Nicest skiing town/resorts within 6 hour drive of DC?

[Anonymous]

Camelback is awful - Great Wolf Lodge on the side of a mountain...only go if your kids really want to waterslide

Homestead is nice but skiing is iffy - I love Bedford Springs for the hotel/spa - one of my favorites. We ski Blue Knob while we are there - could do 7 Springs - and then hit White Tail on way out or back if the mood hits.

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Anonymous wrote:OP said she doesn't care if skiing is mediocre, she wants a "luxury resort" and a "cute preppy town." Only place in Utah that meets those criteria are PC/DV and conditions there are pretty bad so far this year. Plus OP said she doesn't want to fly. Did any of the PPs recommending Utah even read the post?

OP - I think you are going to have to drive farther for what you want. That or compromise on staying in luxury in a charming mountain town.

OP shouldn't have used the word skiing in her titles. You get a bunch of people who basically live for the 1-2 weeks a year they get to ski and they're going to give you recommendations on where to ski. Plus we're all talking to each other by this point.

[Anonymous]

Camelback Lodge is wonderful. They just built a huge new luxury resort with expansive comfortable rooms that have beautiful views of the mountain. Lobby is extremely beautiful and comfortable. You pay to stay there and you get the water park and ski in/out included. We’ve stayed several times and loved it each time.
I wouldn’t say the buffet dinner is perfect but it’s conveniently in the hotel and there is a huge selection to choose from. The breakfast is fabulous.
Our family loved it all - especially the water park with the huge indoor/outdoor hot tubs.

https://www.camelbackresort.com/plan-your-stay/specials-packages/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Believe it or not, in PA - Bear Creek resort. Really nice hotel, restaurant and spa. Small mountain but ski in/out. 4 hours from DC.
https://www.bcmountainresort.com

Thank you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP said she doesn't care if skiing is mediocre, she wants a "luxury resort" and a "cute preppy town." Only place in Utah that meets those criteria are PC/DV and conditions there are pretty bad so far this year. Plus OP said she doesn't want to fly. Did any of the PPs recommending Utah even read the post?

OP - I think you are going to have to drive farther for what you want. That or compromise on staying in luxury in a charming mountain town.

OP shouldn't have used the word skiing in her titles. You get a bunch of people who basically live for the 1-2 weeks a year they get to ski and they're going to give you recommendations on where to ski. Plus we're all talking to each other by this point.

Op here. Thank you all for your replies! I appreciate it!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Believe it or not, in PA - Bear Creek resort. Really nice hotel, restaurant and spa. Small mountain but ski in/out. 4 hours from DC.
https://www.bcmountainresort.com

I wouldn't consider bear mountain hotel luxury. It is on par with a mid level Hilton or Marriott.

Okay so what are your top 5 resorts that have blue diamond hills and maybe a black diamond? All but one of us are beginners.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Believe it or not, in PA - Bear Creek resort. Really nice hotel, restaurant and spa. Small mountain but ski in/out. 4 hours from DC.
https://www.bcmountainresort.com

I wouldn't consider bear mountain hotel luxury. It is on par with a mid level Hilton or Marriott.

Okay so what are your top 5 resorts that have blue diamond hills and maybe a black diamond? All but one of us are beginners.

If you want actual skiiig go to Snowshoe. Or Timberline. But neither are a "luxury resort".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Believe it or not, in PA - Bear Creek resort. Really nice hotel, restaurant and spa. Small mountain but ski in/out. 4 hours from DC.
https://www.bcmountainresort.com

I wouldn't consider bear mountain hotel luxury. It is on par with a mid level Hilton or Marriott.

Okay so what are your top 5 resorts that have blue diamond hills and maybe a black diamond? All but one of us are beginners.

OP wants skiing and luxury within a 6 hour drive. Can't have both, same reason you don't have luxury beach resort within a 6 hour drive. Weather prohibits the financial return needed for investment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Believe it or not, in PA - Bear Creek resort. Really nice hotel, restaurant and spa. Small mountain but ski in/out. 4 hours from DC.
https://www.bcmountainresort.com

I wouldn't consider bear mountain hotel luxury. It is on par with a mid level Hilton or Marriott.

Okay so what are your top 5 resorts that have blue diamond hills and maybe a black diamond? All but one of us are beginners.

Blue squares

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Believe it or not, in PA - Bear Creek resort. Really nice hotel, restaurant and spa. Small mountain but ski in/out. 4 hours from DC.
https://www.bcmountainresort.com

I wouldn't consider bear mountain hotel luxury. It is on par with a mid level Hilton or Marriott.

Okay so what are your top 5 resorts that have blue diamond hills and maybe a black diamond? All but one of us are beginners.

If you want actual skiiig go to Snowshoe. Or Timberline. But neither are a "luxury resort".

This.

[Anonymous]

What about Wintergreen?

Otherwise I’d try to find a cheap flight to Burlington VT or something like that.

[Anonymous]

If you're getting on a plane you might as well go west.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The OP clearly says "no flying" you dorks.

Yeah but it’s kind of like the HGTV shows where people want a bigger, upgraded house in their same neighborhood for the same mortgage they’re paying now. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The OP clearly says "no flying" you dorks.

Yeah but it’s kind of like the HGTV shows where people want a bigger, upgraded house in their same neighborhood for the same mortgage they’re paying now. Good luck!

True. But the question can be answered.

If you don't wish to answer OP's question start a spinoff thread on why mid Atlantic skiing is rarely worth it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The one time we went to Seven Springs I was minding my own business meandering down a quiet little trail not heavily used. Some idiot came up behind me completely out of control, and instead of throwing himself on the snow or using a basic maneuver to avoid hitting me, he slammed into me full force. Huge, heavy kid. My body cushioned his fall. The trail was plenty wide enough to go around me with a slight bit of maneuvering, and i was happily working my way down along one edge of the trail, not in the middle of the trail. I didn't even have time to react before he slammed into me. I was out of commission for the remainder of our vacation, and barely made it back to the lodge on my own. It took a long time because I was injured and in severe pain. I am never going back. The main problem with the local ski resorts is that they're full of people who don't know how to ski and won't take lessons before getting on the slopes.

Either last year or the year before, some guy skied into another guy at Seven Springs and killed him.

I like 7 Springs - we go there in the summer and have a great time. But I would never go skiing there. It attracts the more party type of crowd and if they attract the same type of people they do during the summer I can see them not being the most careful skiiers