Ski Resorts Near Pittsburgh: How to Get Cheaper Lift Tickets

Pittsburgh skiers have a real advantage: Seven Springs and Hidden Valley in the Laurel Highlands are a short drive away, and bigger mountains in West Virginia and Maryland are a longer day trip or a weekend. The cheapest way to ski any of them usually comes down to buying early, avoiding peak days, and knowing whether a pass or a day ticket fits how often you'll go.

Where Pittsburgh skiers go

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Seven Springs and Hidden Valley: the closest options, in the Laurel Highlands southeast of the city.
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Wisp (Deep Creek Lake, Maryland): a longer drive that pairs well with a weekend stay.
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Snowshoe (West Virginia): a bigger mountain that usually means an overnight trip.

Check each resort's own site for current hours, snow conditions, and ticket pricing before you plan a trip, since all of it changes through the season.

Day ticket or season pass?

If you ski a handful of days a year, day tickets bought ahead are usually the better value. If you ski often, or want to add trips to other regions, a multi-resort pass can pay for itself. Pass prices typically climb in stages before sales close, so read our guides to the best time to buy an Epic or Ikon Pass and how the Epic, Ikon, Indy, and Mountain Collective passes compare.

Ways to pay less for lift tickets

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Buy ahead online: window prices are often higher than prices posted in advance.
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Ski midweek or on non-holiday dates: weekends and school breaks are usually the most expensive.
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Look at packages: lodging bundled with lift tickets can beat booking separately.
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Set alerts for the resorts you actually ski, so you hear about a promotion when it appears.

Our guide to saving on single-day lift tickets goes deeper on each of these.

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Frequently asked questions

What ski resorts are near Pittsburgh?

Seven Springs and Hidden Valley in Pennsylvania's Laurel Highlands are the closest. Wisp in Maryland and Snowshoe in West Virginia are longer drives that often work as weekend trips.