Washington, D.C. Travel Guide
Chill Out!
When old man winter waves his hand like a wand, families flock to the snow-capped mountains of Canaan Valley Resort in West Virginia. This retreat offers both cascading slopes for beginners and rugged terrain for the experienced sportsman.
Welcome to Canaan Valley Resort
Where To Sleep: Select Canaan Valley Lodge for standard rooms with lovely wooden furniture. Rates start at $79 a night.
What’s Cool: Canaan Valley Resort is only the fifth place in the U.S. to offer airboarding―a high-adrenaline, easy-to-learn attraction
($37 for two hours). After an hour of training, riders lie belly-flat on an air tube (a sort of mattress) and fly down head
first the mountain slope. I left the experience happy, sore, and with my airboarding certification (good until next winter).
Renting ski bibs (jumpsuits) is a great bargain for $15 a day. Ski rentals are $28.
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