I think the poster was near the DC area, so I gave him a place near there where he could go. VT is quite a long drive from MD. If you are in the northeast, though, Sugarloaf, ME has the only lift-serviced above treeline skiing in the east. It's also got the longest continuous trails in the east, and it's only 4 hours away from Montreal. They also have an awesome halfpipe and a great terrain run that they build with the Pipe Dragon (spines, tabletops, gaps, etc). Above treeline powder doesn't usually get tracked out for a few days, either.