Summer Ski Resort Activities

When you are looking for things to do this summer, don’t forget your favorite ski resort. No matter where you live you can find a ski resort nearby that offers summer activities and most of the destination resorts are offering really good deals to travel out and enjoy some of your summer on the slopes.

The more support we can give our local and favorite resorts in the off-season can only help the area expand and improve winter facilities. Here are this week’s featured resorts and a little of what’s happening on the mountains:

Northeast

• Jiminy Peak Ski Resort, MA - Summer at Jiminy Peak offers the most extensive lift-served mountain biking in the Berkshires and the Mountain Adventure Park is open daily. A special attraction to see this summer is the 378 ft. wind turbine, the first-ever for a North American ski area.
• Lost Valley Ski Area, ME - It's not too late to join Lost Valley's summer Paintball camps. Facilities are also available at the Lodge for weddings and banquets.

Mid-Atlantic

• Wintergreen Resort, VA - A hidden gem in the beautiful rolling Blue Ridge Mountains southwest of Charlottesville, Virginia. Wintergreen is packed with fun-filled activities, including chairlift rides, live music and Third Annual Blue Ridge Mountain Music Fest. Enjoy golf, tennis, swimming, and more all summer.
• Canaan Valley Resort, WV - West Virginia mountain summers make tennis, golf, swimming, and hiking easy and comfortable at Canaan Valley Resort. 18 miles of trails – in wetlands and northern hardwood forests – offer open meadows, abundant with wildlife. Activities also include mountain biking, climbing, hiking, and a world-class golf course.

Midwest

• Chestnut Mountain Resort, IL - At Chestnut Mountain, there's no shortage of traditional summer resort activities, the alpine slide, biking, hiking, and an 18-hole mini golf course. Don't miss the opportunity to take in beautiful riverscapes and geological curiosities on a 1 1/2 hour boat cruise up the Mississippi.
• Devil's Head Resort, WI - Devil's Head is a great summer getaway with miles of challenging single track mountain biking trails, an outdoor heated pool, 2 hard surface outdoor tennis courts, and for indoor activities - an indoor heated pool, two hot tubs, and a fitness area.

Rockies

• Steamboat Springs, CO - The Steamboat Springs Pro Rodeo Series features the best cowboys in Colorado and Wyoming on the baddest bulls and horses, every Friday and Saturday evening throughout the summer. Other activities at Steamboat Springs include a beautiful alpine hike complete with a guide and a gourmet lunch and mountain biking galore.
• Angel Fire, NM - In this special summer of 2009, enjoy the 26th Anniversary Season of Music from Angel Fire. Summer at Angel Fire also means biking, hiking, go carts, and the Angel Fire Balloon Rally.

Far West

• Kirkwood Mountain Resort, CA - Kirkwood summer includes mountain biking - X-C, Super-D and bike park. Test your strength on the Ropes Course at Kirkwood this summer!
• Sunrise Park Resort, AZ - In the heart of Arizona's magnificent White Mountains Sunrise Park Resort has Chairlift rides, mountain biking and horseback rides available all summer.

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