Experienced snow tubing and snowboarding for the first time during my visit to Snowshoe Mountain. I…read moredidn't stay on the actual resort, we had got an air bnb about 20 mins away. While on the resort though, I did like how the lodging looked. If I were to go back I definitely would instead just go ahead and stay on the mountain resort because driving through the woods / mountain to get to and from the resort to the air bnb was not fun at all; especially at night! Snow tubing: we went snow tubing during the night time. There weren't too many other people there during this time, so the line to keep tubing over and over wasn't much of a wait at all. I give the experience a 10/10 overall. It was fun and different. Snowboarding: when we first got into all our gear and equipment, we were just told to go outside. We were all under the impression that we would receive a tutorial or instructional presentation about first time snowboarding, but that did NOT happen. Had entirely no clue there was even a "practice" area until after I slipped and fell on the ice and my snowboard went flying down the mountain and into the woods. I went and got help from the emergency team who then informed us that there was a practice area to go to first. I ended up staying in that practice area the whole time and completely wasted my money on having a ski lift ticket. I thought a practice area would've been at the bottom of the mountain where we'd start at, so the ski lift ticket would be needed once you're comfortable and can go ski/snowboard from the very top but no, u start at (like get on the actual slope at) and the practice area are both mid - mountain. Overall the experience was a 7/10. It's possible I'll give Snowshoe another try in the future now that I've experienced what it's like. My overall rate of experience : 7/10

Snowshoe is an amazing place and I can't wait to go back! Everything there is worth your while and…read moretime, especially if you wanna make some good memories!

I can not stress how amazing Hutch 8 is at Snowshoe. The kitchen has been recently renovated with…read morestainless steel appliances and everything is so convenient. It is definitely an amazing place to take your family. The green and blue slopes are within a short walk and so is the village. You can ski into the back door a short distance. If you are better at the slopes, you can ski right out that door down a black diamond. When you are done skiing, the mud room comes convenient with air driers for your boots and gloves. You have plenty of hooks to hang your ski gear and shelves to store snowboards and skiis. The beds are very comfortable and there owners provide games and a dvd's to watch to relax after a day on the slopes. It is a beautiful set up and amazing place to stay. I highly recommend this place. There is a porch to hang out on and two bathrooms, one for the master and one for the other two bedrooms to use. The master bathroom has a jetted tub and the other bathroom has a very nice walk in shower. This is truly an amazing place to stay and well worth the money! Take your family and enjoy the best time of your life.

Rented a five day stay here for New Years Eve with my wife, daughter and grandchildren. Hutch 8 is…read moreexcellent! Location, location, location. My kids scouted just about every trail on the Mountain and kept coming back to Shays Revenge and Cupp Run as their favorites. Both runs start right out the back door from Hutch 8. We could watch the kids arrive on the lift and then either start their run or come in the back door for some hot chocolate. The owner Jeff is very involved and helpful and answered every question from my original inquiry to trip end. The property has everything you would need from a fully equipped Mud Room with ski racks, boot dryers etc. The kitchen has everything you would need to feed your crew and was the cleanest of any property I have rented. Big screen TV, DVD player and a library of DVD's and books to read. Centrally located, we parked on day one and walked to the main Resort Village for shops and restaurants. My grandson had an equipment malfunction on day one with a broken boot. Drove down the Mountain to the Ski Barn which was recommended by Jeff. New boot selected, fitted and binding adjustment and back on the slopes in less than 45 minutes. This is the only time we drove our car in five days. If you want ski on ski off, this is the best location on the mountain.

What a nostalgic visit. We were here 30 years ago and it looks the same. Updates have kept the…read moreretro feel. It's still a one stop place. You park right next to your hotel. You ski right out your door. You swim in an indoor outdoor pool. And if your thirsty, there is a bar/restaurant on the slopes and inside the resort. All the comforts away from home. Each Individual unit is owned and decorated by its owner. So some are going to be more updated than others. We stayed in 5313 and had a fabulous time. This is not an upscale resort. But it is very homey. If you are a long time silver creek lover, you will love that everything has stayed the same. Why the resort gets 3 stars. The restaurant is closed, but you can grab a quick bite in the lounge. The pool is open for 3 different sessions in the evening and you are allowed to go one time and must register. However it is Closed on Tuesday and Wednesday's. Actually most everything at Silver Creek is CLOSED on Tuesday and Wednesdays. What a let down!! . We are at the end of the season, so whatever snow ice they have,, thats all. They stopped making snow in February. Still we look forward to coming back and not waiting another 30 years

What a dump!!! While close to the slopes, I found myself asking if the whole place was either a…read morejoke or some kInd of bizarre mob money laundering scheme. The floors were littered with refuse and stains. Everything had the dingy look of a mid-seventies relic. This appeared to be a place where parents with large families check in to allow their children to roam far and wide - we heard them all late into the night! In the lobby were two stores that appeared to offer second hand items and an assortment of odds and ends more akin to a yard sale that a resort. No breakfast available of any sort. No place to get coffee. When asked for options, I was referred to the re-purposed school bus that served as a shuttle to the main facility every thirty minutes.

