Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: MONDAY, December 12, 1994 TAG: 9412130001
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C10 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
Basye 22810, P.O. Box 3, (703) 856-2121; ski report (800) 821-1444. Twenty-ninth year in operation; Manfred Locher, general and marketing manager.
FACILITIES: Six slopes, equally divided by skier ability, plus one teaching and two beginner areas. Total length, 10,700 feet. Longest run, 3,000-foot intermediate. A 500-foot vertical rise, 1,750-foot peak, 25 acres of skiing. Two double chairs, three rope tows. A 2,500-skier-per-hour uphill capacity. One hundred percent snow making. Hours: day 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; half-day 12:30-4:30 p.m.; twilight Tuesday-Saturday 12:30-9:30 p.m. starting Dec. 25; night skiing Tuesday through Saturday, and Sunday if following Monday is a holiday, 5:30-9:30 p.m.
LIFT TICKETS: Adult, $34 weekend, $22 weekday and twilight, $15 night, $15 half-day week. Junior (12 and under) or senior (65-plus), $29 weekend, $22 weekdays, $15 nights, $15 half-day.
RENTALS: Seven-hundred sets Elan, Kastle and Head skis, Salomon step-in bindings, rear-entry boots, $12; Snowboards, $18 per session.
SKI SCHOOL: Class $16, private $37 per hour, $20 for additional skier.
GROUPS: Twenty or more weekdays only: $17 lift, $27 lift and rentals, $12 lessons. Half-day and night, $12 lift, $20 lift and rentals, $12 lesson. Reserve 10 days in advance.
PACKAGES: First-Time Skiers lift, rentals and lesson weekdays, $37, weekends, $47. Half-days and nights, $30.
KIDS: SkiWee, ages 4-8, 8:45 a.m.-4:45 p.m., $48, with rentals, $56; 8:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. or 1-4:45 p.m. $28, with rentals, $36.
RACING: NASTAR, junior and special events beginning Dec. 28. Write for schedule.
LODGING: Privately owned studio condominiums, townhouses and chalets at resort, motels in Mount Jackson and Woodstock, general information from (800) 296-2121.
DINING: Bryce Lodge at bottom of ski runs houses the Copper Kettle Lounge and Hearthside Restaurant, which offers full-menu dining and Sunday breakfast buffets. Both the restaurant and adjacent lounge open onto a sun deck facing the slopes.
WHAT'S NEW: "Locher Bowl" slope, additional snow making and rental equipment.
THE HOMESTEAD SKI AREA
Hot Springs 24445, ski area and snow report, (703) 839-7721; hotel, (703) 839-5500 or (800) 336-5771. Thirty-fifth year; Sepp Kober, ski director.
FACILITIES: Nine trails covering 40 acres equally divided for novice/beginner, intermediate and advanced. Longest run, 4,200 feet, advanced top, intermediate lower. A 700-foot vertical and 4,200-foot peak. One double chair, one T-bar, one J-bar, two rope tows. A 2,500-skier-per-hour uphill capacity. Night skiing. One hundred percent snow making. Hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays; 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekends and holidays; 6-10 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday nights.
LIFT TICKETS: Adult day skier, $32 weekends and holidays or $25 if a Homestead overnight guest. Weekdays, $22 for day skiers, $15 for guests. Night skiing, 6 to 10 p.m., $15 Saturday, $13 Wednesday through Friday; guests, $14 Saturdays, $12 Wednesday through Friday. Half-day rates, $21 weekends and holidays, $13 Monday through Friday, guests $15 and $12. Twilight, 1 to 5 p.m., $32 Saturday, $22 Wednesday through Friday; hotel guests, $25 and $15. Children, 12 and under, $15 weekends and holidays, $10 weekdays, guests $15 and $10, night, Saturday $10 Wednesday through Friday, $8.
RENTALS: High-performance skis, $16, rental skis, $11, ski poles, $4, boots, $7; children, skis, $6, boots, $5
SKI SCHOOL: $15 per hour, children $13. Private, $35 per hour, $65 half-day, $110 full day.
GROUPS: Fifteen or more, lift ticket and lesson, $24 weekend, $18 weekday, $15 night Wednesday through Friday, $18 Saturday night, $17 half-day weekend, $14 half-day weekday, youth (12 and under) $15 weekend, $12 weekday, $9 night Wednesday through Friday, $10 Saturday night, $12 half-day weekend, $9 half-day weekdays. One free lift and lesson given with each group of 15 or more.
PACKAGES: Just Ski, Ski Free-Sleep Free and Ski Getaway offers lodging, skiing and shuttle service.
