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Awesome to hear it! The weather is starting to cool off, and I’m hoping an awesome winter is coming soon!

Hopefully there’s snow this winter

@GiviFaaip there will be! You just have to know where to find it 😂

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Awesome! I bet you seen a lot of changes since then

@@AdventureLife365 Back then on the Spruce Peak side of the resort there was just the one base lodge and a parking lot. Now it's a small town with the new hotel and all the condos.

@@Jetmech145 it’s definitely become one of the more popular resorts, but it crazy to think it’s grown that much!

Ya most people would say winter, but there’s good parts of every season!

@@AdventureLife365 for sure, I just love skiing during the holidays

@Contentforallig oh ok, I usually avoid the holidays because the crowds are crazy.. but I understand it too

@@AdventureLife365 ya it can be busy gotta go to select resorts for sure

@Contentforallig do you find lesser known resorts aren’t as crowded during the holidays?

Awesome to hear it! It’s been a great way to get snowboarding turns in this summer

@@AdventureLife365 yea great for getting outside

@CharlieWhite-kc7rh and keeping some skills recent until it starts getting cold enough for other resorts to open up

@@AdventureLife365 yep

Awesome to hear it! There’s always something to work on with snowboarding 😅. I love riding at Canaan Valley, so you’ll have a good variety to work with

Awesome! It’s definitely worth riding for the area

I’ll usually leave it in the car if it’s too warm outside, but the lodge works too 👍

Thanks

It’s on my list to check out, how do you like it?

@@AdventureLife365 I am biased because I live 15 mins away, so even during winter I spend time there. But this is essentially my "home" ""mountain"", I picked up skiing only this winter, and I practically learned skiing there (doing snowboard now). Obviously it's not a real mountain, and it's not that big, but their park is solid and the main slope is OK to scratch the itch during the summer. The snow is real, which is the main attraction.

Ok cool, that’s essentially the same as I’ve found with researching it. I’ll try to check it out sometime soon 👍 Good luck with learning snowboarding too!

Yes wearing protective gear like long sleeves is a good call 👍

I like riding all types of runs on the mountain because it keeps things fun and interesting. There’s no carving in this video because it a big winter storm just hit and there was about 2 feet of powder on most of the trails.. And I wanted to spend most of my time in the glades 🌲 🌲

I also think you should go to both if you’re able to, but not everyone can do that. Snowshoe is a great idea, but it’s more expensive at the same time, so one of these cheaper mountains might be better for some people

You definitely make a lot of good points, and I truly love both of these places! They’re both good in their own ways, and definitely midweek is better almost anywhere you ride for that “whole mountain to yourself” feel 👍 If West Virginia gave Canaan Valley a high speed lift and some more snowmaking capabilities that mountain would skyrocket with popularity.

@@AdventureLife365 Yeah that's the hope. I still remember the glory days back in the mid-late 90s. Before Deep Creek/Wisp area got super developed Canaan was the place to be, was always packed on the weekends and holidays, lots of restaurants and shops in the valley and it was a pretty cool place to hang out during ski season. Used to be big crowds/money in from the DC area especially, but then Deep Creek built all the putt putt courses, arcades, restaurants, etc. and kind of took over since there was so much to do outside of skiing there, and it was a bit more kid friendly. Canaan has always had that middle of nowhere/seclusion feel to it and once the people started going to the Wisp area more often the businesses all kind of dried up and then Covid really took what was left. It was sad to see when I made it back up a couple years ago and Big John's Family Fixings was closed down for good. That place had been running for 30+ years and had some great food. There was also another spot called Tucker's where you could go eat in the evenings and the black bears would come right up to the back windows. I believe it's now a Mama Mia's pizza chain store now in the little plaza with Ski Barn, but that whole entire spot right there used to have a ton of cool shops and places to eat. Hope it returns to some form of its former glory someday, but I still love going up to the area to get away for a few days, and it's clear at least the owners at Timberline are trying to bring it back a bit with the developments they have going on.

