Canaan Valley Resort
State-park ski resort in the highest valley east of the Mississippi, offering 47 trails and Nordic skiing in West Virginia's Allegheny Mountains.
Key Stats
Terrain Breakdown
The percentage of marked trails in each difficulty level. A higher beginner percentage means more terrain suitable for novices and families; a higher advanced percentage means more challenge for experts.
Best For
When to go
Average monthly snowfall and snowpack depth, with the typical operating window shaded.
Canaan Valley Resort's heaviest snowfall lands in January; the snowpack peaks in February.
- Snowfall
- peaks Jan
- Snowpack
- peaks Feb
- Typical season
- Nov – Apr
Snowfall: NOAA, 30-year normals (1991–2020).
Snow depth: NOAA, daily station data (1994–2023).
Location
Set in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia, this resort sits in a broad upland valley near the town of Davis. The terrain is mid-mountain and continental, with a cool, snowy microclimate shaped by the surrounding high plateau.
Getting there
Fly into Washington Dulles (IAD), about 3 hours from the resort by road.
- Washington Dulles (IAD)3 hoursDirections
- Pittsburgh (PIT)3.5 hoursDirections
- Baltimore (BWI)4 hoursDirections
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