>Awesome promo for the Deep Creek Lake area:
By Jedd Ferris • January 31, 2011
Set in the mountains of western Maryland and centered around the 3,900-acre namesake lake, Deep Creek is a tourist-driven Allegheny escape that refuses to compromise its wild character.
After stints at other regional resorts, Mike Valach, who runs ski and rider services at Wisp Ski Resort, found just what he needed in the area’s never-ending mountain sports opportunities.
“This is the recreation mecca,” says Valach. “There is something to do during every season of the year.”
Garrett County is an outdoor playground with rolling peaks, world-class rivers, wicked slopes, and 90,000 acres of public land in the nearby state forests and parks. There’s also a whitewater park above Wisp. When he’s craving a little more urban grit, Valach can be in Pittsburgh in two hours or Washington, D.C. in a little more than three.
“It never gets boring here,” he says. “When winter’s over, it’s time jump on your bike or paddleboard.”
