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 […]
New Music – Tastes Like Local Honey, Lands Like Winter Robins, Sets Up Like A Space Camp
A pandemic rolled into the already cloistering time of winter has left us staring across the chasm of late winter staring into the early green of spring. But we are not alone. We carry on through these increasingly longer days with a recent rush of musical light from new creative releases. Here’s a look at […]
Ice Storm Hiking! Or The No-Electric Slide!
With one of the first widespread Tri-State ice storms in ages, coating and encasing everything that didn’t move in a layer of glistening ice, it’s been a unique time to get outdoors – albeit very cautiously – to view up close this rare winter wonder. From my childhood days of playing snow football, sledding, four-wheeling […]
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 […]
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 […]