KIDS: Emphasis on youth instruction. Children under 12 stay free in room with parents; age 13 and above $25 extra.
RACING: NASTAR weekends, racing events through the season.
LODGING: Elegant, old-world resort hotel with a capacity of 1,100 guests. Two motels and three inns add 180 beds. Several inns and B&Bs in area.
DINING: Base lodge cafeteria offers Bavarian setting. Hotel guests enjoy an orchestra-accompanied, multiple-course dinner in the grand dining room. Other fine restaurants in the area.
WHAT'S NEW: Half-pipe for snowboarders, snowboard park, snow making Increased by 30 percent.
MASSANUTTEN VILLAGE
Harrisonburg 22801, P.O. Box 1227, 703-289-9441; snow report, 800-207-MASS. Twenty-second year, Steve Showalter, ski manager.
FACILITIES: Fourteen slopes, 31 percent beginner, 29 percent intermediate, 40 percent advanced. One slope for snowboards only. A 1,110-foot vertical rise on 2,923-foot peak. Sixty-eight acres of skiing. Longest run, 4,000 foot advanced. Lifts: three doubles, one quad, one J-bar. Uphill capacity, 6,350 per hour, 100 percent snow making. Hours: 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
LIFT TICKETS: Adult, $36 weekend, $25 weekday, $15 nights, $35 extended weekday, $45 extended weekend. Junior (5-12), seniors (62+), military, $30 weekend, $18 weekday, $13 night, $30 extended weekday, $40 extended weekend. Kids 5 and under free with paying adult.
RENTALS: Atomic and Elan skis, Salomon boots and step-in bindings. Adult, $22 weekend, $18 weekday, $13 night, $25 extended weekday, $30 extended weekend. Junior, senior, military, $18 weekend, $14 weekday, $11 night, $20 extended weekday, $25 extended weekend.
SKI SCHOOL: Classes $16 per hour, 9:30 a.m., 11:15 a.m., 1 p.m., 7 p.m. Private, $30 per hour, $20 additional skier.
GROUPS: Fifteen or more, lift $29 Saturday or Sunday, $16 weekday, $12 night. Rental $17 Saturday and Sunday, $11 weekday and night. Lesson $12. One free lift tickets with each 15 sold.
PACKAGES: Level I and Level II for those who have never skied, includes restricted lift, beginner class lesson and rentals; $45 Monday through Friday , $65 weekends, $30 nights. Variety of lodging packages available including major motels in Harrisonburg.
KIDS: SkiWee ages 4-12, lift, lesson, rental, lunch and snack, $45 weekdays, $50 weekends, register 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., dismissal 2 p.m., first-come, first served.
RACING: NASTAR plus special events. Call for a list.
LODGING: Private chalets and condos, time shares. Major motels in Harrisonburg.
DINING: Ski Lodge Cafeteria, lounge.
WHAT'S NEW: Expanded rental shop with more than 2,000 sets of skis, 100 sets of snowboard equipment, more tower-mounted snowguns for improved snow making efficiency, reservations accepted for SkiWee program.
WINTERGREEN RESORT
Wintergreen, Va. 22958, 804-325-2200, 800-325-2200 for reservations; ski report 804-325-2100. Twentieth year, John Kirchner, ski area manager.
FACILITIES: Seventeen slopes, 20 percent beginner, 42 percent intermediate, 21 percent advanced, 17 percent expert. A 3,550-foot peak with a 1,003-foot vertical rise. Total length, 25,160 feet. Longest run, double-diamond Upper Cliffhanger and Devil's Elbow, 4,450 feet. Eighty-five acres of skiing, 100 percent snow making, 10 lighted slopes. Four triple lifts, one double for beginners, an 8,200 skiers per hour uphill capacity. Hours: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sunday-Friday nights 5-10 p.m., Saturday night, 6-11 p.m., twilight 12:30-10 p.m. Sundays through Friday.
LIFT TICKETS: Adult, $37 weekend, $31 weekday and twilight, $16 weekday night, $20 weekend night, $21 weekday half-day. Youth, $32 weekend, $26 weekday and twilight, $18 weekend night, $14 weekday night, $19 midweek half day.
RENTALS: Olin, Head, K2 skis Adults, $24 weekend, $21 weekday and twilight, $15 night, $15 weekday half-day. Youth $19 weekend, $15 weekday and twilight, $12 night, $12 weekday half day. Kids, $15 weekend, $8 weekday and twilight, $8 night, $8 weekday half day.
