Seven Springs Mountain Resort is an all-season resort located in the borough of Seven Springs, Pennsylvania. It has a high elevation for a Pennsylvania ski area, at above sea level. Activities include biking, canopy touring, ziplining, sporting clays, fishing, hiking and golfing in the summer and skiing, snowboarding and snow tubing in the winter. The ski season at Seven Springs typically begins in late November and continues to mid-April, depending on the weather.
Seven Springs hosts events such as the adventure race Mud on the Mountain, Brewski Fest, Fireworks and Food Trucks, Rib and Wing Festival, Wine Festival, Autumnfest, Pond Skim and Toyotathon.
In 2021, Seven Springs became part of Vail Resorts.
Lift statistics Source:Lift Information | Seven Springs Mountain Resort
Type Length (feet) Hourlycapacity Two highspeed six-passenger chairlifts 2,600 6,000 Three quad chairlifts 2,600–4,202 7,000 Five triple chairlifts 2,320–4,410 7,800 One rope tow N/A2,100 Three Magic Carpet conveyors N/A 4,500
History 1932 In 1932, German immigrants from Bavaria Adolph and Helen Dupre bought 275 acres and founded Seven Springs farm on the site of the later resort. The Dupres installed a rope tow for local skiers, and eventually expanded to multiple lifts, which became the Seven Springs Resort.
2007 In Fall 2007, the hotel at Seven Springs received a full renovation and redecoration. 414 hotel rooms were planned for refurbishment.
Another project opened in 2007 was a second high-speed six-passenger chairlift serving the Gunnar slope at the North Face. The Gunnar Express Lift was constructed in place of the Gunnar Triple Chairlift.
2009 Transworld Snowboarding magazine ranked the resort as the East Coast's top halfpipe and third place terrain parks.
2010 The 2010–2011 winter ski and snowboard season was marked with Transworld Snowboarding magazine again selecting Seven Springs as the East Coast's best halfpipe.
2021 On December 31, 2021, Vail Resorts announced it had acquired Seven Springs, Hidden Valley Resort, and Laurel Mountain Ski Area for approximately $118 million.
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See also List of ski areas and resorts in the United States
References
External links
Seven Springs Mountain Resort official web site Trail map