@intparent Central PA resident here. Dickinson is less than an hour from Roundtop and about an hour from Whitetail, both in PA. Not quite Vermont-caliber mountain ski resorts, but viable options. And the school has a ski and snowboard club. As do a lot of colleges and high schools in the area. 
http://www.dickinson.edu/info/20230/campus_recreation/1798/sport_clubs