Almost Tropical 



The Days Of Summer...ahhhhh *
New history book Behold the Land of Canaan *
37,000 new acres of protected W.Va. land * Augusta Heritage Arts cranks up in Elkins 



Prep For July Fourth * Photo Contest sponsord by the Friends of the 500th / C.V. Wildlife Refuge




Cliff Inspection by the Boys * Art Opening White Room, Thomas * CVI MTB trails outasite * Laurie exercising our oldest pet... ol' Jack




Hypno Coffee is serving breakfast on weekends and stretching its hours out * Endless WV DNR wetland info




The first annual Canaan MTB Fest was FUNNNN! * Harpers Ferry Festival went well * Will have some WG Mushroom Walks in July and August and will announce it here



Bike Hash kept us drinking and slowed wayyy up * raised 1375 for Tucker County Trails at Hellbender's saturday * Cory snoopin' around on Lion's Head, Dolly Sods
Need any local catering? * AWA WV statewide River Levels * Eddie SpaghettiWoodCuts * PickettWVSODSFieldNotes * PickettSODSinfo * WV Botany History
1959-2009 Fifty Years Weiss Knob/White Grass * WG '79-'09 Thirty Years WG recorded 96 skiable days with about 188" snow last winter. Special thanks to all for helping us keep the doors open and trails tracked. Look forward to 09 -10 winter! WV Ferns checklist * Planting For Deer Resistance * Denali Nato.wma * Laurie is baking cakes, cookies, cupcakes, and other yummies for the Trail Mix Our friends at Pistil Hats, Forrest and Pete sent us a care package! * Davis River Front * Davis River Front's blog * wvhighlandsartists...local art here * RUN FOR IT Tucker Co. Endowment Fund Raiser Curtis LugeZip (3/5).mpg * ChipNattyTurns * CurtisQuickies.mpg *ChipRedOak(3/4)* GeohopsCanMon.mpg * Opensezame*ChipCanMon3/2* LugeRunGisela. (3/2) * FlowBYxc. (3/2) * Skihiking and Foolery * PackPowWill* Chip and JoJo Dance WG/Facebook * Trailblazer 'CV has its own mystique'* Upper SpringerGeo.mpg * SeeAMouse.* Morgan360canoe*TwistySkiing* Goodstuffjumpin * WG testimonial.mpg * Local boy gone BIG City - http://nick-waite.blogspot.com/ * Vermont’s Mad River Rocket Sleds*WG Web Cam History mode * Snowfarming * Ski Jouring in WV * Freaky STyle WG "If you've ever skied WhiteGrass this video makes complete sense! The kind of place you might want to plan your entire winter around. * Freeland Road Bubbling springs Video New Davis Consignment Shop * MaryAnn the mapmaker has a new site * WG skiers meet VA fiddlers by Todd * Snurfer Poaches Mad River SKi Area * skibuilders.com * 10 great places to peacefully glide cross-country USA TODAY * Lost Ski Areas * Season passers recieve 10% discount at Highland Prospects * Hyno Coffee has moved to Davis * Chipper Chase in Off Piste * The ChipperCHase Article.pdf
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I have a website. Please check it out. Michael Gorrie (WG has some of his works in the cafe and he is a long time avid nord and trail helper)
We always called Pam's beach cruiser "the work horse", but this bike is the real deal. Feel good charity that seems to be making a difference.
I am trying to get a better web presence for PIMBY-Matt Sherald PIMBY: Power In My Back Yard matt@getpimby.com /getpimby.com (304) 704-5943 To Whitegrass with lots of Love, the cover photo reminds me of Springer skiing. Thanks you for all that you do!! Hosting the ultimate winter playground of WV, keeping everybody warm and full of good food. Offering limitless inspiration to all who visit. I LOVE WHITEGRASS!! Corey Bonasso
WG is the heart and soul of all things freeheel and your support of the Karhu brand is invaluable to the snowsports industry! Thanks for spreading the Karhu love. Hope to see you and Laurie soon. Cheers! -Doug
Chip Chase founded White Grass in 1979. No one in the ski world before or since has had a better time on skis or doing anything related to snow (Ive been buzzin since I was born!). That zest is totally communicable. White Grass is a blast, in a lot of ways a throwback to the 1960s, with much more wool than lycra. You'll find easy trails and gnarly trails amidst a lot of snow, gentle streamsides, hardwoods, conifers, and a big meadow by the lodge. You'll see everyone from kids being pulled in pulks to folks in their 70s, all wearing huge smiles. Jonathan "Chip, you are my hero!! You don't take life too seriously, you throw an excellent party, and we are facing youtube fame together! I really love that video, Becky and I agreed that was a most organic jam in a beautiful place on a perfect day. See you soon, I'll bring Kristian up next month...yay! Rachel Eddy " * Chip UTube clogging Here's the link to the White Grass article in Get Out! michelle * Best food ever. Thanks for the recipes Laurie and Chip! Margaret and Hansi, Minnesota / Hansi's Blog Take a walk down memory lane with ski writer Randy Johnson’s look at the history of cross country skiing in the Boone, NC area. Also check out his Web site for a video cross country ski lesson in Blowing Rock and a video look at Roan Mountain Nordic in the 1980s.
