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Snowshoe Mountain, Snowshoe, WV

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Snowshoe Mountain

10 Snowshoe Dr · Snowshoe, WV

Why you should go…

Snowshoe Mountain is the largest ski resort in the Mid-Atlantic, with 60 slopes and trails on 244 skiable acres served by 14 chairlifts. Unusually, its village sits near the summit rather than at the base of the mountain. Two runs, Cupp Run and Shay's Revenge, drop 1,500 vertical feet. In the warmer months the resort turns to mountain biking, hiking, horseback riding and a golf course designed by Gary Player.

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Good to know

General sport & outdoor guidance

Habits that pay off across this whole category, not rules for this one venue. Always check the official site for the specifics.

  • Weather calls the shots

    Check the forecast the morning of and keep an indoor backup in your pocket for the day it turns.

  • Shoes, water, sun cover

    The three things that decide whether you last the whole outing or cut it short after an hour.

  • Parking and launches fill early

    On a nice weekend, lots and trailheads are often full by mid-morning.

  • Daylight shrinks in shoulder season

    Spring and fall visits need an earlier start than the same trip in July.

What's around here?

The closest stops to Snowshoe Mountain, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Tours
    History Buff

    Cass Scenic Railroad State Park

    $50+

    Ride a geared Shay steam locomotive up Cheat Mountain from a preserved company lumber town to a logging camp or Bald Knob.

    4.4 mi awaySwitch it up: Tours

  • Museums
    Quirky Fun

    Green Bank Observatory

    Free

    Tour a working radio astronomy campus and see the Green Bank Telescope, a 100-meter dish, starting from the free Science Center.

    8.8 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Outdoor Adventure

    Seneca Rocks

    Free

    Watch climbers on the sheer quartzite walls of Seneca Rocks, rising nearly 900 feet above the creek, from the Discovery Center below.

    44 mi awayMore like this

  • Stay
    Iconic

    The Greenbrier

    $50+

    Stay at a resort on 11,000 acres with golf courses, a casino, a spa and tours of a declassified Cold War bunker.

    46 mi awaySwitch it up: Stay

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Outdoor Adventure

    Dolly Sods Wilderness

    Free

    Hike a high, windswept plateau of heath barrens, sphagnum bogs and flagged red spruce in the Monongahela National Forest.

    53 mi awayMore like this

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Outdoor Adventure

    Blackwater Falls State Park

    Free

    Walk a boardwalk down to amber-colored Blackwater Falls, then hike to canyon overlooks like Lindy Point in the Allegheny Mountains.

    55 mi awayMore like this