Winterplace Ski Resort
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Snow tubing runs and snow machine at Winterplace Ski Resort
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| Location | Ghent, West Virginia |
| Nearest city | Beckley, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37°35′24″N 81°06′54″W / 37.59000°N 81.11500°W |
| Vertical | 603 ft (184 m) |
| Top elevation | 3,600 ft (1,100 m) |
| Base elevation | 2,997 ft (913 m) |
| Skiable area | 90 acres (0.36 km2) |
| Runs | 28 total 43% easiest 43% more difficult 14% most difficult |
| Longest run | 1.25 mi (2,010 m) |
| Lift system | 9 lifts: 2 quad chairs, 3 triple chairs, 2 double chairs, 2 surface lifts |
| Lift capacity | 13,000 skiers/hr |
| Terrain parks | 1 |
| Snowfall | 100 inches |
| Snowmaking | 100% |
| Night skiing | 93% |
| Website | http://www.winterplace.com |
Winterplace Ski Resort is a ski resort located in Ghent, West Virginia on Raleigh County's Flat Top Mountain. The southernmost ski resort in West Virginia, Winterplace is a popular attraction due to its proximity to Interstate 77. It operates in conjunction with The Resort at Glade Springs, a four season golf resort and spa.
The first ski resort on Flat Top Mountain was established on the north slope of Bald Knob in 1958. Named Bald Knob Ski Slopes, the resort was the second commercial ski location in West Virginia, following the predecessors of Canaan Valley Ski Resort. It was founded by future West Virginia governor Hulett C. Smith and businessman John McKay, and designed by former Army officer Robert K. Potter. Operating with four tow ropes and a double chair, the resort's longest trail extended 2,800 feet. It was marketed as the southernmost ski resort in the Eastern United States. The resort closed in 1961; the site is now known as Old Winterplace. The current ski resort, sometimes known as New Winterplace, was established fifteen years later on Huff Knob, southeast of the former resort site; the two resort sites are separated by I-77.
Winterplace is nearly equidistant between Beckley, West Virginia to the north on Interstate 77 and Princeton, West Virginia to the south. The resort's southern location and proximity to the north-south I-77 corridor draws visitors from North and South Carolina as well as local skiers from Virginia and West Virginia. The Southern West Virginia visitor's bureau promotes the resort as "the most accessible, affordable ski resort in the Southeast".
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