Spent the weekend enjoying winter activities. We had a blast and would definitely recommend…read morestopping by. We were looking for a smaller place for a first time skier that wouldn't need many harder trails. We booked everything for the weekend online. The process was easy and made it easy and quick to get tickets and rentals that we already paid for. I think they do charge an additional fee if you didn't prepay. The first night we arrived we did the snow tubing. It was a fun time. You need to get a tube at the bottom of the hill. Then there is a belt you stand on that will bring you to the top. You pay for and hour and a half that seems like a long time but it went quick because it was fun. We did a snowboarding lesson in the am and then spent some time skiing. We rented a board and changed to skis and it was a $15 fee to change. There is a cafeteria type area to eat. I did read another review that said people just dump their bags in chairs to save them. So that is what we did. We saved half a table for us then shared the other half. When lunch time came the tables filled up fast. Most kids would just sit in the floor if they needed. For a small mountain it was a great time. They had everything you need. We stayed at Chalet resort that was a 3 minute drive.

We went to Bryce during the summer to experience their bike park. The resort is clean, staff was…read morefriendly and bike trails were well maintained. The only reason for the 4/5 is the resort allows hikers to take the ski lift which slows down the lift. Also, we rented bikes and safety gear. The Trek model bike rental was amazing. We were able to try a Trek Session and Trek Slash, both were fairly new models and in well condition. However, the Session had some excessive wearing on the tire outer tread, appeared cracked. We were so focused on having fun that we didn't bring it back to address that. I will say the more shocking thing was the safety gear which seemed extremely worn. Granted we got there late the only upper chest gear they had was shredded (arm sleeves had so many holes it looked the last person had a bear attack in it :-D ). Nonetheless, we had a lot of fun.

The staff members are nice. Devils Knob is close to the slopes. With a little research, you can…read morefind all the details needed to have the best staycation. Once you arrive, there is always someone to help out. When I got "lost" and a bit confused on how to find the Wintergreen sales office ( just around the corner from the front desk, with obvious marketing ) I asked someone in a restaurant. The manager pointed me in the right direction. You can take a virtual tour of Wintergreen Retreat.

Ditch the snow and come for a visit on the off season! The views up here are gorgeous and a great…read moreescape from the city buzz or summer heat. Hikes, golfing, breweries, and wineries are close by, so you'll find something for everyone. Our vacation cabin had four stories with two hot tubs, and a golfing green just a stroll away. The drive up is steep and windy, so try to make it before dusk.

Top of the World Condos are one of the best located lodging venues at Snowshoe Mountain, WV. It is…read moreone building with about 100 one-bedroom units, and although the building went up in the early '80s, the units - all independently and individually owned - have undergone recent renovations. The building itself was renovated in 2007 and it cheered up its facade, added new siding and paint, and an overall face lift. As a result, it is hard to rate the individual units as a whole. Some are absolutely impeccable, yet some are 1980 originals with the old cheap paneling. The thing about the units. First, one enters through a central hallway, and the main bedroom's windows do not face the outside, but face the inner hallway. Down a corridor, the unit opens up into a great room/dining/kitchen that in almost all cases, features a sofa bed. Some of the units have opened up the kitchen to create a real great room with modernized appliances. The great room has two windows to either the East, facing the Widowmaker slope, or the Western views that are spectacular. The location of Top of the World is amazing. It has the new Soaring Eagle high-speed quad literally outside the Eastern wall, so it's a great place to call home for a ski vacation. Top of the World is one of the check-in venues at Snowshoe, and it also provides a fully-stocked ski shop and a restaurant bar, which frequently changes names, given the high mortality rates of dining establishments at ski resorts. Another great thing about Top of the World is its location next to the new Soaring Eagle Lodge, which features Ember restaurant, the top restaurant within a 200-mile radius. If you have a small family or a small group, it is a relatively inexpensive, good and VERY centrally located place to stay.

