What do skiers remember decades after their local ski hill disappears? Drawing on nearly 1,600 comments submitted to DCSki's Lost Ski Areas profiles, this story explores the experiences that stayed with generations of Mid-Atlantic skiers: learning to ski, working first jobs, riding rope tows, gathering in small lodges, and growing up alongside neighborhood ski hills that have long since vanished.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Mid-Atlantic skiers love to second-guess when resorts make snow and open terrain, but those decisions involve a complex mix of weather, water, staffing, costs, and business strategy.
A look back at how Intrawest’s ambitious investments transformed West Virginia's Snowshoe Mountain Resort and reshaped expectations for Mid-Atlantic skiing.
Drawing from DCSki’s archive of 126 lost ski areas, this feature story explores why so many Mid-Atlantic hills disappeared and what allowed others to survive.
