How would you rank the resorts found in WV, VA, NC, TN, and I guess AL too since they have one. Snowshoe, Winterplace, Beech Mountain, and Sugar Mountain come to mind as some of the better …

Oct 6, 2023 · Winterplace seems to get a bit more natural snow and less Charlottes-villian yuppies. You also won’t be looked down on because you don’t have a 4th home at Alta….

Winterplace does do better on snow than NC, but in a typical season, the terrain and lifts at sugar and beech are far greater than winterplace. Sugar has 2x the vert as winterplace and has high speed lifts, …

Winterplace is kind of the Myrtle Beach of West Virginia's skiing industry; Snowshoe is more in line with the Outer Banks experience. Both have awesome slopes (though this has been a crappy year so far …

Winterplace is great for day trips (little over an hour away). If you have the money and time, Snowshoe is far more impressive, but 3.5 hour drive. Snowshoe's villiage is also fun, with things to do at night …

Personally would recommend Winterplace. It’s just across the border in West Virginia. It’s bigger than the NC mountains, has tubing, and has a wide variety of runs for beginners. Second I would say …

Jan 1, 2023 · Winterplace is the easiest to get to -- U.S. 460 west to Princeton, WV, then north on I-77/West Virginia Turnpike. Not a bad place if you are a beginning or novice skier but conditions are …

Sep 14, 2021 · I'd recommend minimum 3 days of boarding to make the drive worth it. For day trips I've been going to winterplace, WV. Pretty small mountain but you can drive there and back in the same …

Nov 24, 2019 · 10 votes, 21 comments. trueI'm quite fond of Winterplace in WV, it's about a 3 hour drive each way so it's obviously farther than Sugar Mountain (never heard of Cat?), but it's virtually right off …

Aug 5, 2011 · Join the snow boarding club. they literally have like 100's of members and if you join the club you get a huge discount on season passes at winterplace. Most people join just to get that deal