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Cross Country skiing and snowshoeing are fun, easy to learn, inexpensive, and healthy ways to spend some of your free winter time. Since '79 we have taken pride in our wholesome natural foods cafe, unique laid-back atmosphere, curvy exciting trails, and backcountry ski specialty shop. Our day lodge provides close access to some of West Virginia's most treasured high country.
Located in a snowy corner of the Cabin Mountain range of West Virginia's High Alleghenies, we pick up much of our 160" annual snowfall off the Great Lakes whenever strong northwesterly winds drop out of Canada. Originally built as the Weiss Knob Ski Area in 1959, Bob and Anita Barton operated 4 rope tows and had snow making here. We now maintain 50 km of trails -- all ranging from 3200 ft to 4400 ft. Over 1,200 vertical feet to cross country up and over!
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Ski Services
Rentals (childs, telemark, backcountry, skating, ski along pulk sled, new
short fatties, NNN BC and 75 mm cable, and snowshoes), PSIA lessons, guided
tours, ski patrol, telemarking glades, backcountry, full spectrum retail shop,
all ski repairs and service, liberal youth trade Kids Gear programs, equipment
upgrading with trades, and used gear for sale everyday of the winter. We roll
interesting ski based video and spin wonderful stimulating music. We often
have WYEP fm public radio from Pittsburgh playing and you will hopefully like
it.
Groomed Trails
25 km of trails are regularly groomed with machine-set track. Barry goes off
at times and packs a lot more. Super deep dumps and sloppy thaws slow us down
just a bit. We do not groom above 32 degrees F. We operate a Pisten Bulley
160 snowcat and two large 4 stroke snowmobiles with a series of Yellowstone
Tracking pull behind groomers to do our work. Skaters say we are on the narrow
side, consider bringing diagonal stride skis as well as backcountry in your
quiver. Novice shufflers are numero uno and we have them in mind as we do
all our trail work and grooming.
Telemark Glades
Throughout the season, we continue to clear the woods for skiing and have
the very largest and steepest free skiing system around. Remember we are skiing
in an old abandoned downhill ski area. Fly down the Yitzhak Ravine, Boutros-Boutros
Gully or jump turn the Baldy Steeps. Be careful. Yessir-yessir Air is FAT!
New this season is a fast connector called the Funnel through small beech
to the top of Cathedral Woods and brush clearing below Flat Rock Bowl that
will allow clean entrance to Springer Glades.
For more information about our trails, shop rates and other ski services, click here.