SKI SCHOOL: Free lesson on all levels when you rent skis from Wintergreen. Also classes 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m., 5:30 p.m., $16 per 11/2 hour. Private lessons $45 per hour, $30 additional skier. Racing lessons available.
GROUP: Discounts on lodging, ski rates, equipment rentals and lessons for 20 or more, call 1-800-325-2200 and press 2.
PACKAGES: Stay two nights or more (Sunday-Thursday) on the nightly lodging rate lift tickets free Jan. 1-March 18, except holidays. Ask about Weekend Mountain Escape Package and Holiday Celebration package.
KIDS: Specially designed children's center built in 1993 houses award winning children's program that features new playground and convenient accessibility to children's slope where lessons are available. Children 5 and under ski free when accompanied by an adult, also kid's eat free options.
RACING: NASTAR racing, clinics, classes and workshops.
LODGING: Lodging for up to 1,300 overnight guests in luxurious condominiums and homes.
DINING: Cooper's Vantage, casual, Copper Mine, continental cuisine, Garden Terrace, casual, Wimmydiddles Cafeteria, Rodes Farm Inn, family style, Verandah, fine dining, Blue Ridge Terrace Gill, outdoor slope side lunch on weekends, lounges in Cooper's Vantage, Garden Terrace and Copper Mine.
WHAT'S NEW: $1 million snow making expansion which increases snow production by more than 50 percent, 20th anniversary celebrations.
CANAAN VALLEY RESORT PARK
Davis, W.Va. 26260, Route 1, Box 330, 304-866-4121; 800-622-4121. Twenty-third year.
FACILITIES: Twenty-two slopes and trails, 30 percent beginner, 40 percent intermediate, 30 percent advanced. An 850-foot vertical off a 4,280-foot peak. Longest run, 11/4 mile Timber Run. One quad, two triple chairs, one Poma. Uphill capacity of 6,000 skiers per hour. Sixty-eight acres. Cross-country ski center. Hours 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., 4:30 to 10 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday nights beginning Dec. 26.
LIFT TICKETS: Adult, $33 weekend and twilight, $27 weekday and weekday twilight; $27 weekend half-day, $22 weekday half-day; $21 weekend night, $17 weekday night, $44 all day (9 a.m.-10 p.m.) Junior, $26 weekend and twilight, $22 weekend half-day, $16 weekend night, $14 weekday night, $28 all-day weekend, $27 all-day weekday, $20 half-day weekend, $15 half-day weekday.
RENTALS: Adult, $15, $13 half-day; juniors, $12, $10 half-day.
SKI SCHOOL: Class $15 for 11/2 hour lesson; private, $30.
PACKAGES: Regular Season Two-Day Ski Break, $119, three days, $168.50, four days, $217. Off-Season Two-Day Break package, $79, three days, $118.50, Four days, $158.
KIDS: Bucky's Ski 'n Play teaches ages 3 to 6 the fundamentals of skiing, $39 all day, $25 half day. Nursery ages 2-6.
RACING: Governor's Cub Ski Race, March 4-5, call for details on other events.
LODGING: Some 250 motel-style lodge rooms a one-mile shuttle ride from the ski slopes, 15 cabins in the park, large variety of condos, realty companies and motels within three miles in the Canaan Valley and eight miles away in Davis.
DINING: Aspen Room in the main lodge serves three meals daily, the Snackbar, Laurel Lounge additional variety within three miles in the Canaan Valley.
WHAT'S NEW: New intermediate-to-advanced-intermidate trail, snow-making equipment enhanced to open more areas quicker, new snow groomer, doubled number of ski rentals, separate facility for ski groups, midweek package includes one free lift ticket with each package purchased, "Ski to the Valley" two-day lift ticket permits guests to ski both Canaan and Timberline Resort.
SNOWSHOE MOUNTAIN-SILVER CREEK RESORT
Snowshoe, W.Va. 26209, P.O. Box 10, 304-572-1000 for Snowshoe area, 304-572-4000 for Silver Creek area; 304-572-5252 central reservations; 304-572-4636 for central ski report. Twentieth year; Danny Seme general manager.
FACILITIES: Fifty-three slopes and trails off 4,848-foot Cheat Mountain, 41 percent novice, 41 percent intermediate, 18 percent advanced to expert. Vertical, 1,500 feet. Some 200 acres of skiing terrain; longest trail is 1 1/2-mile Cupp Run rated advanced to expert. Two quad, eight triple chairs, one double, 18,100-skier-per-hour uphill capacity. Ninety-nine percent snow making. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
LIFT TICKETS: Adult, $38 weekend, $26 half-day weekend, $31 weekday, $20 half-day weekday. Junior (7-12), $23 weekend, $19 weekday, $16 half-day weekend, $12 half-day weekday. Kids 6 and under ski free. Students and seniors, $38 weekends, $26 half-day weekends, $23 weekdays, $15 half-day.
