Ski Snowshoe! For skiers, these words have long been a mantra for an east coast ski destination that offers year-round fun. Located in the Allegany Mountains of West Virginia, in the heart of the Monongahela National Forest, you’ll find the Snowshoe Mountain Resort, surrounded by 251 acres of skiable slopes.
Snowshoe Mountain Resort Ski Area Facts
- 180 inches average annual snowfall.
- 57 trails.
- 1500’ vertical drop.
- 100% snowmaking.
- 3 ski areas; the Western Territory, Silver Creek, Snowshoe Basin.
- 4,848’ summit elevation.
- Longest run: 1.5 miles.
- 14 lifts, including 3 high speed detachable quads.
- Bomber runs include the Widowmaker, Choker, and Knot Bumper.
- The Western Territory includes the legendary Cupp Run, designed by Olympian Jean-Claude Killy.
- Silver Creek includes a 5-lane tube park and 12 trails that are open for night skiing.
How good is the skiing at Snowshoe? They guarantee it! During specified winter months, Snowshoe offers a “snow guarantee” - assuring its visitors more skiable terrain open in the Snowshoe Mountain Resort area than at any other ski mountain in the Southeast—or they’ll give you a free day of skiing.
What Else Can You Do at Snowshoe Mountain Resort? Practically Everything!
Although this ski destination is known for winter sports, this popular resort area offers so much more than winter activities. Plan your Snowshoe Mountain Resort vacations around biking at Mountain Bike Park, Polaris RZR tours, wilderness Segway tours, geocaching and orienteering challenges, sporting clays, guided horseback trail rides, and scenic chairlift rides. Within the Mountaintop Village, you can enjoy zip lining, Eurobungie trampoline, climbing walls, and lakeside activities including, canoe rentals, hiking, and paddle boats.
Golfers will appreciate the Raven Golf Club at Snowshoe Mountain, a Gary Player designed, 18-hole championship course that has been ranked among the top twenty courses in the U.S. by GolfWeek Magazine and has been ranked 4.5 of 5 stars by Golf Digest.
The Resort at Snowshoe Mountain
Snowshoe Mountain Resort offers a variety of vacation accommodations from hotel rooms to private home ownership, to condominiums and townhomes. Properties you will want to explore include:
- Allegheny Springs, offering Standard rooms, Studios, 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom suites.
- Camp Four, with 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom townhomes.
- Creekside, (in Silver Creek) with 3- and 4-bedroom townhomes.
- Expedition Station, which offers Studios, 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom condos.
- Highland House, (at the Village at Snowshoe) featuring Studios, 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom condos.
- Land’s End, with its spacious 4-bedroom townhomes.
- Leatherbark, which has 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom condos.
- Logger’s Run Townhomes, offering roomy 4- and 5-bedroom townhomes.
- Mountain Crest, with Studio and Studio Loft units.
- Mountain Lodge, with private units each featuring a full kitchen and a balcony.
- Pedestal House, a full home with a three-bedroom floor plan.
- Powder Monkey, which offers 2- and 3-bedroom townhomes.
- Powderidge, in the Northern Tract area of the basin, featuring 1- and 2-bedroom townhomes.
- Ridgewood, with Studio and Studio Loft units.
- Rimfire Lodge, in the Village at Snowshoe, featuring Studios, 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom units.
- Seneca, with Junior Studios, Studios, 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom unit options.
- Shamrock at Snowshoe Mountain Resort, 1-, 2-, 3-, and 4-bedroom units.
- Silvercreek Lodge, (in the Silver Creek area) featuring Studio, 1-bedroom, 1-bedroom with loft, and 2-, 3-, and 4-bedroom units.
- Snowcrest, 1- and 2-bedroom units offered.
- Soaring Eagle Lodge (one of the newest resorts at Snowshoe), with Studios, 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom units.
- Stemwinder, with room 3- and 4-bedroom condos.
- Summit at Snowshoe Mountain Resort, offering 3-bedroom units.
- The Inn at Snowshoe, offering hotel rooms and 1-bedroom condos.
- Timbers, with 4-bedroom private homes, each with a dramatic view.
- Top of the World, featuring 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom units.
- Treetop, offering 2- and 3-bedroom townhomes.
- Wabasso, with 2- and 3-bedroom townhomes.
- Whistlepunk, a family favorite, with 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom units.
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