combined with a vertical drop of more
than 600 feet and more than 90 skiable
acres, make Winterplace the ideal place
to plan your next nighttime adventure. family tour. These tours are offered
seven days a week as well as on holidays.
Snowboarding at
Timberline Four Seasons Resort Blackwater Falls State Park is known
far and wide for the beautiful amber
waters that cascade over the mountainside,
but the beauty of the falls isn’t the only
draw to this area. When winter sets in,
guests make their way to the 2,500-acre
park for snowshoeing, where an average
of 150 inches of snow falls every year.
“The park’s trails that are open to
snowshoers lie primarily above the
canyon,” says Matthew Baker, superin-
tendent of Blackwater Falls State Park.
“That means they are fairly easy to
travel and don’t have very much
elevation change.”
Blackwater Falls State Park
offers 25 miles of trails, and some
of the more popular winter trails
include Lindy Point, Shay Trace
and Red Spruce. Snowshoeing is
available on weekdays for $11 per
person and $16 per person on the
weekend. Guests who are feeling more
adventurous have the option to rent snow
shoes for a 24-hour period at just $20 per
person on weekdays and $31 per person
on weekends.
Timberline Four Seasons Resort, situ-
ated on the beautiful Herz Mountain in
Davis, WV, is home to the Salamander,
the longest ski trail south of Vermont.
Perfect for the beginning snowboarder
or the veteran looking for a long, scenic
run, the Salamander is split into the Upper
Salamander and Lower Salamander
and stretches more than 2 miles down
the mountainside. Once snowboarders
have reached the end of the Salamander,
they can take a break at one of the three
dining venues located at the bottom of
the mountain.
The resort’s 37 slopes and trails are
open Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4:30
p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday,
8 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Sunday, 8 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. With an annual average
snowfall of more than 150-200 inches,
Timberline Four Seasons Resort is a
snow lover’s dream.
Snowmobiling at
Snowshoe Mountain Resort
While Snowshoe Mountain Resort
is popular with snow enthusiasts of all
ages because of its wide array of winter
activities like skiing and tubing, its snow-
mobile tours are reserved exclusively for
those seeking the ultimate winter weather
adventure.
Since 1996, Snowshoe’s guides have
been leading guests on unforgettable
journeys through the backcountry of
Pocahontas County. “A large portion
of our guests come from areas generally
southeast of us, and usually they’re want-
ing to try snowmobiling for the first time,”
says Shawn Cassell, PR manager for
Snowshoe Mountain Resort. “In most
cases, they are hooked from the very
first ride. Our guides see a lot of repeat
customers year after year, and for some
families, it has now become a tradition to
take a snowmobile tour when they come
to Snowshoe.”
Snowshoe Mountain Resort offers
a variety of day, night, solo and group
snowmobile tours, including an evening
snowmobile tour, a daytime backcountry
adventure tour and a daytime backcountry
Snowshoeing at
Blackwater Falls State Park
West Virginia’s mountains make for
adventurous terrain for snowboarders.
Photo by Justin Harris/Canaan Valley Resort.
Ice skating at The Greenbrier is
available November-March.
Photo by West Virginia Tourism Office.
Snow Tubing at Canaan Valley
Resort and Conference Center
Snow tubing has been one of the most
popular attractions at Canaan Valley
Resort and Conference Center for the
past 25 years. At 1,400 feet, this multi-
lane tube park is one of the longest in
the Mid-Atlantic. A magic carpet lift
brings guests back up to the top of the
course after each ride so they can
get the most out of their two-hour
tubing session.
“Our guests really enjoy their
tubing experience here,” says
Samantha Haverty, director of
sales and marketing. “We have
even had guests come all the way
from South Africa to tube here after
watching our daily mountain report
on social media.”
Tubing is fun for all ages, and no
experience is needed. The tube park is
open to the public Sunday-Thursday, 9
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Friday-Saturday,
9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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Canaan Valley’s multi-lane tube park is
one of the longest in the Mid-Atlantic.
Photo by Canaan Valley Resort.
Winterplace Ski Resort’s 26 slopes are
great for day or night skiing. Photo
by West Virginia Tourism Office.
Snow enthusiasts take advantage of
a sunset snowmobiling tour.
Photo by Snowshoe Mountain Resort.
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