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According to USA Today, the number of ski areas in the United States has dropped from 727 in 1985 to 485 in 2008. There are around 30 major ski resorts active in the Mid-Atlantic region, from the northern tips of North Carolina to the northern tips of Pennsylvania. But over the decades, there have been many other ski areas in this region that have come and gone. Through the help of readers, DCSki has uncovered information on 86 "lost" Mid-Atlantic ski areas.

The purpose of this page is to preserve the memory of these lost ski areas. For some areas, we have extensive details including comments and photos from the original operators of the area. For others, we have little more than a distant memory from a DCSki reader. Below, you'll find a compilation of lost ski areas in the Mid-Atlantic. Click on a ski area's name to view historical details about the area.

If you have any additional information about a ski area you would like to contribute, or if you know of additional areas that should be added to this list, let DCSki's Editor know. To learn about lost areas in New England, be sure to check out the excellent New England Lost Ski Areas Project (NELSAP) web site.

You may also view a list of recent updates.

Apple Hill Area near Conshohocken Area near Mt. Davis Area North of Chambersburg Area outside Lenhartsville Bear Rocks Black Moshannon State Park Blair Mountain Blue Marsh Buck Hill Family Ski Area Buckaloons Ski Area / Youngsville Skiways Chadds Peak Crystal Lake Ski Center / Mt. St. Onge Crystal Ridge Ski Area Devil's Hole Endless Mountain Fernwood Resort Hahn Mountain / Big Valley Ski Area Hanley's Happy Hill Ski Area Henryville House Retreat Hickory Ridge Highland Ski Area Indiana University of Pennsylvania Ski Lodge Kings Mountain Lost or Flying Dutchman Miller Mountain Montrose Ski Bowl Mount Airy Lodge Mount Lebanon Golf and Ski Area Mount Tone / Sno-Hill Ski Area North Mountain Penn Hills Resort Pine Forge Ski Area Piper Hill Plateau De Mount Pocono Lake Preserve Pocono Manor Ski Area PocoNorth Richmond Hill Rope Tow Run by Huntingdon Valley Ski Club Royal Mountain Sharp Mountain Ski Area in Johnstown, Pennsylvania Ski Hill within Lackawanna State Park Ski SnowPeak Split Rock Lodge Sugarbush Ski Resort Summit Inn Tamiment Resort The Big Pocono Ski Area Walnut Hill White Mountain Ski Area Wildwood Highlands Ski Area Willowbrook Ski Area Wolf Hollow Ski Area Wonderview Ski Area

Area at Eden Mill Area in Butler Area near Almshouse Areas in Garrett County, including Crook's Nest, Sweeney's Hill, and Marsh Hill. Braddock Heights Ski Way Guntertown Ski Resort Mattaponi Oregon Ridge Possible Area Near Deep Creek Lake Savage River State Forest Ski Resort Ski College Mountain Ski Slope in Harford County High Meadows Hound Ears Mill Ridge Scaly Mountain Afton Alps Area near Charlottesville Cascade Mountain Resort Mountain Run Rappahannock Ski Area / Skyline / Big Devil Shawnee Land Ski Cherokee Alpine Lake Bald Knob Ski Slopes Chestnut Ridge Coonskin Park Ghost or Unfinished Hill near Harmon, West Virginia Gregg's Knob Weiss Knob Ski Area