Ya that sounds cool. I don’t know if it’ll return to its previous popularity, but it’s definitely worth visiting! So hopefully we get a good amount of snowfall this season to capitalize on its uniqueness ❄️❄️❄️

They’re both great places! I’ve done ski resorts reviews on both and many others in the region on my channel! This is Snowshoe’s review: th-cam.com/video/ggV1iKVRAa0/w-d-xo.html And this is Timberline’s: th-cam.com/video/n0mV-tNY7ik/w-d-xo.html

Check out reviews of both on my channel! Snowshoe: th-cam.com/video/ggV1iKVRAa0/w-d-xo.html Timberline: th-cam.com/video/n0mV-tNY7ik/w-d-xo.html

It’s a waste of time worrying about what other people think you should be doing.. Just find something you enjoy and focus on that 👍

@@AdventureLife365keep doing what you love, I think snowboarding is pretty cool

Thanks!

He's probably in better shape then you'll ever be

@rooin5517 snowboarding will definitely keep you in shape 👍

To each their own, it can be a great way to get turns in, but there are definitely draw backs

Ya I haven’t been mountain biking there, but the mountain biking trails looked pretty cool! I wished they would’ve opened them up for winter trails too

@@AdventureLife365 idk ski/snowboard winter bike summer…. Atleast that’s what I do

I know a lot of people that have that type of lifestyle, maybe I’ll get out on my mountain bike more this summer

@@AdventureLife365 absolutely bro how long have you been mtb?

Not long at all.. but I’ve got a descent mountain, I just haven’t really got around to using it 😅

Completely agree, it’s definitely geared towards locals and smaller families

I can see that! It is small, but even in the winter the bike trails looked sick

Nice 👍

That works too!

Yes! Powder jumps are always fun

Yes! Powder crashing feels like landing on clouds ☁️

Real 😂

Yes, real snow is better than artificial.. but artificial is better than nothing

Yeah I feel like artificial snow just slows me down a bunch but that’s just me

@@TymbreTHEbabyEagle I agree it does slow you down, but there are ways to counteract it

For the ski reviews I keep the same format, so different resorts can easily be compared to one another, and snow quality/quantity can change from year to year at any resort. Timberline is general does a GREAT job at opening most of their slopes and managing their snow. And I’ve never had issues with the snow quality there either. Hope that helps answer your question

There’s a learning curve compared to real snow, but I’ll take something this summer over nothing..

I was there for two years and saw well over 100 injuries ranging from concussion and minor bumps to children getting paralyzed. Broken arms and legs were a regular occurrence; not to mention when people broke something and bled all over the material it just went back into the sprayer system to be reused which is super nasty.

@ZacharyNWare oh that’s intense… how long ago did you work there?

@@ZacharyNWareme and my friends legit went like a month ago, they just let us go to the top. First time snowboarding and we’re trying to bomb the whole hill. Employees just watching us knowing we can’t snow board falling every 10 ft. For safety reasons they shoulda stopped us lol

@frozen9065 definitely start off on the bunny hill if it’s your first time snowboarding

This video has clips from Snowshoe, Snowflex, Panther falls, Royal Springs, & Rainbow Springs (the last two places are in Florida)

😂 this is located in Lynchburg, VA

@@AdventureLife365 awwww that’s too far😭😭😭

Ya I bet, if you’re looking to move for snowboarding I’d look at Colorado, Utah, or Oregon

Awesome! If it was your first time, just know it’ll be harder than skiing on real snow. But it is definitely fun 👍

I already went skiing on snow know and it was so much fun and I fell twice but that’s because I went to a blue sloop first time I went down a slope I couldn’t stop so I was flying by everyone

@Nathan-pm7rk 😂 you’ve got to be careful, practice the basics so you can control yourself (safer for you and everyone else), and I’m glad you had fun and stayed safe 👍

@@AdventureLife365 skiing is my favorite know and I skimboard at the beach with helps with not hurting myself and doing good falls

@Nathan-pm7rk awesome to hear it! And that’s a great point, I never thought of skim boarding as a good cross over sport, but it makes sense!

Definitely!

That’s fair, it’s definitely different than real snow and takes an adjustment period.. but is worth it to snowboard something this summer!

Best not to fall if you can help it 😅

This is Snowflex located in Lynchburg, Virginia

Ya it can happen 😅 so wear appropriate clothing