Wisp Resort ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Wisp Resort is a ski area in Maryland, the United States. Its 36 mapped downhill runs add up to 16 km, which ranks it #167 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.2% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 444 m long.

Slopes at Wisp Resort

About 39% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 36% intermediate and 25% advanced or expert, which makes Wisp Resort a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 12 lifts: 7 chairlifts, 4 magic carpets, 1 rope tow. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 750 m up to 944 m, a vertical drop of 194 m — typical of a local ski hill.

Getting to Wisp Resort

The nearest airport is Morgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field (MGW), about 48 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 2 min by car; North Central West Virginia Airport (CKB) is 79 km away. Nearby ski areas include Mystic Mountain Ski Area (2.2 km), Seven Springs Mountain Resort (25.9 km), Timberline Mountain (13.5 km) and Hidden Valley Resort (11.0 km), which together add 64 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.