FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MEDIA ALERT
Snowmaking Underway at Seven Springs Mountain Resort
Six Vail Resorts in Mid-Atlantic Region Fire Up Snowmaking as the Start of Ski Season Approaches
WHAT: Seven Springs Mountain Resort fired up snowmaking last night. Efforts will continue as conditions permit. An official opening date has not been set. Snowmaking also commenced last night at five additional Vail Resorts in Pennsylvania including Liberty Mountain Resort south of historic Gettysburg, Roundtop Mountain Resort near Harrisburg, Jack Frost and Big Boulder Mountains in the Poconos, and Whitetail Resort in the Tuscarora Mountains northwest of Hagerstown, Md. For more information about the Mid-Atlantic Resorts, please click here.
New & Upcoming Enhancements to the Mountain
This summer, Seven Springs invested in energy-efficient snowmaking to help open more terrain earlier in the season and maintain high-quality terrain throughout the season. Projects included new snowmaking pipe, seven new snowmaking stations, and 15 new HKD Viper snowmaking guns on Village Trail to help enable earlier opening of this terrain, 12 new energy-efficient HKD Impulse R5 snow gun towers on Tyrol Slope, and two new Pisten Bully 400 snowcats to enhance the resort’s grooming fleet.Seven Springs is planning a full roster of events this year, from New Year’s Eve festivitiesto the return of the Toyota Takeover Weekend, as well as après events and entertainment at the Main Lodge and Foggy Goggle, which is a nominee for Best Apres-Ski Bar in USA Today’s 10Best Reader’s Choice Awards.
Pass & Lift Ticket Information
Epic Pass products, including regional passes and day passes, are still available to purchase for the 2023-2024 season at EpicPass.com. Don’t miss your chance to lock in the best value in skiing and riding today before passes go off sale at 11:59 p.m., Sun., Dec. 3. Guests planning to visit this winter are encouraged to purchase their lift access in advance – whether it is a lift ticket, Epic Day Pass, or season pass. Lift tickets will be limited every day, across every resort, during the 2023-2024 season in order to preserve the guest experience at each resort.Lift ticket availability will be visible on the lift tickets page of www.7springs.com. If tickets are sold out online, guests will not be able to purchase them at ticket windows. Passes, including Epic Day Passes, and Pass Holder benefit tickets will not be limited. There is also no impact to guests who enroll in ski and ride school lessons that include lift access, or to employee and dependent pass access.
Your Pass, Now on Your Phone with the New My Epic App
New this season, the My Epic app with Mobile Pass and Mobile Lift Tickets is now available to download, allowing guests to use their phone as their ticket to the slopes. Mobile Pass and Mobile Lift Tickets is a hands-free option for skiers and riders to use at all 36 of Vail Resorts’ owned and operated U.S. resorts for the 2023/24 season, with availability at Whistler Blackcomb to follow in future seasons. It allows guests to buy their pass or lift ticket online, activate it in the new My Epic app, put their phone in their pocket, and get scanned hands-free in the lift line using Bluetooth® technology designed for low energy usage to minimize the impact on a phone’s battery life. This season, to ensure a smooth transition, the company will continue to provide physical cards for passes and lift tickets to all guests. For guests choosing to use Mobile Pass this season, watch this video for some tips.The My Epic app also offers a range of guest-favorite features, including interactive trail maps with GPS location tracking, and mountain and resort alerts, including operational information like grooming updates, terrain status, snow reports, and conditions.
WHERE: 777 Waterwheel Drive, Seven Springs, PA 15622.
MORE INFORMATION: Guests are encouraged to download the new My Epic app to utilize Mobile Pass. Mobile Lift Tickets, as well as interactive trail maps with GPS location tracking, and mountain and resort alerts, including information like grooming updates, terrain status, snow reports, and conditions. For more information and a closer look at resort happenings at Seven Springs, check out 7springs.com or follow Seven Springs on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
VIDEO AND PHOTOS FOR MEDIA USE: Video and images of snowmaking at all the resorts are available: below. Credit can be directed to the relevant resort. Seven Springs Mountain ResortRoundtop Mountain ResortLiberty Mountain ResortWhitetail ResortJack Frost-Big Boulder (JFBB)
CONTACT:
Anna Weltz, Senior Communications Manager
Mid-Atlantic Region
724-858-0178, mobile
