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Wisp Resort in McHenry, Maryland
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Current Conditions
Last Updated:
06.4.10
09:59 AM
Average base: 0
Primary Surface:
Closed
Slopes Open: 0 of 32
Lifts Open: 0 of 10
Made Snow?: NO
24 Hr Snowfall: NO
Night Skiing: NO
Terrain Park: NO
Tubing: NO
2010-2011 Snow: 0
Remarks:
Closed for the season |
Weather Center
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Additional Resort Data
Projected Days Open: 140
Year Opened: 1955
Avg. Snowfall:
100"
Snowfall 2009-2010:
226"
Snowfall 2008-2009:
112"
Snowfall 2007-2008: 88"
Snowfall 2006-2007: 124"
Snowfall 2005-2006: 118.5"
Snowfall 2004-2005: 121"
Top Elevation: 3115 ft
Bottom Elevation: 2415 ft
Vertical Drop: 700 ft
Longest Run: 1.50 mi
# of Slopes/Trails: 32
# of Lifts: 13
Lift Capacity: 12,600 hr.
Skiable Area: 132 acres
Snow Making:
+/- 100%
Trail Difficulty Breakdown:
Beginner: 41%
Intermediate: 28%
Advanced: 31%
Terrain Parks:
Bear Claw Snow Tubing Park
Ford Built Tough Terrain Park
The Savage Rail Park
The Savage Half Pipe
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Contact Info
Wisp Resort
296 Marsh Hill Road
McHenry, MD 21541
(301) 387-4911
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What They Say About Themselves!
 Wisp Resort is no secret to many Mid-Atlantic skiers & riders, as it is one of the longest-running operations in the region. Wisp Resort is Maryland’s only all-season ski and golf resort, overlooking Deep Creek Lake from Marsh Mountain in the heart of
Garrett County
MD, the state’s westernmost county. With more than 65 miles of shoreline, Deep Creek Lake is Maryland’s largest inland lake.
Wisp Resort is less than a three-hour drive from the metropolitan areas of Washington, DC, and Baltimore, two hours from Pittsburgh and a 45-minute drive from Morgantown, West Virginia and Cumberland, Maryland. By implementing state-of-the-art snowmaking technology and a cutting edge resort management system, Wisp has raised the bar for resort performance and efficiency.
Of the 32 slopes gracing Marsh Mountain, Possum Trail is the longest at more than 1 mile, and Squirrel Cage (black diamond) and The Face (black diamond) are the most popular. Although Wisp is the perfect spot for beginning and intermediate skiers, advanced skiers and boarders have plenty of challenges as well, with a full third of the runs listed as advanced or higher. In addition to the traditional-style slopes, Wisp also has a world class terrain park, for thrill seekers looking to catch air or play on the rails.
Wisp Resort, which features a true ski-in/ski-out hotel, also offers night skiing on 90 percent of the mountain.
What's New for 2008-2009!
 Bear Claw Tubing Park – Wisp is adding a second conveyor carpet lift to get you up the mountain faster, leaving more time for sliding down 10 lanes of snow tubing.
Click
here to see a great Snow Tubing Video from Wisp Resort!
Snow Cats – The snow cat fleet is growing with the awesome machines the Grooming Team test-drove last spring.
Wisp Resort is adding two new Prinoth grooming machines to help produce a pristine snow surface to start each day. Fresh corduroy anyone?
Editor's Note: We've watched from the
Wisp Resort Hotel while a fleet of groomers crested Squirrel Cage trail, so the
aforementioned add to an already impressive fleet of groomers.
Chairlift #2 receives a Loading Carpet – Wisp will be among the first in the
Mid-Atlantic to install a specially-designed loading carpet at either Chair 2 or 3. The design and operation of the loading carpet will raise the bar dramatically for the “quality of the on-snow experience,” particularly for beginners. As a novice, it can be intimidating to board a chairlift with two long sticks on your feet. The loading carpet will ease the lift loading experience allowing for more uphill capacity. Skiers and riders simply step onto the carpet and stand still. The carpet will run in perfect synchronization with the speed of the chairlift and will deliver you to the chair so that you need only sit down. Happy
skiers and riders all around!
 Mountain Coaster - For those who want an even more unusual experience, Wisp added a Mountain Coaster to its repertoire of amenities in 2007 and
it is open year-round! A cross between an alpine slide and a rollercoaster, the Mountain Coaster is only the fourth of its kind in the country and the second on the east coast. The familiar “click, click, click” of the rails as carts ascend a 1,300-foot long track is sure to stir the butterflies in riders’ bellies.
Click here for coaster video!
Snowmaking – Wisp Resort has one of the largest and most energy efficient snowmaking systems in the world! Although changes and improvements may not be visible, be assured that Wisp Resort is constantly working behind the scenes to evaluate each component of our world-renown snowmaking system.
While other resorts look to the sky for snow, Wisp Resort’s state-of-the-art snowmaking pump house can keep the resort’s 32 ski slopes covered with snow throughout the winter. Built in 2004 on top of Marsh Mountain, the $3 million system is one of the world’s largest and most energy efficient, making Maryland’s only four-season resort the ideal destination for skiers and boarders. The airless snowmaking system is the perfect complement to Mother Nature, which already produces an average of 100 inches of snowfall in the area
each year. Wisp’s computerized weather and pumping station is capable of producing 145 acre-feet of snow per day—enough to cover Wisp’s 32 trails with more than a foot of snow in 24 hours.
Wisp’s Snow School - Looking for more information about Wisp Resort's Snow Sports School and Children's Learning Center? Click here!
Wisp's Outdoors Nordic Center offers cross country skiing trails! Click here for more information!
Lodging Profile
Lodge: At the base of Wisp Resort is the main lodge that houses all ski services (ticket sales, ski and board rentals, adult and children snow sports schools, lockers, etc.) and two restaurants and lounges—DC’s Bar and Restaurant and Wispers Mountainside Bar. The Pumphouse Café is located on the mountaintop.
Lodging: The Wisp Resort Hotel & Conference Center features 168 guest rooms, including six new luxury king suites added in 2007, as well as 17,000 square feet of meeting and conference room space. The Health Club features a heated indoor pool,
a hot tub, a fitness center, Wi-Fi and
an e-center.
Wisp Resort Hotel
Book Your Room - Call 800.462.9477
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