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Sugg
este
d Ro
ute
s1.
Ea
sy B
egin
ner
(1 h
r.-2.
5km
). Sk
i alo
ng th
e s
now
fenc
es a
nd p
ract
ice
in T
he M
eado
ws
(22)
. Ski
out
Tim
berli
ne T
rail
(4)
to H
awth
orne
(33
)
an
d Ba
ck.
2.
Easy
Begin
ner
(1-1
½ h
r.-3k
m).
War
m u
p in
The
Mea
dow
s (2
2) a
nd
slip
out
Gan
dalfs
(20)
to T
he S
prin
ger O
rcha
rd a
nd re
turn
the
sam
e w
ay.
3.
Easy
Beg
inne
r (1
-1½
hr.-
3km
). Sk
i out
Tim
berli
ne T
rail
(4)
to C
ross
cut
(1) a
nd re
turn
on
3 M
ile (3
) and
fini
sh w
ith a
loop
in T
he M
eado
ws
(22)
.4.
A
dva
nce
d B
egin
ner
(2½
hrs
.-3.7
km).
Ski
out
3 M
ile (
3) a
nd c
limb
Falls
Ove
rlook
(21
) to
Bar
ton’
s Lo
op (
7) a
nd u
p to
Wei
ss K
nob
Trai
l
(1
0) to
Wei
ss K
nob
Asc
ent (
9) a
nd a
cros
s to
Rou
ndto
p. D
oubl
ebac
k
ho
mew
ard
via
Dou
ble
Trou
ble
(12)
to S
awm
ill F
lats
and
dro
p do
wn
Hig
hlan
d Vi
ew (1
3) to
Spr
inge
r Orc
hard
Tra
il (1
6) a
nd b
ack
to th
e Lo
dge.
5.
Adva
nced
Beg
inne
r (2
½ h
rs.-5
km).
Ski o
ut S
prin
ger O
rcha
rd T
rail
(16)
an
d sk
i up
Sprin
ger
Fore
st (
17)
to T
hree
Spr
ings
(18
). Tr
aver
se u
phill
on
Hig
hlan
d Vi
ew (
13)
to th
e Sh
elte
r an
d re
turn
hom
e vi
a Ba
rton
’s
Ben
d (6
) an
d Ba
rto
n’s
Lo
op
(7).
Dro
p o
nto
3 M
ile (
3) f
rom
Fal
ls
Ove
rlook
(21
) an
d ki
ck ‘n
glid
e on
hom
e to
the
lodg
e.6.
Adva
nce
d B
egin
ner
(3 h
rs.-7
.5km
). C
limb
Thre
e M
ile (3
) and
follo
w
Bl
ackb
ird’
s W
ing
(5) t
o Fo
rest
Roa
d 80
(41)
. Des
cend
to T
imbe
rline
Trai
l (4)
and
ska
te h
omew
ard.
7.
Tim
berlin
e to
Whi
te G
rass
- Adv
ance
d Be
ginn
er (
2½-3
hrs
.-6.5
km).
Take
For
est R
oad
80 (4
1) fr
om S
alam
ande
r Run
to th
e Iro
n G
ate
on B
lack
bird
’s
W
ing
(5).
Inte
rsec
t 3 M
ile (3
) and
dro
p al
ong
the
switc
hbac
ks h
omew
ard.
8.
Can
aan to
Whit
e G
rass
- Adva
nce
d B
egin
ner
(2½
-3 h
rs.-7
km).
Ski
from
the
top
of C
anaa
n’s
Lift
to th
e Pi
pelin
e (3
9) a
nd B
ald
Knob
. Dro
p
on
to B
eech
Lic
k (2
6) a
nd fo
llow
you
r tip
s do
wnh
ill o
n Po
wde
rline
(24)
and
Thre
e M
ile T
rail
(3).
Sta
y st
raig
ht to
the
3 M
ile S
witc
hbac
ks a
nd
en
joy
a lo
ng g
radu
al ja
unt t
o th
e Lo
dge.
