The Wisp Ski Resort, located in Western Maryland, is less than three hours by car from Washington D.C., Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Annapolis. For the Atlantic area, Wisp has a long ski season, (on average 140 days) which runs from before Thanksgiving into late March. The season is consistently long because of Wisp's state of the art snow making capabilities. The resort has one of the world's largest and most efficient snowmaking systems with computerized weather and pumping stations. The resort has 32 trails and 132 acres of skiable terrain. The difficulty of these trails is spread nicely between three levels with 10 beginner slopes, 13 intermediate slopes and nine advanced. Novice skiers and boarders will love the Possum trail, which runs for 1.5 miles from the top to the bottom of the mountain. Night owls of any level will appreciate that 90% of the trails are open for night skiing. In the near future the resort will be opening 44 more acres of back-country terrain.
For the adventurous snow warrior, there is the Savage Half Pipe, Rail Park and the large Ford Built Tough Terrain Park.
Wisp offers a nine-lane tubing park with rope tows called Bear Claw Snow Tubing Park. This is the place where everyone can participate. Just get in your tube and you are off on a ride you won't forget. The snow tube park has its own snowmaking and grooming machines to make sure the fun keeps on coming. Other fun family activities include sleigh rides and snow mobile trips through beautiful pine forests.
One exciting new addition to the resort is the Wisp Resort Nordic Center. The center offers 50 kilometers of trails of varying difficulty, so you can spend the whole day cross country skiing or snowshoeing. If you are new to these sports, the center also offers tours and lessons for both adults and children.
When you are ready to come inside, Wisp resort offers a full spa. At Sewickly Spa, you can get massages, facials and other relaxing treatments. If you stay at the resort, you also have free access to the health club, where you can swim, play racquetball or work out. Yoga and Pilates classes are also available for a fee.
While you are relaxing you can rest easy knowing your children are safe and happy at the Children's Learning Center. At the center, experienced instructors will teach your children all they need to know to have fun skiing or boarding. Classes are broken up into three groups. Kids ages 3 to 7 learn basic skiing skills. The mini-riders class is for 6 to7 year olds who want to learn to snowboard and Club Wisp is geared towards 8 to 14 year olds who really want to take their skiing or snowboarding skills up a notch.
If you are staying the night, the Wisp Resort Hotel and Conference Center offers comfortable rooms, at the center of all the action. All rooms come with a refrigerator, coffee maker, ironing board and hair dryer. Inside the hotel there is a restaurant and two bars. Gerard runs the website World Ski Resorts info which contains information on Resorts like CamelBack, Tamarack and Meribel to name a few
