Canaan Valley Ski Resort WV 26260

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Aaron Graham

Wonderful place to ski with kids. We did season passes for 25-26 and skied a dozen plus days, including all of the holiday weekends. No lift lines ever more than 3 or 4 chairs worth. Even MLK Sunday was not crowded. The snow was great — evidently they upgraded their groomers and it showed. The glade runs are incredible when there’s natural snow. The lift staff were friendly including helping my 5 year old get her ski back on after I knocked it off scrambling to the chair (surfer smile vibes). The cafeteria is fine and again it’s not crowded so you are not fighting for a table. For a DC-area family, being able to escape to a yesteryear (in a good way) mountain in less than 3 hours is amazing. We look forward to many more turns next year and beyond.

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Tina Tadic

We visited the Canaan Valley ski area over MLK weekend (on Sunday, to be exact). It was not busy at all. We arrived around 11am and had no line for lift tickets or rentals. Our group was seven people, including three kids. The process to pick up rentals was quick. The longest part was filling out the forms, but while I completed them the rest of the group went ahead and got their gear with no wait. The slopes were well maintained, and because it wasn’t crowded, the kids had space to learn and get comfortable since it was their first time. They started with snowboarding and about an hour in switched to skiing, which was smoother and easier for them to pick up in the time we had there. Near closing (around 4:30pm), we noticed they were starting to make more snow. We will definitely be back next year during the same time for our annual snow adventure from NC!

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David Kravetz (Sumoflam)

We aren’t skiers. We came during the fall colors and wife took the Ski Lift up the mountain. I had to stay with the dog. Nice views on the 15 min up and 15 min back trip. Friendly staff. A bit of a walk from the lodge where tickets are bought up to the ski lift.