Wisp Resort
Location:	Maryland, U.S.
Nearest city:	McHenry, Maryland
Coordinates:	39°32′51″N 79°22′16″W / 39.5475, -79.37111Coordinates: 39°32′51″N 79°22′16″W / 39.5475, -79.37111
Top elevation:	3115*0.3048	}}}} m)
Base elevation:	2415*0.3048	}}}} m)
Skiable area:	132 acres (0.534 km²)
Runs:	32 total 41% beginner 28% intermediate 31% advanced
Longest run:	"Possum Trail" ~ 1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Lift system:	14 total (2 quad chair, 5 triple
Terrain parks:	2
Snowfall:	100 in/year (2.54 m/year)
Web site:	http://www.skiwisp.com

The Wisp Resort at Deep Creek Lake is a ski & golf resort that's located in McHenry, MD.

• slopeside Hotel that offers ski-in/ski-out (mountain front)
• WiFi access
• fitness center
• heated indoor pool and Jacuzzi
• remodeled in 2003
• total of 169 rooms (67 guest rooms; 102 two-room suites)
• health club
• racquetball courts
• spa
• conferece center
• golf course

Dining

• DC's Bar & Restaurante - This place is a joke.

  Really?  A Restaurante?????  It is a restaurant!!!  What hick wrote this???

• The Pumphouse Cafe
• Wispers Mountainside Bar
• fast food restaurant

Winter activity information

Elevation

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Trails

• Trails: 32 total (41% beginner, 28% intermediate, 31% advanced)
• Longest Run: "Possum Trail" ~ 1.5 miles (2.4 km)
• Terrain Parks: 2
• Average Annual Snowfall: 100 in/year (2.4 m/year)
• Snowmaking: 90%
• Night Skiing: Yes
• Beginner: Possum, Belly Flop, Wisp Trail, Backbone Pass, Big Dipper, Little Dipper, Happy Camper, Logger's Way, Ridge Run, Slider
• Intermediate: Bear Paw, Beaver, Boulder Run, Deer Run, Down Under, Fox Way, Grouse Way, Longview, Muskrat, Roadrunner, Randal's Run, Whip Saw Terrain Trail, Ace's Run
• Advanced: Bobcat Bowl, Devil's Drop, Eye Opener, Main Street, Odin's Chute, Squirrel Cage, The Face, Higline Pass, Over the Edge

Parks, Activities & Arenas

• Bear Claw Snow Tubing Park (all levels)
• Pro Park (Expert)
• Rail Park (Expert)
• Super Pipe (Expert)

Lifts

• Chair 1: Wisp Chair (triple)
• Chair 2: Squirrel Cage (triple)
• Chair 3: Peak Chair (triple)
• Chair 4: Boulder Ridge (triple)
• Chair 5: Mainstreet Chair (triple)
• Chair 6: (quad)
• Chair 7: (quad)
• Ski Carpet: Belly Flop
• Ski Carpet: Willy Wisp
• Surface Tow: Terrain Park
• Surface Tow: Possum

North Camp Expansion

First opened during the 2005/2006 ski season, North Camp offers one expert, seven beginner and two intermediate trails, and two quad chairlifts that increased their lift capacity. The expansion also included a new pumphouse that increased their snowmaking capacity by 48%.

NORTH CAMP PROFILE:

• ELEVATION - Vertical drop of 700 ft.; 2,415 ft. at base; 3,115 ft. at summit.
• SLOPE DIFFICULTY - 70% beginner, 20% intermediate, 10% expert.
• TRAIL SYSTEM - 10 new slopes and trails totaling 3.2 miles on 33 acres of skiable terrain - a 43% increase.
• LIFT SYSTEM - 2 new quad chairlifts increasing uphill capacity by 62%.
• SNOWMAKING - Pumping Capacity increased by 48%. Number of Snowmaking Machines increased by 90%.

Summer activity information

• 18-hole golf course – one of the "100 Must Play Courses in the Mid-Atlantic" according to Golfstyles Magazine
• 20,000-sq.-ft. Street and Skate Park
• Watersports including waterskiing, wakeboarding and whitewater rafting
• Mountain biking - regular trails, freeride trail and downhill trails, rentals, tours, clinics
• Nature walks
• Children's programs, day camps, kid's night out programs, bonfires
• Fly fishing
• Guided Horseback Riding
• Flatwater kayaking
• Seasonal van tours
• Scenic chairlift rides
• Mountain boarding
• Paintball
• Disc golf
• Adventure Sports Center International
• Day camps
• Corporate or family teambuilding events
• Plus boat rentals, caving, rock-climbing, shooting sports, hunting, nature based programs with birds, snakes and etc.

Future

• scenic mountain top village
• expanded skier services
• new homesites
• retail shops & restaurants
• Adventure Sports Center International
• Athletic & Community Recreation Center (2009)
• new intermediate & advanced slopes and trails
• new terrain park (pipes, trails and rails)
• white water rafting course at the top of the mountain

References

• Mountain Information

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