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Whitetail Resort Trip Report: An Unexpected Hidden Gem in South Central Pennsylvania

Whitetail Resort is located in Central Pennsylvania and is a legit hidden gem for skiers and snowboarders in the mid-Atlantic region. This ski resort gets seriously underestimated by many. I was travelling from one resort to another, and Whitetail was on the way to my next destination. I almost didn’t go because I was on the road for two weeks […]

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Avatar photo Gregg Frantz | February 20, 2026
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5 PA Resorts Announce Opening Dates for the 2025-26 Ski Season

Camelback Resort, one of the Poconos’ most iconic winter destinations, announced its opening day for the winter 2025-2026 season is set for Wednesday, December 3. That would make it the first ski resort to open in Pennsylvania for the 2025-26 season. Camelback’s snowmaking crews have been working around the clock as temperatures allow, with hundreds of snow guns firing across […]

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Avatar photo Gregg Frantz | December 2, 2025
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Big Boulder, PA, Report: Colder Temperatures Set-Up Excellent Conditions on Opening Weekend

This report is from Saturday, December 14, 2024 Skiing in Pennsylvania is in full swing, with many resorts opening this past weekend. The colder temperatures allowed snow-making teams to fire up their guns throughout the Keystone State. Considering Pennsylvania’s warmer temperatures and rainy conditions earlier in the week, it was impressive that so many resorts could blow enough snow to […]

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Avatar photo Gregg Frantz | December 17, 2024
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Shawnee Mountain, PA, Report: Summer Skiing on an Early Last Day of the Season

Report from Sunday, March 17 For anyone who has ventured out skiing on the East Coast, I am sure they can attest that this season has not been the best for the region. Constantly swinging temperatures have left the season so unpredictable that at many times throughout the year, the season would go from looming at large to being inundated […]

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Liam Abbott | March 19, 2024
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Camelback Resort, PA, Celebrates 60th Anniversary

Celebrating its 60th anniversary with an exciting mix of new technology and forward-thinking, sustainable enhancements, Camelback Resort, Pennsylvania, the award–winning 560-acre Pocono Mountains resort known for its stellar lineup of snow sports, is ushering in its 2023/24 season with a nod to the past and an eye on the future. The perfect getaway for snow enthusiasts, boarders, and skiers of all levels, […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | January 4, 2024
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Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Bear Creek, PA – The Perfect Introduction for New Skiers & Riders

Growing up in southeast Pennsylvania, skiing wasn’t a popular sport. From my experience, most skiers and riders in the greater mid-Atlantic region can be classified as beginners. Enter Bear Creek Mountain Resort. Bear Creek, located in Lehigh Valley, is really more of a hill rather than a mountain, with a peak elevation of 1,100 ft., 509 ft. vertical drop, 86 […]

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Jack Davis | March 20, 2023
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Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Liberty Mountain Resort, Carroll Valley, PA

Liberty Resort Aerial View

If “making the most of it” was a slope, it would be Liberty Mountain. Located at the Maryland-Pennsylvania border and only an hour and some change away from the nation’s capital lies a small, unassuming ski hill called Liberty Mountain Resort. From Hectic, snowing sideways evenings to sunny slush laps with friends, this is the destination for you and anyone […]

Ayden Arca | November 7, 2022
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Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Seven Springs Mountain Resort – Somerset, PA

SSMR lodge

Background Quietly nestled in the western Appalachian Mountains of Pennsylvania and within scenic view of the Laurel Highlands lies a true mountain resort.  Better known by locals as “The Springs”, Seven Springs Mountain Resort (SSMR) is my hometown favorite and where I grew up skiing. Mountain Profile Originally founded in 1932 by the Dupre family, and less than an hour’s […]

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Ryan Kime | April 12, 2022
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