Amy

We've just moved here and would like to find a good place to ski within a few hour's drive. Any recommendations? Although he's got plenty of experience, I'm a complete beginner so we'd need to find someplace with a good "bunny slope" too.

amy

The Washington Post has a review of all the local ski areas. I've only been to 7 Springs, which is probably the farthest away from DC, but we meet relatives from Ohio there, its about an even trip for all of us. For the money we spend there, I sometimes think we could take a long weekend to Colorado! They have lots of slopes, can make tons of snow, and have a good restaurant (Helen's - make reservations). It gets extremely crowded though, but I think all of the ski resorts near DC do.
Here's a link to the Post info:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/travel/skiguide.htm

Skier

I think the closest place to Washington would be Wisp in Maryland. Snowshoe in West Virginia is also a great place, don't know how far it is from DC.

Wisp's website is:
http://www.skiwisp.com

xx

Check the weekend section of the Washington Post. Probably Massanutten outside Harrisonburg.

Barbara

whitetail is only about 90 minutes from Rockville Maryland and the easiest trip to make, however, snow is spotty. Seven Springs in Pa. is a couple of hours away and is ok. Snowshoe in WV is really good, but a vit difficult to get too --probably 4.5 hours, and the last hour is mountain driving. but its worth the drive, if you are going for a few days. if you are a beginner, I'd take a middle of the week trip to whitetail first, and see how you like it. not much of an investment, and you only need to take a day off from work (I suggest midweek as the weekends are really crowded)