Four inducted into W.Va. Ski Industry Hall of Fame
West Virginia Ski Industry Hall of Fame Inductees for 2024 are (from left to right) David Cline, Debbie Cline, Steve Drumheller, and Mark...
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Mar 26, 20221 min read
Skiing Down Memory Lane by Wonderful WV Magazine
The February 2022 edition of Wonderful West Virginia Magazine featured this article – “Skiing Down Memory Lane” about the Snow Sports...
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Feb 5, 20224 min read
WV Snow Sports Museum Inducts Joe Stevens Into The Class Of 2021 Hall Of Fame
By Mike Doble Ski South East The West Virginia Snow Sports Museum was founded two years ago now and I am proud to say that myself and...
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wvsnowsportsmuseum
Jan 16, 20223 min read
SNOW SPORTS MUSEUM OF WEST VIRGINIA AIMS TO TEACH VISITORS ABOUT THE STATE’S WINTER SPORT HISTORY
January 12, 2022 By Amanda Larch WV Living One chilly February evening in 2018, a group of ski enthusiasts congregated at a pub in Davis...
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wvsnowsportsmuseum
Jan 9, 20222 min read
Canaan Valley Resort Turns 50, Charts Path To Tourism Expansion
December 23, 2021 By Shepherd Snyder West Virginia Public Broadcasting The Canaan Valley Resort has been a mainstay for skiers and...
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wvsnowsportsmuseum
Dec 28, 20214 min read
Canaan Valley Resort Celebrates Half Century of Skiing
December 4, 2021 By Rick Steelhammer rsteelhammer@hdmediallc.com Charleston Gazette Mail West Virginia’s longest-operating ski area will...
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wvsnowsportsmuseum
Oct 10, 20211 min read
Mountain State Snowmaking History
The SSMWV is working on a new exhibit that will tell the story of snowmaking and snowmakers in West Virginia. A few years ago, the WV...
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wvsnowsportsmuseum
May 29, 20211 min read
WV Snow Sports Museum Hosts Grand Opening Showcasing Pieces of History
The Museum’s Official Grand Opening was Thursday, May 27. Thanks so much to WBOY Channel 12 News for covering the event. Thanks for all...
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wvsnowsportsmuseum
May 29, 20211 min read
Congressman McKinley Welcomes Snow Sports Museum of WV
The Museum’s Official Grand Opening was Thursday, May 27. We are extremely proud to have West Virginia 1st District Congressman David B....
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wvsnowsportsmuseum
May 27, 20211 min read
Senator Manchin Welcomes Snow Sports Museum of WV
The Museum’s Official Grand Opening was Thursday, May 27. We are extremely proud to have West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin, III support...
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wvsnowsportsmuseum
Feb 28, 20211 min read
Inside Appalachia Features John Lutz & Snow Sports History in WV
Original article at West Virginia Public Broad Casting - Inside Appalachia Article by Caitlin Tan, West Virginia Public Broad Casting...
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wvsnowsportsmuseum
Feb 22, 20212 min read
Timberline Four Seasons Construction Started in a Little Red Barn
by Mike Sites Most do not know that Timberline Mountain Ski Area's construction had its humble beginning 40 years ago in 1981. Out of a...
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wvsnowsportsmuseum
Jan 24, 20216 min read
New Snow Sports Museum celebrates 70 years of Mountain State skiing
Cary Reed, a founding board member of the Snow Sports Museum of West Virginia, welcomes the Museum’s first Visitor, Patrick McCann, on Decem
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wvsnowsportsmuseum
Jun 29, 20202 min read
Snow Sports at Chestnut Ridge Ski Area, Morgantown, WV
West Virginia has a rich history of snow sports, recreation areas, and resorts. Chestnut Ridge Ski Area is a lost gem that made skiing...
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wvsnowsportsmuseum
Sep 8, 20191 min read
Driftland
A look back at the origins of skiing in the Southeast
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wvsnowsportsmuseum
Apr 4, 20191 min read
Weiss Knob Ski Resort
Ski Resorts of the Past Snow Sports in West Virginia was launched by the Ski Club of Washington DC with Driftland in the early 1950s....
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wvsnowsportsmuseum
Apr 4, 20191 min read
Worden's Hotel and Restaurant
The Place to Stay The Worden's Hotel was established in 1898. Originally, it operated as the New Howard Hotel. Harry Worden purchased...
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wvsnowsportsmuseum
Apr 4, 20192 min read
Cabin Mountain Ski Area
From Driftland to Cabin Mountain Ski Area The Ski Club of Washington DC (SCWDC) founded snow sports in West Virginia with Driftland in...
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