Canaan’s high altitude and m
oist climate create a unique
ecosystem w
ith plants, animals and w
eather usually found much
further north. We w
elcome our neighbors, the U
.S. Fish and W
ildlife Service and wish them
success in their efforts to protect this valuable resource. Please obey their rules and skiing off trail is prohibited on their property. Call: 304-866-3858.
CAN
AAN
VALLEY - O
ur 5ooth Nat’l. W
ildlife Refuge
SEASO
N PA
SS: $140.00 - Person, $250.00 - Couple Children: $40.00 Join the Friends of W
hite Grass
HO
URS O
F OPER
ATION
- 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m
. - 7 Days a W
eek Trails close at dark •
Cafe open 11 a.m. - 4 p.m
. D
inners Saturday 6 p.m. - 9 p.m
. Open D
ecember - M
arch
RATESAREA
USE
5.00 20.00
REN
TALS
W
EEKDAY
5.00 20.00
W
EEKEND
/HO
LIDAY
5.00 20.00
TELEM
ARK
- - - - 38.00
BAC
K COU
NTRY
- - - - 30.00
SKATIN
G
25.00
SN
OW
SHO
E 5.00
15.00
PULL SLED
(PULK)
5.00 per day
SKI SCH
OO
L
PRIVATE
25.00 25.00
G
ROU
P 15.00
15.00
MIN
I 6.00
6.00
TELEMARK/SKATE
25.00 25.00
CH
ILD A
DU
LT
Wel
com
e!
Whi
te G
rass
is s
ituat
ed o
n ov
er 2
,500
acr
es o
f priv
ate,
sta
te, a
nd fe
dera
l la
nds
with
in th
e Ca
bin
Mtn
. ran
ge o
f Wes
t Virg
inia
’s h
igh
Alle
ghen
ies.
We
pick
up
muc
h of
our
sno
w o
ff t
he G
reat
Lak
es w
hene
ver
stro
ng n
orth
-w
este
rly w
inds
dro
p ou
t of
Cana
da. O
rigin
ally
bui
lt as
the
Wei
ss K
nob
Ski
Are
a in
195
9, B
ob a
nd A
nita
Bar
ton
oper
ated
4 ro
pe to
ws,
a p
rimiti
ve s
now
m
akin
g sy
stem
and
a s
mal
l caf
e. W
e op
ened
in a
one
room
sch
oolh
ouse
ne
ar W
hite
Gra
ss K
nob
atop
the
Shen
ando
ah M
ount
ains
of V
irgin
ia in
’79.
Th
e Ra
ndal
l Ree
d fa
mily
ow
ns m
uch
of th
e pr
oper
ty w
e ar
e fo
rtun
ate
to s
ki
upon
. We
than
k th
em f
or a
llow
ing
us to
do
so. E
njoy
you
r ski
ing
in C
anaa
n Va
lley.
Chip
, La
uri
e, a
nd
the
Staf
f
Gro
om
ed T
rails
30 k
m o
f tra
il ar
e re
gula
rly g
room
ed fo
r bot
h cl
assi
c an
d fr
eest
yle
skiin
g. W
e al
so g
room
sl
opes
for N
ordi
c do
wnh
ill. A
flee
t of m
oder
n 4
stro
ke s
now
mob
iles
and
a Pi
sten
Bul
ley
snow
cat
do m
uch
of t
he w
ork.
Mos
t of
our
gro
omer
s ar
e fr
om Y
ello
wst
one
Trac
king
Sy
stem
s, th
e w
orld
’s b
est. Sn
owfa
rmin
gSn
ow f
ence
s, g
room
ing
and
win
d dr
iven
sno
wst
orm
s co
mbi
ne e
ffor
ts g
ener
atin
g a
twis
ty 3
mile
/365
foo
t ver
tical
ski
ing
para
dise
that
out
last
s th
e w
oods
nea
rby.