This place gets 2 stars instead of one because of the location and friendly staff. The room I got…read moreshould be minus 2 stars. I think it was built in 1983 and it hasn't been touched since! Horrible paneling, hideous green carpet, no remote for the LR tv, no paper towels just ONE old linen napkin. Good thing nobody was staying with me. The shower/tub was a little springy and I was afraid that if i stayed in too long I may end up in the ski shop downstairs. I enjoyed the paper thin walls so I could hear the condo next door being renovated. The "fully" stocked kitchen had no glasses bigger than a juice glass. Everything else in the place was very random, like it had been decorated from the Salvation Army. There was a decent bar downstairs and being located right on the slopes were about the only positives for this place. Oh did I mention with tax and other fees I paid $200 for ONE night. Anywhere else this would be a $35 room full of truckers and hookers. Not that I would know anything about those places. Snowshoe Mtn is a great place to ski, just avoid Top of the World condos.

Wonderful place with the friendliest staff and the most beautiful ski trails! The cafe is also…read moredelicious!

5/5 The best in the region, for sure. Amazing vibes here…read more Staff is friendly, super knowledgeable, and obviously avid skiers as well. I was helped each day by some amazing humans whose names I never discovered. I enjoyed every aspect of my 3 days there, exploring the plentiful trails and breaking in some new xcd madshus epochs on the many downhill options! I'll for sure be back, and with some luck and blessing of the snow gods we'll keep having winters like 2021!

Just a really good ski resort. Family-friendly, ski-runs are well-groomed, eating facilities are…read morenot over-priced, and staff are generally friendly and helpful. Lift prices are reasonable also. Parking is a little tight, but drop your family members and friends off at the front and park in the overflow lot, there is always room. I'm glad Timberline re-opened under new and well-run management, AND didn't sell out to Vail. The Epic pass appears to not improve resorts. Timberline, keep up the good work, and I hope you stay independent!

Had one day of skiing at Timberline during my WV ski trip. Getting there was fairly easy from…read moreElkins where I was staying. Parking was free, easy and convenient; I was a short walk to the lodge and the main lift. Picking up the lift ticket I had purchased online was also easy, there was a kiosk that issued the electronic card that worked from my coat pocket. Buying online and as a senior the one day lift ticket was a very reasonable $65. The mountain itself is easy to navigate; there is one main lift, a high speed detachable 6 pack that runs up the center of the mountain with all of the runs coming off of the lift. The lift has scanners that read the lift ticket and there are 2 sets of gates; this did seem to confuse some of the people in the lift line; I did see quite a bit of difficulty with people getting on and off the lift. The runs off the top of the mountain are a nice mix, 2 double blacks, 2 blacks, 3 blues and a long beginner green run. All of the runs give you 1000 feet of vertical; more then enough to give you a nice run, and plenty of challenge. Everything except for 1 double black run was groomed with good snow coverage. The runs have a nice variety, more than enough to make for a fun and invigorating day of skiing for intermediate and advanced skiers. A couple of notes, the bathrooms are conveniently located in the lodge without having to go to another level from the back of the lodge. If coming down the skiers right of the mountain you want to keep up some speed to make it all the way to the lift. Having 1 lift that is the only way to most of the mountain means that when there are issues with the lift stopped the lift line can get a bit longer then desired, but they managed to keep things moving for most of the day. Timberline is a very nice affordable option to ski or board in WV. Very nice for a day or two, although there is probably not much challenge for expert skiers. The 1000 feet of vertical and high speed lift make the mountain ski like a larger resort. Easy to navigate and affordable it is well worth considering for part of your ski trip in the area.

For an east coast mountain, this place is awesome! The slopes are well groomed, wide, and super fun…read moreto ride down. The 2-4 person lifts are definitely on the older side, but they work just fine and get the job done. There are various spots to grab food and drinks throughout the slopes without having to go back to the pavilion, which is super convenient! The parking is a bit of a mess, but I fully expected this on a Saturday with nice weather, so it is what it is! The staff is efficient (somewhat crass but... I get it because they're working with the public) and they all know what they're doing. This was my first trip here and I will absolutely be back! I was very pleasantly surprised overall.

