Preserving the history of snowsports in the Mid-Atlantic

According to USA Today, the number of ski areas in the United States has dropped from 727 in 1985 to 485 in 2008. Today, there are around 30 major ski resorts active in the Mid-Atlantic region. But over the decades, many resorts have come and gone. Before these resorts are lost to history, DCSki and its readers are chronicling memories about these lost ski areas.

DCSki has uncovered information on 104 “lost” ski areas. For some, 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. Because we rely on reader memories to patch together an incomplete picture, there is the possibility that some details may be inaccurate. We invite readers to attach their own comments to profiles so our understanding of ski history in the Mid-Atlantic continues to evolve.

If you know of a missing area that should be on this list, let DCSki’s Editor know. We also recommend the excellent New England Ski Areas Project (NELSAP) web site for information on lost areas in New England.

Show recent reader comments on lost ski areas

Recent Reader Comments on Lost Ski Areas:

Comments on lost area "Indiana University of Pennsylvania Ski Lodge" Posted by Duganc yesterday

Comments on lost area "Ski Denton" Posted by oldensign 8 days ago

Comments on lost area "Alpine Mountain" Posted by Philpug 4 months ago

Comments on lost area "Wolf Hollow" Posted by DrMellowSkiBum 4 months ago

Comments on lost area "Chadds Peak" Posted by curlysoc 4 months ago

Comments on lost area "Chadds Peak" Posted by curlysoc 4 months ago

Comments on lost area "Pocono Manor Ski Area" Posted by DrMellowSkiBum 5 months ago

Comments on lost area "Tamiment Resort" Posted by DrMellowSkiBum 5 months ago

Comments on lost area "Ghost or Unfinished Hill (Tory Mountain) near Harmon, West Virginia" Posted by Ebrigham 5 months ago

Comments on lost area "Split Rock Lodge" Posted by DrMellowSkiBum 5 months ago

Comments on lost area "Apple Hill" Posted by DrMellowSkiBum 5 months ago

Comments on lost area "Blue Marsh" Posted by DrMellowSkiBum 5 months ago

Comments on lost area "Penns Valley" Posted by snowdealsnow 6 months ago

Comments on lost area "PocoNorth" Posted by jraught 8 months ago