We are staying open until the fat lady sings and we have never ever closed if there is natural snow to ski. Tomorrow is our 114th straight day and we project another month easy! That will equal 144, great if it hit 150! 42" lay frozen in the high country this afternoon in powder conditions. Full moon skiing this March 15th. Our nordic trails have been graced with the best snows and cold we have ever wildly imagined. Region by region we are the surely the seasonal winners. Too dry out west, too cold in New England and just right in the Alleghenies. Sometimes the elevator-sometimes the shaft. chip chase 3/12/03 Most important muscle in skiing is the one in your cheek that makes your lips shape into a smile. Dickie Hall |
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Our
senior Senator, Robert C. Byrd, is fond of noting that: “West
Virginia is one of the most beautiful and unique places. It is the
most southern of the northern and the most northern of the southern;
the most eastern of the western and the most western of the eastern.
It is where the East says good morning to the West, and where Yankee
Doodle and Dixie kiss each other good night!” Indeed, West
Virginia is a most beautiful and unique place. And with the introduction
of our legislation, “Wild Monongahela: A National Legacy for
West Virginia’s Special Places, we are striving to keep it
that way” Hon. Nick Joe Rahall introducing the new WV Wilderness
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Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge HC 70, Bx 200 Davis, WV 26260 304-866-3858 |
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Ullr is the Norse god of skiers, and Skade is his wife. According to mythology, Skade was a mortal granted the right to marry a god, and being partial to the mountains, she chose Ullr. |
When winter is a no-show in the mid-Atlantic region, count on West Virginia's Dolly Sods Wilderness, four hours west of Washington, D.C., for a healthy dose of the real thing. Perched on a 4,000-foot tableland in the Allegheny Mountains, the Sods averages more than 12 feet of snow each year. Wind permitting, follow the Breathed Mountain and Big Stonecoal trails into the high plains, with their decidedly Western feel. White Grass is known for some of the best and most extensive cross-country skiing on the East Coast, with a natural foods cafe that attracts nearly as many fans. All 31 miles of the center's varied trails, half of which are groomed, are open following the weekend storm. A one-day trail fee is $12 for adults; rentals are $12 on weekdays and $15 for weekends and holidays.(Wash Post)Total # of Trails: 44 with 50KM, 30 KM machine groomed Beginner 30% Intermediate 55% Advanced 15% Top Elev.: 4436 Base Elev.3250 Vertical Drop:1200' Terrain Features pretty challenging constantly varying open hardwood glades, pastures, mountaintops, old ski area runs, railroad grades. |
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Best Local Weather Site Local snowfall table enclosed : Early Canaan Ski story Life is good...and especially good in CV. Dave Lesher |
I love snow. I love cross country skiing. Especially when its with my friends
at White Grass. I hit the Thursday(Thirsty) Staff Ski and we skied into
the night. It was some interesting conditions...what I would call variable.
A mix of powder, manky, mashed potatoes, and mirco crust. I was very happy
to have had my Snowfields and S Bounds on for a change. Sue Haywood
"skiing is not a matter of life and death, it’s more important than that"
| The pure spirit of skiing and the good life is alive and well and living at Whitegrass. I know of no other place where skiers gather and get closer to that wonderful spiritual aspect of skiing and fellowship. That special place in all nords that makes us want to go outside put on our skis and have fun. Whitegrass is quite simply my favorite ski area in North America. Ski Hard, Play Fair, Have Fun, Dickie Hall (NATO) Nothing finer than standing on this great planet / chip |