Winter Wonderlands: The Best Skiing Near Rockville
While there might not be much snow here, resorts have plenty of powder not too far away.
Except for the past few days, the weather this winter has been so mild that Rockville residents could continued to enjoy warmer weather outdoor activities. But with the biting cold, thoughts are finally turning to shushing down the slopes of powdery snow. There are 20 ski resorts within a four-hour drive of Washington, D.C., with activities ranging from traditional skiing to snowboarding, tubing, sledding and much more. Carroll Valley, PA's Liberty Mountain is the closest ski spot, just a 1-hour, 35-minute drive from the nation's capital, according to the DCSki website. Liberty offers 16 trails, eight chairlifts and 14 snow tubing lanes to handle 13,400 skiers per hour. Mercersburg, PA's Whitetail Resort is only 10 minutes farther away, …
