The best ski resorts in Virginia
Wintergreen Resort – Wintergreen, Virginia
Likely a mountain resort in Virginia’s most diverse, it is in the 11,000 hectares of virgin forest in the eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It is located in central Virginia just 1 hour and 30 minutes from Richmond, Virginia, and about three hours from Washington, DC, and North Carolina. Rising to a height of 3515 feet, Wintergreen offers 26 slopes and trails, 14 of which are lighted for night skiing. Longest run of 1.4 miles, which has an altitude 1003 meters. The combination of the ski resort about 23% beginner trails, 35% intermediate and 42% advanced / expert trails. At the top of the ski slopes, the resort has two terrain parks and two pipes of the park, so whether its skiing, snowboarding, snow tubing, or you love the most, there is something for everyone.
Massanutten Ski Resort – Massanutten, Virginia
This ski resort is located about 10 miles east of Harrisonburg, in the northwest region of Virginia, at the tip of Massanutten Mountain with a height of 2880 meters. Client Services in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia and Washington, DC, has 8 lifts and 14 trails Massanutten, and they are all lit for night skiing. The combination of the ski area is about 30% beginner trails, 35% intermediate and 35% of good works, with an elevation 1110 meters. The resort has two terrain parks for skiers and snowboarders, and they will also host the first snow tube park, Virginia, which opened in 1998 and contains some tubes mound 900 feet long. In addition, there is money to skate at Massanutten, which holds about 132 skaters at a time. Read more…