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.

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inners Saturday 6 p.m. - 9 p.m

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ecember - M

arch

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ituat

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er 2

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acr

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sta

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nd fe

dera

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with

in th

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4 ro

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and

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in a

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ne

ar W

hite

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ss K

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atop

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ah M

ount

ains

of V

irgin

ia in

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Th

e Ra

ndal

l Ree

d fa

mily

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ns m

uch

of th

e pr

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ty w

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rtun

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to s

ki

upon

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than

k th

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or a

llow

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us to

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so. E

njoy

you

r ski

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in C

anaa

n Va

lley.

Chip

, La

uri

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nd

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Staf

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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

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e al

so g

room

sl

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for N

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c do

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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.

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our

gro

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s ar

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om Y

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wst

one

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king

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stem

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est. Sn

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room

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and

win

d dr

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bilit

ies

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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

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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

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kie

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min

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ill h

as t

he

rig

ht

of

way

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p w

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re y

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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

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oo

th, c

lean

, an

d f

ree

of

haz

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port

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ver 45 trails • 1200’ vertical: 3250’ - 4460’

Annual Precip.: 53” •

Average Snowfall 160”

Mean A

nnual Temp.: 44

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p.: 230

Coldest Temp.: -24

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armest: 95

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Average Skiable days at 4000’: 95

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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

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