Highland Ski Area	Additional photos from Bob Garison, a former Highland Ski Area employee.	2010-03-08
Crystal Ridge Ski Area	Created profile. Thanks to Dave P.	2010-02-13
Willowbrook Ski Area	Created profile. Thanks to Andrew H.	2010-02-12
Hahn Mountain / Big Valley Ski Area	Added photo of Hahn Mountain Ski School, courtesy of Barry Johnston.	2010-01-17
Ski Cherokee	Added scan of old lift ticket from Cherokee, courtesy of Wes Worek.	2009-12-08
PocoNorth	Added some memories from Jeff Martin.	2009-11-01
Ski Area in Johnstown, Pennsylvania	Created profile. Credit to Adam Harrington.	2009-11-01
Wonderview Ski Area	Added some new details from Bob Garison.	2009-09-04
Wolf Hollow Ski Area	Added additional images from Kevin Whipple.	2009-07-03
Tamiment Resort	Added additional images from Kevin Whipple.	2009-07-03
Split Rock Lodge	Added additional photos from Kevin Whipple.	2009-07-03
Ghost or Unfinished Hill near Harmon, West Virginia	Created profile. Credit to John Wuerthner.	2009-06-27
Areas in Garrett County, including Crook's Nest, Sweeney's Hill, and Marsh Hill.		2009-06-27
Hanley's Happy Hill Ski Area	Updated with additional info and photos from Kevin Whipple.	2009-05-23
Pocono Manor Ski Area	Added additional images from Kevin Whipple.	2009-05-23

Recent reader comments on lost area profiles:

Comments on Bear Rocks - posted by Linda Pittner March 3 at 10:06 am My mom and dad have property (land, no structure) and would like to sell it. How do I go about putting it up for sale? I need to get additonal information on the land location and procedures to sell it. Can someone help? thanks pittnerlf@upmc.edu This comment was about the lost ski area: Bear Rocks Comments on Chadds Peak - posted by Sturgeon March 2 at 4:27 pm I raced at Chadds Peak in 1984 or 1985 as part of the High School race program they had there. I really loved it there. We should band together and re-open it as a private ski area as they have done at Otis Mountin in New York. I am sure we could raise engough support and work something our with the current owners. Anyone else interested? I live close to the site and could coordinate. This comment was about the lost ski area: Chadds Peak Comments on Apple Hill - posted by kevin March 2 at 1:11 pm Thanks Chris. I walked the property twice and never found any chairlift remnants. The vast majority of folks say there was never a double chairlift, but there is an apparently confused 2% that seem to remember one. Great info. This comment was about the lost ski area: Apple Hill Comments on Apple Hill - posted by Chris Hamm March 2 at 12:08 pm Sorry Kevin, There was no chair lift at Apple Hill. Apple Hill had A T-bar that serviced the "Expert" and the "intermediate" runs. The other two main lifts were serviced by rope tows. One serviced the "Novice" run and the other serviced the "Beginner" run. In the late 60's (perhaps before the beginner run) there was a rope tow at the top of the hill which I believe was a teaching area. Unfortunately you had to ride the T-bar in order to get there. This run and tow was only used a year or two. The other rope tow was used sporatically in the latter years and it serviced a hill next to the T-bar. This tow was only used a few times and only when there was enough natural snow. It started approximately where the T-bar loading area was and ran parallel to the T-bar for about 30 yards. and ended at a small plateau. I will try to illustrate and post a trail map when I get the opportunity. The length of the runs and lifts is a bit foggy but the layout is still clear as a bell. Hope this helps until I can post a trail map. Regards This comment was about the lost ski area: Apple Hill Comments on Apple Hill - posted by kevin March 1 at 11:51 am in regards to david ehmer's post on 2/26... anybody know where the loading area was for this double chair would have been? probably fairly close to the aerial images This comment was about the lost ski area: Apple Hill Comments on Apple Hill - posted by David Ehmer February 26 at 4:51 pm To Pete Young, I was in 5th and 6th grade at Parkway Manor School with Sally Brinkerhoff, Andrea Katz, Kim Martin, Johnny Silverberg, Robert Wirth. Kim and I spent countless hours skiing at Apple Hill together. Small world, huh? I have been living in Washington DC for the past 43 years. This comment was about the lost ski area: Apple Hill

If you are interested in ski area history from other geographic regions, we recommend these excellent web sites:

New England Lost Ski Areas Project
Lost Ski Areas of Washington (state)
Ski History of California
Colorado Ski History
teachski.com - a historical look at skiing through the years

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