Wisp Resort Celebrates 53 Years of Skiing!
Wisp Resort is celebrating its 53rd Birthday on December 14 & 15, 2008 with discounted lift tickets, lessons and rentals, plus birthday cake, games and entertainment.
On Sunday, December 14, 2008 and Monday, December 15, 2008, Wisp Resort is offering a $7 one-day lift ticket or a $14 2-day lift ticket, along with half price sport ski and snowboard rentals and half price group lessons. A Saturday-Sunday-Monday, extended day lift ticket valid December 13 – 15, 2008 is $46 per adult and $39 per junior.
In addition, Wisp Resort will feature entertainment with music provided by DJ E.J. from 11am – 5pm on Sunday and 9am – 2pm on Monday. DJ E.J. will also be entertaining with games and prizes from 1pm – 5pm on Sunday and 10am – 2pm on Monday. Wisp is offer complimentary Birthday Cake service on Sunday and Monday at 1pm in the Main Lodge, while supplies last.
Opened during the winter of 1955/56 under the direction of its founder, Helmuth Heise, Wisp has evolved from a rope tow and one room building with pot belly stove into one of the premier 4-season destination resorts in the Mid-Atlantic region. Since 2001, Wisp Resort has undergone more than $45 million dollars in renovations, additions and improvements including the addition of the Mountain Coaster and North Camp-the largest terrain expansion in Wisp’s history. Future plans include ski terrain expansion, a mountaintop village, retail shops, restaurants and more skier services.
Wisp Resort lies in the heart of Garrett County, Maryland’s westernmost county. Wisp Resort is less than a 2-hour drive from Pittsburgh, 3-hour drive from the Baltimore / DC Metropolitan area and less than a 45-minute drive from Morgantown, WV and Cumberland, MD.
Lori Epp, Wisp Resort