My wife Rebecca and I have been to the Canaan Valley area several times to ride mountain bikes, but never before have we visited the region for wintersports.
Typically we think of Snowshoe Mountain as being our only option for snowboarding nearby, but we did some digging to find out that Timberline Mountain was recently purchased and invested in heavily for this season. With that, we decided to find a vacation rental home for the weekend and invited two couples who’d been diligent in keeping safe during the Covid pandemic to join us. The cabin that Rebecca found was perfect - it even included a hot tub to soak in after a long day on the slopes!
I was surprised to find even more natural snow here than at Snowshoe, opening up the ability to ride in the woods and along the side walls of the slopes. I don’t think I’ve had this option since riding out west and it was awesome to find some sneak lines through the trees!
Two out of our group were getting on the snow for the first time. One on skis and the other on a snowboard. The skis seemed to be the easiest to learn over the course of a weekend, so after the first day they were both getting the hang of it on a set of planks.
All in all, it was a fantastic trip that I’m sure we’ll be repeating in the future.
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