Enjoy World-Class Winter Outdoor Activities in Canaan Valley

Winter vacations in Canaan Valley are the real deal. You wake up to snow on the decks, frost on the evergreens, and that quiet you only get in the mountains. At Best of Canaan Real Estate Sales and Vacation Rentals, we help guests choose the right Canaan Valley home base so the days are filled with some of the best outdoor winter activities in the nation, and the evenings spent in your winter palace are even better.

Winter Vacations Filled With World-Class Outdoor Activities

1) Enjoy Exhilarating Downhill Skiing

Canaan Valley offers some of the best outdoor winter activities in the country if you’re looking for legendary downhill skiing and snowboarding. Some wonders you can find include: 

• Canaan Valley Resort State Park is a strong pick for families and mixed-skill groups because it offers 26 trails suitable for beginner to advanced skiers. 
• Timberline Mountain is a great option with two terrain parks, 22 trails, and West Virginia’s first high-speed 6-pack.

2) Snowshoe and Cross-Country Fun

Canaan Valley delivers outdoor winter activities like snowshoeing and cross-country skiing across breathtaking and peaceful terrain, such as: 

• Canaan Valley Resort State Park offers about 35 kilometers of marked, ungroomed, snow-dependent trails with no trail fees, plus easy $20 rentals at the Cross-Country Recreation Center and smooth golf course fairways for an effortless glide. 
• White Grass Touring Center adds more than 50 km of maintained routes climbing toward Weiss Knob, along with a cozy lodge and café. 
• Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge keeps most trails open for both sports, so you can swap crowds for snowy woods and winter wildlife.

3) Tubing, Sledding, and Ice Skating Adventures

Enjoy outdoor winter activities that feel like a classic snow day. Canaan Valley stacks up tubing thrills with cozy, family-friendly extras like: 

• Canaan Valley Resort’s multi-lane tube park stretches 1,200 feet, one of the longest in the Mid-Atlantic, and the magic carpet lift brings you right back to the top, so the fun stays nonstop. 
• Blackwater Falls State Park adds the simple joy of sledding on its popular quarter-mile sled run surrounded by frosted evergreens. It’s the East Coast’s longest sled-run!
• Canaan Valley Resort’s outdoor, covered rink is where you can take in valley and Allegheny Mountain views and warm up beside the outdoor fireplace.

Find Your Winter Palace From Our Canaan Valley Rentals

If you come once, you will understand why people return every year. Book with Best of Canaan Real Estate Sales and Vacation Rentals, and build your next winter getaway around the outdoor activities that make Canaan Valley feel like winter done right. You can even book your winter palace in the legendary ski areas!