and holidays, $15 any night; ages 6 and younger free; ages 65 to 70 half-price; over 70 free. |
New this year is tubing area with three chutes. Prices are $10 half-day, $14 all day. |
| WHITETAIL Mercersburg (80 miles from Washington) Phone: 717/328-9400 Ski report: 717/328-9400 |
17 slopes, with a 935-foot vertical drop and a long run of 4,900 feet. |
Adults $30 weekdays, $42 weekends and holidays, $25 nights; ages 65 to 69 and ages 7 to 12 $23 weekdays, $35 weekends and holidays, $18 nights; ages 6 and younger and 70 and older ski free any time. Lift tickets may be bought in advance by calling 717/328-9400 or by making a reservation through www.skiwhitetail.com. |
As the second-closest resort to Washington, it is popular with school groups and ski clubs. |
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