RENTALS: Adult, $18. Junior, $15.
SKI SCHOOL: Class, $18, two-lesson book, $34, three-lesson book, $48. New skier three-lesson special, $36. Private lessons, $40 for one hour, multirates available.
GROUP: Call for details.
PACKAGES: Special early season-late season rates; midweek and holiday packages.
KIDS: Child care, ranging from $15 for a half-day to $105 for book of three all-day vouchers, children's ski schools, Brr Rabbit for ages 4 to 6, Mogul Busters ages 7 to 12, half-day $20, multirates available.
RACING: NASTAR and a number of championships and challenges. Call for details.
LODGING: Room for 7,500 guests at a choice of styles and price ranges.
DINING: Eleven restaurants, from fast foods to elegant Red Fox; 10 pubs.
WHAT'S NEW: Two trails, Gangway and Skidway, increased snow-making machinery, new groomers, building renovations, landscaping, paving of Silver Creek access road.
TIMBERLINE FOUR-SEASONS RESORT
Davis, W.Va. 26260, Box 488; skiing, 1-800-SNOWING, group sales, 1-800-392-0152, lodging, 1-800-633-6682, ski report, 304-866-4828. Eleventh year; Fred Herz, general manager.
FACILITIES: Skiing on 34 slopes and trails. A 1,000-vertical foot off 4,268-foot Herz Mountain, 911/2 acres. Longest run, two-plus miles. One triple chair, two double chairs, a 4,000-skier-per-hour uphill capacity. One hundred percent snow making. Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., night skiing until 9 Thursday through Monday.
LIFT TICKETS: Adult, $33 weekend, $23 weekday, $20 weekend night. Junior, $23 weekend, $20 weekday.
RENTALS: Adults, $17 weekend, $14 weekday; juniors, $15 weekend, $12 weekday. Snowboards.
SKI SCHOOL: Class $15; private $35 hour.
GROUP: Twenty or more.
KIDS: Licensed day care, and SkiWee program.
RACING: NASTAR, Woman's pro ski tour, Wendy's Timberline Pro Classic, Jan. 7 and 8.
LODGING: Homes, town houses, cabins, cottages, condos, 800-633-6682.
DINING: Tim Haus cafeteria, Timbers Pub.
WHAT'S NEW: Eight new ski trails, expanded parking and base lodge facilities, additional snow making, expanded night skiing terrain and hours, back country skiers trail guide, two day interchangeable lift ticket option with nearby Canaan Valley Resort called "Ski the Valley."
WINTERPLACE SKI RESORT
Flat Top, W. Va. 25841, P.O. Box 1, 304-787-3221; ski report 1-800258-3127. Eleventh year, Terry Pfeiffer, president.
FACILITIES: Twenty-four trails, six beginner, 14 more difficult, four most difficult off 3,600-foot Flat Top Mountain, 603-foot vertical, 80 ski acres. Longest run, 11/4 mile. One double, three triple chair lifts, two surface lift, uphill capacity 7,300 skiers per hour, 100 percent snow making. Night skiing on 90 percent of runs. Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekend, night 5-10, weekend combination 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.; twilight 3 to 10 p.m. midweek non-holiday. Midweek 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
LIFT TICKETS: Adults $35.50 weekend, $25 weekend night, $24.50 weekday, $18 weekday night. Juniors and seniors (ages 5-12; 65 up) $26 weekend, $19 weekend night, $16 weekday, $11 weekday night.
RENTALS: Adults, $17, junior-senior, $13, snowboards, $25.
SKI SCHOOL: Class, $13 for 11/2 hours. Private, $28 per hour.
GROUPS: Rates for 15 or more.
PACKAGES: Available at Glade Springs Resort and other local lodging facilities. "Learn to Ski" lift, rentals, lessons seven days a week starting at $19.95.
KIDS: SkiWee, ages 4-11, all day supervision, ski instruction, rentals, activities and games, lunch, snack, $45. Reservations required. Day care 6 months and up.
RACING: Coin-operated race slope named Reckless Abandoned is open daily.
LODGING: Glade Springs Resort, eight miles from Winterplace. Slope side condos at WinterHaven condos. Appalachian Resort Inn adjacent to Winterplace. Additional lodging within 20 miles in Beckley and Princeton. Group arrangements available.
