March Into Skiing
With a couple days already topping 70 degrees, spring is getting sprung in a major way here in the river valleys. High in the mountains of West Virginia, the state’s ski resorts are not only holding onto a decent base of winter glory but could well get some fresh March snow. That awesome combo of […]
Get Into That Olympic Spirit
We’re in the middle of the thrills, spills and chills of the 2022 Winter Olympics and if you’re itching to channel your inner Chloe Kim (snowboarding), Nathan Chen (ice skating) or Jesse Diggins (crosscountry skiing) you’re in luck. With five downhill ski resorts and some of the premiere cross-country meccas – in WhiteGrass and Elk […]
Bless This Frozen Mess! It’s Primetime Ski – and Winter Fun – Season
Sure, we may already have a few veggie and flower seeds ordered looking ahead to the hot, sunny growing season but let’s revel in the frosty now. Yes, revel in the steely cold icy embrace of Jack Frost for at least another couple months because it is indeed this shivering, solid block of cold temperatures […]
Timberline and Canaan Valley to Light Up the Night
DAVIS, W.Va. – One of the West Virginia’s coolest late winter ski traditions is set to continue as Timberline Mountain and Canaan Resort are teaming up for “Light Up the Valley: A Two Night Torch Light Parade that will take place Friday and Saturday, Feb. 26-27. At 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, Timberline Mountain, which […]
Cheat Mountain Magic to the Rescue
Since the early 2000s, there’s been a crew of us from Huntington who have trekked to the mountains during the MLK holiday weekend to gather up, celebrate our friendship and mutual love of skiing, winter sports, and exploring the outdoors, with, of course, a side order of music, food and a wee dram of shenanigans. […]
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 […]
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 […]