3 night stay over 4th of July jubilee weekend. I'll start with the positives. The condo unit was…read morenice and cozy, clean and conveniently located (Laurelwood). The general store was a true gem. Top notch deli, and a wide selection of general goods and craft beers. My wife and I enjoyed the spa as well, they were very professional and attentive. The overall mountain atmosphere was breathtaking, giant old oaks, tons of trails ect. The negative: we really wanted to like this resort, to leave a positive review, but our expectations were shattered to pieces. First off, the main restaurant, the edge, was without air conditioning our entire stay, Thursday through Sunday. We only ended up using one of our breakfast vouchers, due to the hot muggy restaurant. Attempted to eat dinner in there Friday night, but was overpacked, severely understaffed, and just a hot uncomfortable, muggy sweat pool. Walked over to the upper crust, and found that they had a severely reduced menu for the Fourth of July weekend . We decided to drive to one of their other restaurants, all the way back down the mountain, Iron and ale, just to find the exact same situation no air conditioning, over packed, and understaffed. We turned around and left after another couple walked out after seeing flies all over the tables. The rude host was wearing a polo shirt, board shorts, and crocs with long socks.... Not exactly the attire you would expect from a casual fine dining joint. We ended up eating dinner at a little Mexican restaurant in Nelly's ford, was a very nice dinner, attentive waitstaff, overall delicious meal plus air-conditioning lol. We had hoped that the Fourth of July celebrations on Saturday would get rid of the bad taste We had so far. We were looking forward to this for an entire year. We researched and found very positive reviews of the Fourth of July celebrations of this resort. We figured it would be a magnificent event for USA 250th. There was absolutely zero effort, almost nonexistent patriotism. They had one American flag hung out from a firetruck at the main entrance. That was all. No clown decked out in Fourth of July attire, wrapping red, white and blue balloons for the kids, no face painting, no Rockwall, no moon bounce, no mechanical bull, no cotton candy, nothing for the kids. We don't even have kids, and felt so bad for the families. There was all of maybe 10 arts and crafts vendors, a slushy truck, and a kettle corn truck. That was it no funnel cakes, no rope sausages and peppers, no cheese steaks, no deep-fried Oreos no blooming onions. None of it.. they had a grill station with premade food, limited options, basically burgers, dogs, and chicken tenders. Out of all the bands that came on, no patriotic songs were played the entire day. All they did was play cover music. No Pledge of Allegiance, no American flag decor, literally zero effort for the 250th celebration.. after all this we figured maybe the fireworks would redeem our trip, this is what we were looking forward to the entire year, as we have not seen a really good professional show in years . This was honestly the biggest blow of all. The fireworks lasted all of 10 minutes, and no finale. we have put on better shows in our backyard with mortars and cakes from West Virginia and Pennsylvania. They literally had an orchestra there playing from 630 to 8 in a covered ticketed entry tent. Why was there not a marching band out playing during the fireworks with red white and blue sparkles going everywhere and a grand firework show for the 250th? The orchestra was already there.. we got a place early on the hillside and sat in the rain for three hours waiting for a 10 minute show. The rain stopped well before the fireworks, and if anything just wet everything down to make it safer to set fireworks off that night. What a disappointment of a show. The event coordinator here is obviously a very unpatriotic person who probably hates America. We will never return to this establishment, as I felt, the entire experience was a slap in the face for the money we spent, the anticipation we had built all year, and a disgrace to America's 250th.

I was disappointed with my stay at Canaan Valley Resort. As someone with disabilities, I found the…read moreproperty to be less accessible than expected, making it difficult to fully enjoy the experience. One of the most frustrating moments was at dinner. Our tour group was told we could not sit by the windows and enjoy the view because we were "with a tour and not paying customers." Considering many of us paid nearly $2,000 for this trip, that was insulting. We were also not allowed to order from the regular menu and pay ourselves if we wanted something else. Unfortunately, the meal provided left me sick for going on 2 days. The resort itself also had several maintenance and convenience issues. The ice machine on our floor was broken, the snack machine and soda machine was nearly empty, and the shower had VERY poor water pressure. The gift shop closed before 7 p.m., making it impossible to purchase basic necessities when needed. There was also very little to do in the evenings. The pool closes at 8 p.m., and by 7 p.m. most activities and amenities seemed to be shut down, leaving guests with few options other than returning to their rooms to watch TV. Overall, the resort did not meet my expectations, particularly regarding accessibility, guest experience, and customer service.

Tube Park Review…read more This review is specific to the Tube Park. Highly recommend getting tickets ahead of time online. All sessions for the day were sold out when we visited. The lodge area for the tube park is very small, so don't expect to be able to change clothing quickly inside due to how busy it is. There's a fire place inside and a huge fire pit outside. Very small concession inside with about 8-10 small snack items to choose from. The staff here are top notch - very kind to each other and talkative to visitors. 10 minutes before the session starts, the group gets a safety briefing and reviews the rules. There's a nurse/medic on site. This is fun for the whole family. 1200 feet long and very fast. Be sure to read the requirements online for kids. Extra safety precautions are taken onsite for young kids.