DINING: Mountain Momma's Gourmet Food, Snowdrift Lounge , Almost Heaven Deck and Dilly Dally's Deli.
WHAT'S NEW: Expanded resort center with new rental shop and Rossignol equipment, new dressing rooms, new group facilities, cafeteria doubled in size for quicker service, new gourmet dell, new slope called "No Problem" gives beginner skiers additional access, new president, Terry Pfeiffer.
SKI BEECH
Banner Elk, N.C. 28604, 704-387-2011; ski report, 800 438-2093. Twenty-sixth year, John Costin general manager.
FACILITIES: Fourteen slopes and trials, 30 percent beginner, 40 intermediate, 40 percent advanced. A 5,506-foot peak with an 830-foot vertical drop, 100 acres. Longest run, one mile intermediate. Sixty percent open for night skiing. One high-speed detachable quad, six double chair lifts, one J-bar. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; half day, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 12:30-4:30 p.m.; twilight, 12:30-4:30 and 6-10 p.m.; night, 6-10 p.m. seven nights a week.
LIFT TICKETS: Weekend, $37 day or twilight, $30 half day, $20 night; weekdays, $25 day or twilight, $20 half-day, $15 night. Junior-senior weekend, $28 day or twilight, $22 half-day, $30 day-night, $18 night, weekdays, $17 day or twilight, $13 half-day, $12 night.
RENTAL: Weekends, $16 day or twilight, $13 half-day; $12 night; weekdays, $12 day or twilight, $10 night.
SKI SCHOOl: Class, $15 per hour; private, $40 hour, $60 two hours, $90 three hours, $180 all day.
GROUPS: Discounted rates for 15 or more, each 16th lift ticket free.
PACKAGES: Learn to Ski, includes lift ticket, rentals, one hour lesson, $40. Restrictions apply.
KIDS: SkiWee, ages 4-12, and PeeWee, ages 3 and 4, $55 day per child, $45 half day. Nursery 6 months to 3 years: $40 a day, $5 per hour.
RACING: NASTAR, college, USSA, USHA and Junior High Country Series. Pro-am Jan. 26.
LODGING: Ski Beech sleeps more than 7,000 people within a short drive of the base lifts. There are 1,100 condos and chalets through independent rental agents.
DINING: In Beech Tree Village, at the base of the ski slopes, several restaurant choices available. Also at nearby Banner Elk and Boone.
WHAT'S NEW: Weekend entertainment, snowboard school for ages 8 and up, lower group rates on weekends and holidays.
SUGAR MOUNTAIN RESORT
Banner Elk, N.C. 28604, 704-898-4521; 800-SUGAR MT (800-784-2768). Twenty-fifth year; Gunther Jochl general manager.
FACILITIES: Eighteen slopes, seven novice, nine intermediate, two expert. A 5,300-foot peak with a 1,200-foot vertical drop, 115 skiable acres. Longest run: 11/2-mile intermediate combination. One triple, four double chairs, one rope tow, one T-bar, one Platter pull, uphill capacity 8,800-skier-per-hour. Night skiing, 100 percent snow making. Hours: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., night 6-10 p.m.
LIFT TICKETS: Adult, $39 weekend, $25 weekday, $20 weekday half-day, $17 night. Junior (under 12), $28 weekend, $18 weekday, $14 half-day, $17 weekend night, $13 weekday night. Kids 4 and under ski free.
RENTALS: Some 2,000 sets of skis, including high performance Volkl. Adult, $15 weekend, $12 weekday, $10 night and half day. Junior, $12 weekend, $8 weekdays $6 night and half day.
SKI SCHOOL: Class $15, private $30, additional skier $15. Book of five, $60.
GROUPS: Rates for 15 or more.
KIDS: Sugar Bear Ski School, ages 5-10, lift, rental, lessons, lunch, register 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., supervision 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Day care.
RACING: NASTAR Saturday and Sunday at noon, ask for list of other events.
LODGING: Sugar Mountain Resort Accommodations offer lodging ranging from the 32-room Slope side Lodge to condos and homes. Reservations, 800-438-4555. Additional lodging in Boone, Banner Elk Blowing Rock.
DINING: A 350-seat cafeteria serving three meals daily, 250-seat ``Top Floor'' cafeteria open when needed, outdoor grill on deck (weather permitting).
WHAT'S NEW: Self-contained, 2,400-foot Sugar Bear Ski School facility, computerized ticket sales, new lighting, new building, auxiliary lift engines.
by CNB