Wisp Resort Review

It was fun the floor was uncomfortable and the staff members were nice and smart and they had Wi-Fi there and its a 3 hour drive from owings mill's MD so if you did not know

Spent the day skiing and had a great time. There were many slopes and seemed to have a great variety of places to go.

Just had beer and burger. It was busy. Service was a tad slow for that reason but she was nice. Burger a bit overdone and priced. Duck potstickers were off the hook though. I would go back for that.

Excellent snow conditions despite the warm weather.

An independent ski area with a good assortment of trails. The North Camp area has nice wide trails, more like the Rockies than New England or the Mid-Atlantic. Grooming, instructions and ski patrol are all very good. The cafeteria and adjacent restaurant (DC's) both match what you'd see at resorts from the major US ski companies but less expensive. Very friendly staff and extremely courteous locals.

It's well worth the trip from Pittsburgh, DC, Baltimore, or even Ohio.

Terrible slow food, cheating you out of money. Room dirty, ski slopes not maintained. But the ski instructors were the best and I had some fun.

Played golf at Lodestone. A lot of very saturated parts of the course but still played great and was otherwise in good shape and can't complain about the views. Good time

It was nice just went up for winterfest the subaru event

Staff was super friendly and helpful, I had a great time.

Great accommodations, very friendly and helpful staff. The rooms are modern, spacious and very clean. Staying the weekend while attending a wedding

Great place. Snow machines and lifts in good shape. Efficient lifts. Food ok. Not as visually aesthetic compared to 7 springs.

For what they had to work with, all the employees were excellent with their work and lack of snow!

Great local ski resort. Friendly staff and easy access. Has onsite hotel.

Mountain coaster, zip line course and disc golf are all great fun. Well maintained all around.

Very good resort with great trails and snow conditions

Friendly staff, nice place to stay at Deep Creek Lake. Also, plenty to do for everyone at the a resort & at the lake.

Beautiful scenery with fun things to do for the family!

Very nice. Just hate that some of the runs to get back to the front are always icy, especially "Boulder". But overall I love cooking here!

My family and I absolutely love Wisp. It's a small resort with easy skiing. Plus, it has all of the extras like the mountain coaster and tubing. However, I didn't 5 star for a reason. The ski lifts desperately need upgraded. While they are the slow sort, a complete overhaul is not necessary. One thing can change the overall experience...Put In Foot Rests! I know I know, first world problems. But, with short slopes and slow lifts you end up spending a lot of time dangling your legs with extra weight attached. My legs and knees are not supposed to be sore from sitting on the lift. As such, by the end of the day I want to go as slowly as possible down the slopes as a reprieve from the pain. Wisp management, of you are reading this, please add foot rests to your lifts. Yeah. Otherwise it's a great place.

Great place to go in both the summer and the winter. Many outdoor activities to do. The few problems are not much to do in bad weather, very limited places to eat and shop

Really good experience. People are auper friendly. Love the snowboarding experience.

I have stayed here many times over the past 20 yrs. The resort is always clean and the staff is always courteous. The entire hotel has been recently remodeled and updated. Certainly recommend for company events, weddings and/or a quick getaway for the entire family.

Smells like poop as soon as you walk in. One bar of soap one rag and towel. I have no clue what that smell was on the bed. Dirty ass floors. Crumbs under the bed. And a green strawberry top on the floor next to the bed near the window. Oh yeah, dried up yellow pee on the toilet seat. ALL of this for $137 a night.

Outdoor activities were great. Rafting and coaster we're so much fun.

We had a great time on the rollercoaster! Can't wait to bring the kids!

One of the best place to stay and very very clean you would really in joy being there.

I wish business owners will treat employees better.

Importing cheap labor by bringing in work visa immigrants from Peru etc. while students at local high schools have no job opportunities.....

Snow was good. Snowboarded for 12 hours. Got my money's worth.

This was our second visit. We took ski and snowboarding lessons. The instructor was great with my son and very patient with me. I can't wait to see what new upgrades bring next. Great location! Great services.

It was a nice experience I've stayed at wisp multiple times and always had a good time nice clean people are friendly

The rooms fine and the conference is fine. The food is great and it's very scenic. The mountain is fun to hike

Best four seasons resort I've ever been to, especially for skiing - great rates and slopes (what a beautiful mountain!).

Great price during the week for lift/rentals. Well maintained slopes and kind staff.

Beautiful place. White water rafting awesome. So much to do. Love the Huge indoor pool. Great service

We came here twice. Resort is nice, equipment is good. Like the food here. Have not stayed at the room at resort so can t really say anything about those

Wisp is probably the only resort you will go to if you are in the DC metro area -- which leads to oppressively packed conditions and terrible skiing. However if it were purely about the mountain I would give this 4 stars as its honestly not that bad -- unfortunately my issues revolve around price point. You do not pay for what you get here -- For clarity you pay 180 for a epic day pass at vale and 75-90 for a wisp lift ticket.... Sure its double the price (which is ridiculous in its own right), but its also 1/100 of the mountain with much less infrastructure. I feel like the price point seriously needs adjustment probably down to the 50-60 range

The mountain coasters were great, surprised me how fun it was!

Me and the family really enjoyed the tubing, they don't have the best wait times however the staff is helpful. If you ask nice they will tell you how to catch air on the humps.

Disappointed with lack of restuarant service. Stayed there with golf b package and expected full restaurant service. Very disappointed. Will not stay there again.

Great winter resort. Been here a few times to snowboard and have been very happy with the amenities and trails. Nothing super technical bit great for an east coast mountain.

