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West Virginia, United States

Snowshoe Mountain ski resort

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  • Experts32% of mapped runs are difficult

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.

The short answer

Snowshoe Mountain has about 31 km of mapped runs and 13 lifts, with skiing from about 994 m up to 1,470 m (4,823 ft), a vertical drop of 476 m. By mapped runs it is number 94 of the 137 United States ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Greenbrier Valley (LWB), about 72 km away in a straight line.

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Snowshoe Mountain 7-day mountain forecast

At about 1,232 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 3 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 131°-2°2.1 mm
  2. Sat 140°-4°0.2 mm
  3. Sun 150°-4°0.5 mm
  4. Mon 164°-2°0 mm
  5. Tue 1711°-4°0 mm
  6. Wed 1814°-1°0 mm
  7. Thu 1915°1°0 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

Snowshoe Mountain: runs from 994 m to 1,470 m, a vertical drop of 476 m1,0001,1001,2001,3001,400Top of the highest mapped run: 1,470 m (4,823 ft)Top 1,470 m · 4,823 ftBase 994 m · 3,261 ft476 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).
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Ski area facts

Top elevation
1,470 m4,823 ft
Vertical drop
476 m1,562 ft
Mapped runs
31 km65 runs
Lifts
13mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 0% (0.1 km), Easy 39% (12.4 km), Intermediate 28% (8.8 km), Advanced 28% (8.9 km), Expert 4% (1.2 km)Novice: 0.1 km, 1 runs (0%)Easy: 12.4 km, 29 runs (39%)39%EasyIntermediate: 8.8 km, 21 runs (28%)28%IntermediateAdvanced: 8.9 km, 13 runs (28%)28%AdvancedExpert: 1.2 km, 1 runs (4%)

About 40% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 28% intermediate and 32% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice10.1 km
Easy2912.4 km
Intermediate218.8 km
Advanced138.9 km
Expert11.2 km

Lifts

13 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts11
Magic carpets2

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Greenbrier Valley (LWB)Lewisburg72 km
Shenandoah Valley Regional (SHD)Weyers Cave97 km
North Central West Virginia (CKB)Bridgeport99 km
Washington Dulles (IAD)Dulles228 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Snowshoe Mountain?

The highest mapped run starts at about 1,470 m (4,823 ft) and the lowest ends at about 994 m (3,261 ft), a vertical of 476 m (1,562 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Snowshoe Mountain have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 31 km of downhill runs and 13 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Snowshoe Mountain?

Greenbrier Valley (LWB) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 72 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Snowshoe Mountain piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.