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