The website is a bit confusing. We couldn't buy tickets online for Sunday on President's day. My first trip to Wisp. The conditions were frozen granular. I did a few runs and they were good. Holiday price was steep.
I have a family member who needed adaptive ski but couldn't find any information on the website. I tried to ski one on run with him, but ended up calling ski patrol to help him down. Other resorts have a very prominent adaptive ski program, including my local Liberty mtn. Food and prices are as you expect. They do have a few more options, like soup and grilled fish.

Kinda dumpy. Not a lot to do nearby except for the lake.

The resort is okay. The place is quite a bit run down and maybe after renovation it will be better. Slopes are okay but after a foot of snow the staff just opened one lift out of 8 with no excuse. The lines can long as they very sluggish in opening more than one lift. Otherwise staff is friendly.

I was disappointed with the Wisp. I stayed there in the late 90's and found it quite nice but this time was a little different. We were warmly greeted after a late check in and having encountered near white out conditions. However, once we got to our room the disappointment started. We had pre-order a baby cot but it was not in the room. Also, no microwave ($25 charge for our stay). We stayed on the second floor and the closest microwave was on the lobby level by the vending machine. The Queen Suite was very small and the extra area to place things was nonexistent. We found ourselves rather overwhelmed with unpacking as extra space was simply not there. The room was rather clean, not complaints there.The fridge was very small and froze everything regardless of where it was in the fridge.
We had two more days with no complaint aside from space. Then at checkout I discovered I had been charged an additional $125 for room rates. I had booked on-line for $101 per night with 3 nights for the cost of 2. When I received the bill it was for $139 for two nights and $179 for the third. I pointed this out to the staff but it was an unnecessary headache.
Food was just OK at breakfast. Cost $20 for two omelets and a couple coffees. The
service was OK.
Best thing about being at the Wisp this time around was being able to take our two dogs. They enjoyed walks on the golf course in the snow.
I was sorry to see that the Wisp had just come out of bankruptcy and it seemed like they were still cutting corners to make up for it. The staff was overall nice but our stay was less that desirable.

Very small activities. I felt it's little over priced. Fun place for kids

A small ski resort on the East Coast. About as far south as you can ski or board in the US in the East. They really try to accomodate the guests. Wisp has recently changed ownership and I think it shows. Improvements have been made and I think there are a lot more to come. I think better times are on there way for Wisp!

Great 4 season resort with activities for every member of the family.

SAFETY ISSUES!! DANGER!! This is regarding snow tubing. From the mouths of TWO of their employees, they were short staffed on a busy saturday evening. The top of the hill was in total chaos as they clearly sold too many tickets, people pushing and cutting their way. The crowd was pretty unruly and of course, they were all trying to blast past the safety wall at the bottom of the hill. We decided to leave early because the crowds were awful and it stopped being fun. As we returned the tubes, I got hit so hard from an out of control customer that I lost consciousness!! The so-called safety features they have at the bottom of the hill are clearly not adequate as people were getting mowed down left and right. They have 2 young people down there trying to help but its obviously not enough. As I regained consciousness, one employee came to see if I was ok but quickly had to go back to his post to make sure others weren't going to get hit.
I would chalk this up to being a freak accident but it happened more then once while we were there. If I had been an older person or a toddler, that person would have needed an ambulance. We had to leave Deep Creek early because I got a concussion due to the negligence of the management of Wisp.
Perhaps the most painful aspect of this accident was the heartless reply from management when I contacted them. They did not ask how I was feeling nor did they offer an apology, they simply said that the hill met the States safety standards for that day....COLD!
I beg of you, unless you love out of control crowds and disorganization, do NOT go here. If you have small children, DO NOT go here.

Friendly staff, good assortment of dining and drinking options, rooms are clean and nicely furnished.

Great place to ski. Great price on lodging for midweek, but don't use the lockers. They're $15/day

I stayed at this resort last week with a few buddies of mine. The picture on this site are very misleading. They show pictures of updated rooms while the majority of the rooms have not been refurbished at all. The pool was filled with bugs and dirt and the clean towels had dirt and hair all over them. I understand this is more of a ski resort but even so, you should have clean amenities year round if you choose to be open year round. The only good thing about this lodge is it s location. It is a perfect distance to the white water rafting places and has a mountain coaster on property. Overall, I wouldn t stay here if you didn t have to.

Lifts are still slow, but worth the drive less expensive that white tail or Liberty weirdly and much more trails.

WISP mountain has worked really hard with snow making and grooming despite the weather to deliver some quality skiing. The resort has skiing, tubing, and a mountain coaster for the winter experience. To be upfront I'm a member of the WISP ski patrol n dedicated to safety at the resort. Snow making resumes tonight, and for the next few days.

Great, friendly service. Nice atmosphere and good food.

A nice place for the family! They could use a few more signs letting people know where to go. It gets pretty busy during peak season

Lots of fun for the family. Fun activities for new and experienced people.

Fun little mountain. Would be nice if they had 1/2 day tickets.

Great place for a day trip to ski or snowboard. I've never participated in the summer sports here but I hear it's a great place for mountain biking as well. I prefer to visit during the week when because it can get very crowded on the weekends.

Went downhill mountain biking, lift was rather slow but attendants were helpful. Trails were OK. Definitely not the focus of the resort. Was the only one there on a bike.

Lots of fun things to do for the whole family (toddler to grandma)

FANTASTIC. Skiing is amazing. Rentals are reasonable

Downhill skiing only. The cross country trails were closed. Good food and atmosphere