Virginia
BRYCE RESORT, in Bayse, near I-81, 8 slopes, 7 lifts, vertical drop 500, night skiing, terrain park, tubing, 540-856-212, bryceresort.com.
MASSANUTTEN, off I-81 about 20 miles east of Harrisonburg, 14 slopes, 8 lifts, Longest run .77m. Largest vertical drop (1155 ft) in VA, first Va. resort with snowboarding, also tubing, night skiing, terrain parks, all trails open to skiers, snowboarders, skiboarders, 540-289-4954, massresort.com.
OMNI HOMESTEAD RESORT, off US 220 near Hot Springs, 9 slopes, 2 lifts, vertical drop 700, snowboarding, terrain park, tubing, snowshoeing, XC skiing, skating, snowmobile tours, region’s oldest resort (1959), best known for pampering and amenities, like tomahawk throwing, ebikes, 540-839-1766, thehomestead.com.
WINTERGREEN, on Rt. 664, 43 miles SW of Charlottesville, largest resort in state, 23 trails, 5 lifts, longest run 1.40m, vertical drop 1,003, snowboarding, terrain park, skating, night skiing, tubing and largest tubing park in state, visit Adventure Dome for interactive games, 800-607-7669, wintergreenresort.com.
West Virginia
CANAAN VALLEY, state park ten miles south of Davis off WVA 32, 47 slopes, 5 lifts, vertical drop 850, longest run 1.13m, snowboarding, terrain park, tubing, snowshoeing, XC skiing, night skiing (11 trails), skating, airboarding after taking a class, sleigh rides, uphilling, 800-622-4121, canaanresort.com.
SNOWSHOE MOUNTAIN, 20 miles north of Marlinton, largest ski resort in SE, three mountains (including Silver Creek) with 57 slopes, 14 lifts, vertical drop 1,500, longest run 1.5m, night skiing, snowboarding, terrain parks, tubing, XC skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, uphilling, 877-441-4FUN, snowshoemtn.com. Snowshoe, SE’s best-known resort, has capacity limits so advance tickets are suggested.
TIMBERLINE MOUNTAIN, 254 Four Seasons Dr., Davis, in Canaan Valley, 3 miles from WV Rt. 32, 304-403-2174, 36 slopes/trails (5 dedicated glades), 4 lifts, vertical drop 1,000, SE longest run 2m. Formerly Timberline Four Season Resort, was purchased by Perfect North Slopes Inc. of Indiana which put $11M in capital improvements, alpine skiing, snowboarding. Timberlineresort.com.
WINTERPLACE, 2 miles off I-77 exit 28 in Ghent, 27 slopes, 9 lifts, vertical drop 603, longest run 1.25m, snowboard park, terrain park, largest tubing area in state, night skiing, 800-607-7669, winterplace.com.
OGLEBAY Resort, Route 88N, 4 miles off I-70, exit 2A, Wheeling, skiing, snowboarding, 18 slopes, terrain park, 168 foot vertical drop, 877-406-1787, ogelbay-resort.com. Well known for the holiday Festival of Lights, Good Zoo.
Others
WISP AT DEEP CREEK, MD, on Marsh Mountain in Deep Creek Lake, 34 slopes, 11 lifts, vertical drop 700, longest run 1.5m, snowboarding, tubing park, terrain parks, ice skating, XC skiing, snowshoeing, mountain coaster, 800-462-9477 or 301-387-4911, wispresort .com, considered a sister resort to Wintergreen.
OBER AT GATLINBURG, TENN, 10 slopes, 4 lifts, vertical drop 600, longest run .94m. aerial tramway from downtown, night skiing, snow tubing park, ice skating, alpine slide, 865-436-5423.