As the 2026-2027 season approaches, DCSki examines the equipment trends reshaping skiing and snowboarding, including BOA ski boots, fast-entry snowboard bindings, narrower carving skis, hybrid touring bindings, more advanced helmets, and lower-impact outerwear. The story also considers which innovations solve real problems for Mid-Atlantic skiers and snowboarders, and which are simply optional upgrades.
Two of Pennsylvania's largest ski areas are preparing notable improvements for the coming winter, including Camelback's first new trails in three decades and 315 new LED lights at Blue Mountain.
Drawing on nearly 1,600 reader comments, DCSki explores what skiers remember about the Mid-Atlantic's lost ski areas, from learning to ski and first jobs to rope tows, tiny lodges, and lifelong friendships.
Six years after COVID abruptly ended one ski season and transformed the next, DCSki looks back at how Mid-Atlantic resorts and skiers adapted -- and which changes remain part of the ski experience today.
Season pass sales provide Mid-Atlantic ski resorts with early cash, more predictable revenue, and valuable information as they prepare for winter. Photo provided by Seven Springs Resort.
Nearly 30 years after hiking to Timber Lake just after graduating from college and before beginning his career, DCSki’s Editor returned to the same trail to reflect on how both the mountains and his life had changed.
DCSki looks back at how Mid-Atlantic skiers planned trips, navigated mountains, found friends, and chased winter before smartphones placed everything in their pockets.
DCSki searches for the Mid-Atlantic’s best ski values for the 2026-2027 season, from bargain lift tickets and season passes to military, family, and lodging deals.
A potentially historic El Niño is taking shape ahead of the 2026-2027 winter, bringing the prospect of an active storm track — and plenty of uncertainty — to the Mid-Atlantic.
A look back at how Intrawest’s ambitious investments transformed West Virginia's Snowshoe Mountain Resort and reshaped expectations for Mid-Atlantic skiing.
