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The February 2022 edition of Wonderful West Virginia Magazine featured this article – “Skiing Down Memory Lane” about the Snow Sports...

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...

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...

December 23, 2021 By Shepherd Snyder West Virginia Public Broadcasting The Canaan Valley Resort has been a mainstay for skiers and...

December 4, 2021 By Rick Steelhammer rsteelhammer@hdmediallc.com Charleston Gazette Mail West Virginia’s longest-operating ski area will...

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...

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...

The Museum’s Official Grand Opening was Thursday, May 27. We are extremely proud to have West Virginia 1st District Congressman David B....

The Museum’s Official Grand Opening was Thursday, May 27. We are extremely proud to have West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin, III support...

Original article at West Virginia Public Broad Casting - Inside Appalachia Article by Caitlin Tan, West Virginia Public Broad Casting...

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...

Cary Reed, a founding board member of the Snow Sports Museum of West Virginia, welcomes the Museum’s first Visitor, Patrick McCann, on Decem

West Virginia has a rich history of snow sports, recreation areas, and resorts. Chestnut Ridge Ski Area is a lost gem that made skiing...

A look back at the origins of skiing in the Southeast

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....

The Place to Stay The Worden's Hotel was established in 1898. Originally, it operated as the New Howard Hotel. Harry Worden purchased...

From Driftland to Cabin Mountain Ski Area The Ski Club of Washington DC (SCWDC) founded snow sports in West Virginia with Driftland in...