Tele
mar
k G
lade
sW
e ar
e lo
cate
d at
an
aban
done
d al
pine
ski
are
a an
d ru
n by
a g
roup
of
back
coun
try
tele
mar
k sk
iers
. H
undr
eds
of h
ours
, m
ostly
fro
m v
olun
teer
s, a
re s
pent
eac
h ye
ar
nipp
ing
the
NAT
O B
reak
fast
Bow
l, Ca
thed
ral G
lade
s, a
nd th
e Ja
ck F
rost
woo
ds. A
lway
s im
prov
ing,
nev
er d
one,
new
gla
des
ever
y ye
ar.
Cro
ss Country Trails N
earbyXC
Trail Conditio
ns •
800-CALL-W
VA
Canaan Valley State Park 30km
866-4121
Canaan ValleyBlackw
ater Falls State Pk. 30km
259-5216
Davis
Canaan Mt./Loop Road
45km
478-3251 Canaan H
gts.D
olly Sods Wilderness &
Plateau
60km
257-4488 Laneville
Cathedral State Park 10km
735-3771
AuroraElk River Touring Center
50km
572-3771 Slaty Fork
Monongehela N
at. Forest 375km
636-1800
Elkins(W
V Dept. of Com
merce/State Parks)
800-CA
LL-WVA
Charleston
Herrington, Sw
allow Falls, D
eep Creek
State Parks, Oakland
(301) 334-9180N
ew G
ermany State Park/G
rantsville
(301) 895-5453Savage River Lodge, Frostburg
(301) 689-3200
Western
MD
West VA
Am
t/km
Oil Creek State Park
(814) 676-5915Laurel Ridge, Rockw
ood
(724) 455-7303
Blue Knob, Claysburg
(800) 458-3403
South
western
PA
Crystal Lake Camps, H
ughesville, PA
(570) 584-5607
Lapland Lake Northville, N
Y (518) 863-4974
Osceola Tug H
ill Camden, N
Y (315) 599-7377
Oth
ers
TRAIL W
ORK W
EEKEND
S •
Join us each Novem
ber • Free Lunch
LOCAL LO
DG
ING
INFO
RMATIO
N: (800) 782-2775
Skie
rs R
espo
nsi
bilit
ies
1.
Do
no
t st
ep
in t
he
tra
cks
wit
ho
ut
skis
on
. Fo
otp
rin
ts
h
ard
en
in
to i
cy h
ole
s. W
he
n w
alki
ng
or
snow
shoe
ing,
plea
se s
tep
to t
he
sid
e o
f th
e t
rail.
2.
Ple
ase
ke
ep
off
clo
sed
tra
ils
and
ob
serv
e a
ll p
ost
ed
sig
ns.
Ple
ase,
do
not s
ki in
the
park
ing
lots
and
roa
ds.
3.
Alw
ays
ski
un
de
r co
ntr
ol
and
in
su
ch m
ann
er
that
you
can
sto
p o
r av
oid
oth
er
skie
rs o
r h
azar
ds.
4.
Dog
s ar
e no
t allo
wed
in m
ain
park
ing
lot,
plea
se in
quire
whe
re th
ey a
re w
elco
me.
5.
The
fas
ter
skie
r o
r th
e s
kie
r co
min
g d
ow
nh
ill h
as t
he
rig
ht
of
way
.6.
D
o n
ot
sto
p w
he
re y
ou
ob
stru
ct a
tra
il o
r a
re n
ot
vi
sib
le t
o o
the
rs.
7.
Ple
ase
he
lp u
s ke
ep
th
e t
rails
sm
oo
th, c
lean
, an
d f
ree
of
haz
ard
s. P
leas
e re
port
trai
l dan
gers
.
Ack
now
ledg
men
t of
Ris
kTH
IS IS
A P
ARTI
AL
LIST
- BE
SAFE
TY C
ON
SCIO
US
If
you
cann
ot a
ccep
t the
inhe
rent
risk
s of
the
spor
t, pl
ease
do
not
pur
chas
e a
ticke
t at t
his
area
. Tha
nk y
ou.
