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Winterplace Ski Resort, West Virginia
At Winterplace, new skiers will appreciate the confidence-building gentle slopes just for beginner skiers. Plus, there are 11 beginner trails so you have lots of trails on which to practice your newly learned skills. Special learning programs for adults and children! We guarantee you'll know basic techniques or take the class over again for free! Check out our Learn-to-Ski packages.

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100 Old Flat Top Mtn. Rd. Ghent, WV 25843

Mountain Facts:

Winterplace Location:
Two minutes off I-77, Exit 28, Flat Top WV
Halfway between Bluefield & Beckley, WV

Slope Hours: Weekdays 9 am- 10pm; Weekends 8am-10pm

Slopes and Trails: 27 trails and Snowboard Park

Snowtubing: 16 Lanes and 5 Tubing Lifts

Base Elevation: 2,997 Feet

Top Elevation: 3,600 Feet

Vertical Drop: 603 Feet

Skiable Terrain: 90+ Acres

Longest Run: 1 ¼ miles (Intermediate)

Slope Difficulty: Beginners- 41%; Intermediate- 44%; Advanced- 15%

Snowboard Park: Open 7 days a week; rentals and lessons available

Lifts: 2 Quads; 2 Doubles; 3 Triples; 2 Surface

Night Skiing: 7 Nights per week on 25 slopes plus, snowboard park

Holiday Periods: December 25- January 1, January 18-20 & February 15-17

Discount Season: Before December 13 & After March 10 through closing.

Specialties:

Largest Snowtubing Park in West Virginia with 16 Lanes and 5 Lifts

27 Trails and a snowboard park

11 Beginner Trails,12 Intermediate Trails, 4 Expert Trails

9 Lifts - Take You to the Top FAST!

100% Snowmaking Capability

Salomon Snowblades

NASTAR Head to Head Racing

SKIWEE Program for Kids

Special Group Rental Facility

Ski Accessory Retail Shops

Ski & Boot Lockers

PSIA Ski School

Expanded Parking

Day Care


Restaurants:
*Mickey's Mountain Cafe- Contemporary American Cuisine
*Almost Heaven "The Deck at Winterplace"
*Snowdrift Lounge
*Mountain Mama's Gourmet Food Court
*The MountainHouse Food Court

Lodging Options:

Best Western - Beckley
Days Inn - Beckley
Hampton Inn - Beckley
Holiday Inn - Beckley
Holiday Inn - Bluefield
Holiday Inn - Oak Hill
Ramada Inn - Beckley

 

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