Hickory Ridge

Hickory Ridge was a small ski area in Cherry Ridge, near Honesdale, Pennsylvania, remembered by DCSki readers as an early-1970s destination with a distinctly local character. Skiers recall a T-bar and rope tow, a lodge at the top of the hill, music, and trails that threaded through the woods. It may have operated as early as the late 1960s, although recollections vary.

Its modest scale was part of the appeal. Former visitors describe Hickory Ridge as a fun, welcoming place where the skiing mattered more than the size of the mountain, with enough wooded terrain to make each run memorable. Later accounts identify the property as Hickory Ridge Resort, where more than 20 buildings, businesses, maintained ski slopes, and six miles of cross-country trails were developed. The resort was subsequently closed and offered for sale, with the owner citing health problems. Brochures and a ski patch preserve additional traces of a lost area remembered fondly by local skiers.