Season Ender - Canaan Valley

Rebecca and I headed to Canaan Valley for our final ride of the season on a Thursday afternoon, reaching our AirBnb just before dusk.

On Friday morning we drove a few short miles to Canaan Valley Resort, where we were delighted to find only a few dozen riders there on a weekday. Not once did we have to wait in line to load the lift!

Although some recent warm weather had melted a percentage of their base, the slopes were well groomed and we only found a few icy spots to navigate around. Unfortunately, Rebecca slid out in one of these areas, landing hard on her tailbone and causing pain significant enough to cut her day short.

With that, we retreated to the cabin to prepare lunch, before I returned to the resort to log a few more runs before the end of the day.

That night we drove into Thomas to order tacos from Picnic.

On Saturday morning the pain was really setting in, so Rebecca stayed in bed while I headed to Timberline to check out their park. I took along my Skydio2 to catch a quick session through the park before heading back to check out of the cabin and head back to Virginia.



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Canaan Valley Resort (WV)

After my first ride at Canaan Valley Resort, I just had to share the destination with my wife Rebecca!



Since she was visiting her family in Winchester, I drove there after work on Friday and we made a daytrip to Canaan on Saturday.



The snow had been falling consistently since my first visit and the slopes and glades runs had plenty more of the soft stuff to enjoy!

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Seneca Rocks (West Virginia)

Just a quick clip I captured on the drive home from Canaan Valley...



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Canaan Valley Resort State Park (West VA)

Since we had such a great time during our trip to Timberline earlier this month, I decided to return to the area to explore the neighboring resort, Canaan Valley Resort State Park.



Although a recent rain decimated some of the snowfall thus far, I still ventured into the more wooded runs. I had to be extremely careful, but still had a great time navigating over the light snow cover.



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Timberline Resort (Canaan Valley, WV)

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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MTV Sports!

A relic of my teenage years, this VHS has survived over 25 years of storage, moves, and even an attack by a faulty VCR!

It is with great pleasure that I present a series of episodes from MTV's famous series "MTV Sports!"













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Kawasaki Rebuild

My goal for this winter: dive headlong into my Kawasaki 650sx to have a ready-to-ride, completely refurbished ski by next season. So far, so good.

Now that the engine is ready, I'll be turning my attention to the hull. I've already purchased footholds from Riva Racing, so I'll be doing some fiberglass work, followed by paint and new hydroturf. After that, it's time to reinstall the motor & a new bilge pump, then the ski will be set for a full season of ripping in the sun!



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