A Few Words On The Snow

If you're waiting for a powder day at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, then you might have a long wait. Only 4.0% of winter days see more than 6 inches of snowfall, which means, on average, you'll have to spend 10 days or more mining the slopes at Seven Springs Mountain Resort to score that one great day. It could be worse, however. You could be muskie fishing.

Skiing at Seven Springs Mountain Resort is about getting outside, ripping up the slope, eating chili dogs and getting in as much vertical as you can. It's not about big dumps. And that's okay. This place is about honing your skills for that trip to Snowbird or Alaska. With only 0.0% of months at Seven Springs Mountain Resort getting more than 90 inches of snow, this isn't the place to set up your powderhound shack.

Drought Potential

The snow at Seven Springs Mountain Resort can disappear often enough that you may want to pack extra snow beads when taking a trip here. A good number of months, 77.0% to be exact, see less than 30 inches of snow. If you're banking on snow and you're boarding a plane for a week at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, you should temper your expectations. This is a place where winter drought can grab hold of the weather pattern for long periods, as 77.0% of the winter months here see less than 30 inches of snow.

Getting to Seven Springs Mountain Resort, if you're flying in

The stretch from the Pittsburgh, PA airport takes a modest drive of 84 minutes, not enough for your legs to fall asleep before you stretch out in the parking lot.