Canaan Valley Resort
Ski resort · West Virginia, United States
Canaan Valley Resort is a ski resort in West Virginia (United States) with 9.2 km of runs and 3 lifts. You can ski between 1,046 m and 1,302 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 256 m. Its longest run is Timber Trail (1.3 km) and the steepest, Gravity, reaches 49% on its toughest stretch.
See Canaan Valley Resort on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 9.2 km
- Lifts
- 3
- Elevation
- 1,046–1,302 m
- Vertical drop
- 256 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue3.2 km
- Red2.5 km
- Black3.3 km
- Expert black0.2 km
The steepest runs at Canaan Valley Resort
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Gravity Black49% · 26°
- Meadow 2 Red42% · 23°
- Upper Valley Vista Black42% · 23°
- Meadow 1 Red40% · 22°
- Prosperity Black40% · 22°
The longest runs
- Timber Trail Blue1.3 km
- Dark Side of the Moon Black1.1 km
- Meadow 1 Red0.7 km
- Gravity Black0.6 km
- Bunny Buster Blue0.5 km
Lifts
3 chairlifts.
When to go to Canaan Valley Resort
For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is January.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 1,057 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,174 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Canaan Valley Resort
- Canaan Valley0 km · 12 km of runs
- Timberline Mountain5 km · 14 km of runs
- Wisp Resort61 km · 16 km of runs
- Snowshoe Mountain81 km · 32 km of runs
- Massanutten Resort89 km · 9.4 km of runs
- Seven Springs Mountain Resort114 km · 26 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Canaan Valley Resort?
- In West Virginia, United States. The nearest resort is Canaan Valley, 0 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Canaan Valley Resort have?
- 9.2 km: 3.2 km of blue runs, 2.5 km of red runs, 3.3 km of black runs, 0.2 km of expert black runs.
- What is the elevation of Canaan Valley Resort?
- You can ski between 1,046 m and 1,302 m: a vertical drop of 256 m.
- How many lifts does Canaan Valley Resort have?
- 3: 3 chairlifts.
- What is the steepest run at Canaan Valley Resort?
- Gravity (black), at 49% (26°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Canaan Valley Resort?
- For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is January. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Canaan Valley Resort?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.