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Winterplace
Ski
Resort
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With
convenient
access
off
I-77,
Winterplace
is West
Virginia's
most accessible
ski
resort.
This
popular
West
Virginia
skiing
area
features:
27
downhill
ski
trails,
with 11
Beginner
Trails,12
Intermediate
Trails,
4 Expert
Trails;
the
largest
snow
tubing
park in
West
Virginia,
with
16 Lanes
and 5 lifts;
a
snowboarding
park,
with
snowboard
rentals
available;
several
restaurants
and
clubs;
conference
facilities;
and
slope-side
condominiums.
Open
until
10pm
every
night,
Winterplace
has the
longest
skiing
day in
the
southeastern
U.S. |
Winterplace
Ski Resort is located
just 2 minutes
off Interstate
77
(Exit
28 Ghent/Flat
Top, West
Virginia),
approximately 16
miles south of
Beckley, WV. The
ski resort's advantageous
location makes
it an ideal
destination for quick weekend
getaways and
winter
mini-vacations because of its proximity to major
metropolitan areas.
Examples of
approximate
drive time to
Winterplace from
several Eastern
U.S. cities
follow:
| Baltimore,
MD: 7
hours |
Washington,
DC: 6
hours |
Richmond,
VA.: 5
1/2
hours |
| Pittsburg,
PA.: 5
hours |
Cincinnati,
OH.: 6
hours |
Cleveland,
OH: 6
hours |
| Lexington,
KY: 5
1/2
hours |
Charlotte,
NC: 4
hours |
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For
more information
about Winterplace,
visit Skiing
WV's Guide
to Skiing in
West Virginia.
Skiing WV also
provides comprehensive
information on restaurants
and
entertainment
and ski
outfitters
located in and
near the
Winterplace Ski
Resort area. Winterplace
Hotels
Econo
Lodge at
Winterplace
Off
I-77
Ghent,
West Virginia
(WV) 25843
Located just off
I-77, midway
between Beckley,
WV and
Princeton,
WV, the
Econo
Lodge
hotel is
located just
minutes from
Winterplace
Ski
Resort.
Glade
Springs Resort Located
only 8 miles
from Winterplace
Ski Resort,
Glade Springs
Resort provides
free shuttle
service to/from
Winterplace. The
region's premier
full-service
upscale mountain
resort, Glade
Springs includes
two championship
golf courses, a
full-service spa
and nautilus
fitness center,
indoor and
outdoor tennis,
and two
restaurants
featuring
four-diamond
fine dining at
Robert's and
casual fare at
The Café.
"Express
Ski"
is
available
exclusively to
guests of Glade
Springs Resort,
a service allowing
guests to pre-register
for rental ski
equipment at
Winterplace and
have it waiting
for them when
they get there.
Other
Lodging Near
Winterplace
To
find more hotels
near Winterplace,
see: Beckley,
WV Hotels For
information on
resorts, lodges,
B&Bs, and
cabins near
Winterplace Ski
Resort, visit
Skiing WV's Winterplace
Lodging
page.
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