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A History of High-Speed Chairlifts in the Mid-Atlantic

A History of High-Speed Chairlifts in the Mid-Atlantic

High-speed detachable chairlifts have transformed the skiing experience, cutting uphill travel times and allowing skiers to spend more time on the slopes. Beginning with early installations at Beech Mountain and Whitetail, this chronological history traces nearly four decades of lift investments across the Mid-Atlantic and surrounding region. Along the way, it explores the arrival of six-passenger chairs, advances in lift technology, and the costs and maintenance considerations that explain why some resorts continue to favor traditional fixed-grip lifts.
Road Trips "R" Us

Road Trips “R” Us

Jim Kenney recounts the beautiful, crazy, scary, lucky, and tasty moments gathered during decades of ski road trips across North America.
Mountain Weather

Mid-Atlantic Skiers' Forecast

Updated an hour ago

The Mid-Atlantic is heading into a sunny, very mild stretch with no natural snow or mixed precipitation in the forecast. Lower-elevation areas near the major population centers will reach the upper 60s to mid-70s Monday through Friday, including Bear Creek, Liberty Mountain, and Blue Mountain. That warmth will be unfavorable for snow conditions and will sharply limit snowmaking prospects during the daytime.

The higher mountains will be cooler but still mild. Snowshoe and Beech Mountain should generally stay in the 50s and lower 60s, while Canaan Valley Resort, Timberline, and Wisp reach the lower to middle 60s. Overnight lows mostly in the 30s and 40s offer only brief, marginal snowmaking temperatures -- with the best opportunities toward the Pocono region, where some nights dip into the lower 30s. Morning fog is possible in the higher valleys, but otherwise the week looks dry and operationally uneventful.

Weather Fact of the Day
Autumn cold fronts can produce a brief “post-frontal” burst of mountain weather after the main rain has ended. As cold, unstable air sweeps across the Appalachians, daytime heating and rising terrain may trigger scattered showers, gusty winds, or even small hail under otherwise clearing skies -- a reminder that blue skies behind a front do not always mean calm conditions on the ridge.
DCSki regional outlook based on National Weather Service forecasts for Mid-Atlantic ski areas.
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