Only in WV – Skiing Down A Highway
SLATYFORK, W.Va. – Saturday afternoon holiday weekend crowds were growing by the second and suddenly the Ballhooter lift line at Snowshoe was more packed than the Internet was with Bernie Sanders memes after Inauguration Day. With an abundance of “Cheat Mountain Magic,” (see endless sky of snow) three folks in our Huntington crew decided to […]
Ski Well, Be Well – Mountain State Style Social Distancing
With Huntington chalking up its largest snow since 2010 in December, the fever to bust out of the Ohio River Valley (the lowest elevation in WV) and jet up to the snow-covered mountains to ski has been growing exponentially with each passing day. Finally on Saturday, Jan. 2, the Dave Trippin’ crew made a day […]
Escape The Madness – Head Into Middle Earth
In the midst of a pandemic and the post election scrum, it’s no secret that heading into the solace and silence of the woods does a body and soul good. While folks are flocking in record numbers to area trails and state parks, they are also discovering the beauty below ground as well. At […]
Timberline – Getting Makeover
DAVIS, W.Va. – Officials with Perfect North Slopes, the new owners of Timberline Mountain, have announced that skiers and snowboarders will be riding to the top on a brand new 6-passenger high speed chairlift next winter. The brand new Doppelmayr 6-passenger lift will be the first of its kind in West Virginia. In addition, the ski […]
How to ski with kids without losing your sanity
With four downhill ski resorts and some of the best terrain in the Mid-Atlantic, the Mountain State of West Virginia is a prime place to learn to ski. While we thank God every time we ski that are kids can now dress themselves, here’s a few tips we learned (often the hard way) on taking […]
Cool It Now!! A Dozen Places to Paddle, Explore and Play This Summer
In a summer that has the country practically locked down and Kanye West running for President, suffice to say the only certainty is that nothing is normal or predictable and anything can happen. Although God only knows what the rest of summer holds, there’s two things I am betting on. One is that Coronavirus will […]
Backpack – Carter Caves
Pack It Up and Go! Make A Weekend Escape With A Local Backpack Trip With the temperatures rising and all of us stewing in the daily stresses of a pandemic, social unrest and hornet’s nest of incivility on social media, it’s prime time to unplug, get away and pour our worried souls and troubled minds […]
Buffalo Creek Rail Rides
Go Take A Ride Or Pedal The Rails CLAY, W.Va. – As the third most forested state West Virginia is blessed to have so many ways to explore the splendor of its wilds from whitewater rafting, ziplining and trams, to hot air ballooning, paddleboarding and skiing. Add to that Rail Biking – cycling on specially-made […]
Little Sandy River Paddle Trip
As surrounding states begin slowly trying to reopen in some way, shape, form or fashion after the Coronavirus lockdown, we’re all staring down what’s left of spring and at least early summer with a heightened focus on regional travel options. While we all may have once regularly flown or drove far far away to adventure, […]
Six Safe Ways to Get Out, Hike and Explore
Anybody stir crazy yet? Or just crazy? As our friend and fellow author (he’s actually a legit national author) Bert Fulks recently posted its “It’s March the quaranteenth. Again.” Sure we have lost track of days, what month it is, and for some how many videos they’ve posted to Covid 19 Beer Chugging FB group, […]