The Skiers' Guide to Snowshoe Mountain

This is a reverse mountain where you drive to the top and ski down. Its got a nice village with lots of restaurants and shops. Theres night skiing at Silver Creek a separate mountain close by. You can ski both Snowshoe and Silver Creek mountains with the same lift ticket.Good black diamond runs and a double black in Western Territories where theres a 1.5 mile Cupp Run. From Richmond, VA its about 5 hours. This year over 141 of natural snow has fallen and its an awesome season of pow!

Snowshoe is tucked away in the hills of West Virginia. There not an interstate for an hour or more, and the remote location only makes it that much more appealing. Its the premiere location in the eastern US, and it draws its guests from the greater DC area and the southern part of the country.

Snowshoe consists of two skiing areas, the main basin (considered to be Snowshoe), and Silver Creek, which is a few miles down the road and accessible by shuttle bus. Snowshoe is very crowded on the weekends, but Silver Creek is rarely busy until late in the evening when guests come to night ski. Silver Creek also has tubing for those that dont ski or snowboard.

There are plenty of places to stay on the mountain and at a variety of pricing levels. There are a few good places to eat, but it can take a long time to be seated on busy weekends. Hint bring some food.

Overall, Snowshoe is a fabulous place to spend time in the winter. Also, check out the resorts summer schedule for music festivals, mountain bike and ATV races, beer tasting, etc.

I spent four days here about a week ago, it was a great trip. We had about 8 inches of fresh powder on the first day there. Most of the runs were open and the list were running efficiently. The restaurant had a pretty solid food and it wasnt terribly offensive. I will probably go back next year.