Timberline Mountain, also known as Timberline Four Seasons Resort or Timberline WV, is an alpine skiing resort in Canaan valley,

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. It has two

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s, one quad

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, and one six-pack chairlift. The resort has two

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, a

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, night skiing held only on select nights, and two glade trails. Its longest slope, Salamander Run, stretches for two miles and is the longest in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Trail List

Easier * First Flurries Beginner Area * Winterset * Whiteout * Easy Does It * Mid-Mountain Crossroad * Salamander * Ceiling * Bear Stroll * Flag Spruce More Difficult * Lower Thunder Struck * Lower Almost Heaven * Lower Dew Drop * Almost Heaven * Upper Dew Drop * Twister Most Difficult * Pearly Glades * Glade Runner * White Lightning * Thunder Struck Experts Only * Off The Wall * The Drop Terrain Parks * Snow Squall * Thunder Snow

Resort history

First called Timberline Four Seasons Resort, it was opened in January 1987 after a real estate developer named David Downs started making ski runs, calling the area Mt. Timberline. Wanting to develop a large ski resort, Dr. Frederick Reichle and family bought a large

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on Cabin Mountain (The mountain Timberline resort is built on) creating Timberline Four Seasons Resort. Into the 2,000's, the resort was extremely successful. However, the old

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started breaking down, including issues with lifts and

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equipment, such as an incident in February 2016 where a chairlift malfunction

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multiple

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s after a cross arm disconnected from a lift tower and fell to the ground, drawing away customers. So, the resort faced challenges, including

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and

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trouble, which led to its closure and

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of 2019. In

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2019, it was bought by Perfect North Slopes, an alpine skiing resort in Indiana, who invested $10

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s, including new lifts, lodge

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, and snowmaking

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s. Then, it re-opened as Timberline

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and it continues to operate as a popular place for Appalachian

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References

Ski areas and resorts in West Virginia Tourist attractions in Tucker County, West Virginia {{Skiing-stub