#FlyWashington Magazine Winter 2018 | Page 62

BY JAYNE CLARK Tubing At Massanutten Resort, visitors can schuss down the slopes, catch some rays in the water park, whip up something tasty in a cooking class, take in a comedy show, learn to salsa and even attempt to nab a Prohibition-era mob boss. (More on that later.) The sprawling resort in the heart of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley (and 140 miles southwest of Washington, D.C.) aims to be all things to all people, and then some. At various times of year, active pursuits include mountain biking, rappelling and ridge climbing, golf and more. But in winter, visitors flock to the resort’s ski hill, the attraction that, back in 1973, sparked what would eventually become a 6,000-acre development dedicated to all things recreational. FLYWASHINGTON.COM 60 WINTER 2018/19