643
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ss K
nob
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oad
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IS, W
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tegr
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hite
gras
s.co
mTo
uri
ng
Cen
ter
Our M
ountain
& th
e Can
aan Valley
Best skiing mid January - early M
archO
ver 45 trails • 1200’ vertical: 3250’ - 4460’
Annual Precip.: 53” •
Average Snowfall 160”
Mean A
nnual Temp.: 44
0 • Average Jan. Tem
p.: 230
Coldest Temp.: -24
0 • W
armest: 95
0
Average Skiable days at 4000’: 95
Safety and Em
ergency Pro
cedures
Check posted trail conditions and w
eather forecast. Dress
warm
ly in layered clothing, protect your extremities and be
aware of the onset of darkness or storm
y weather. C
arry w
ater and snacks, a compass, avoid skiing too far, and stay
on terrain well w
ithin your abilities as a skier.IF IN
JURED
: Stay calm. If possible, do not leave injured skier
alone. Keep them w
arm. Check their location on a m
ap. Send for help. First A
id will be dispatched. Call 304-866-4114 or 911.
W
arm up to hom
emade soups, sandw
iches, hot cider, local beer, desserts, salads, and m
ore. Serving lunch daily 11 am
- 4 pm. D
inners Saturday nights 6 pm - 9 pm
with live
music. O
ff premise catering in sum
mer.
White G
rass Ski School •
Since ‘79
O
ur instruction is fun, exciting, and helpful. For ski-ers starting out, lessons are a m
ust. Intermediates
beware - in an hour and a half w
e can teach you w
hat years of whatever skiing likely has not.
We fully guarantee satisfaction and results
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HO
W TO
STOP
Don’t pick up too m
uch speed for starters, relax somew
hat bending your ankles and knees. Balance on both feet evenly, ease into a w
edge w
ith one or both skis with flexed ankles and knees in front of toes.
Keep your back straight as if sitting in a chair with arm
s close to your sides near the belt. Look up, flex ankles, not your back. Low
ering yourself in the shape of a “V” w
hile edging only slightly. Spread the “V” out and edge m
ore to stop. Replace your sitzmark, sign up for
a lesson and practice.
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il M
ap
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ss
Co
un
try
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i &
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no
ws
ho
e T
rail
s
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ss K
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oad
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tegr
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ss C
ount
rySk
i Are
asA
ssoc
iatio
n
Snow
shoes
Expl
orin
g m
ount
ains
with
win
ter
trac
tion
is a
nic
e w
ay t
o br
eak
off
on y
our
own,
or
have
the
who
le f
amily
join
you
. W
e le
ad a
ser
ies
of n
atur
al h
isto
ry w
alks
tha
t ut
ilize
sn
owsh
oes
and
expl
ore
the
man
y sn
owsh
oe tr
ails
at W
G.
W’day W
’end/H
oliday
Gro
up R
atesAdvan
ced reservations are requ
ired and specific ru
lesapply; please co
ntact u
s.
Ren
tals 10.00 15.00
Lessons 8.00 10.00
Area U
se 12.00 15.00
Prin
ted
by M
aste
r Cra
ft Pr
inte
rs •
Oak
land
, MD
Tourin
g Center
Green
Easy
Blu
e
More D
ifficult
Most D
ifficult
Black
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rass Touring
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aféC
anaan Valley
Davis, W
V 26260
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Some trails are classified w
ith two degrees of difficulty
because going up is considered easier than coming dow
n.Trail M
arkers are blue tape encircling trees.B
eware of farm
fencing when skiing off trail.
Skiing Off Trail is Prohibited on R
efuge.
S
S
S
S
S
Help m
aintain high trail standards by helping clear brush from
trails. T
ha
nk yo
u for n
oT sk
iing
in The pa
rk
ing lo
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u mu
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lk, stay to t
he sId
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he t
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ase.
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