Mountain Times ~ Supplement to the Pocahontas Times ~ SnowShoe, Slatyfork, Green Bank, Cass, WV

Focusing on the resort and tourist
community of Slaty Fork, Snowshoe Mountain, Cass and
Green Bank

Vol. 3 No. 3
March 2004

Serving SnowShoe Mountain, Slaty Fork, Green Bank and Cass
"News you can resort to"

Second Section of
The Pocahontas Times
Post Office No. 436-640
ISSN No. 07388373

Upcoming Events Around the Mountain Resort

February
AROUND THE COUNTY
The Rye Grass Rollers € March 4 € Brazen Head Inn, Mingo, 339-6917 Enjoy traditional, eclectic and folk music every weekend in the warmth of an Irish-style pub and restaurant. Six miles north of Rt. 66 on US 219.
American Gypsy € March 6 € Pocahontas County Opera House 800-336-7009. Enjoy some rousing gypsy tunes to warm up a cold March night! The Opera House is located on Third Avenue in Marlinton, just around the corner from French's Diner.
The Front Porch Republic € March 6 € Brazen Head Inn Enjoy traditional, eclectic and folk music every weekend in the warmth of an Irish-style pub and restaurant. Six miles north of Rt. 66 on US 219.
Banjer Dan € March 11 € Brazen Head Inn. Enjoy traditional, eclectic and folk music every weekend n the warmth of an Irish-style pub and restaurant. Six miles north of Rt. 66 on US 219.
Appalachian Celtic Consort € Mar. 13 Enjoy traditional, eclectic and folk music every weekend in the warmth of an Irish-style pub and restaurant. Six miles north of Rt. 66 on US 219.

On The Mountain
For more info about any events at Snowshoe, call 877-441-4FUN.

Spring Break Snow Bash € March 7 - 10 Try something different this spring break and head to the mountains instead of the beach. Spring Break Snow Bash at Snowshoe is turning into one of the biggest party weeks of the year. Throughout the week earn Snow Bucks. At the end of the week, use your Snow Bucks at the Snow Bash Auction to purchase items such as skis, snowboards, trips, gear and more.
Southeast Ski and Snowboard Festival € March 13 - 14 This first year event will bring together the region's top skiers and snowboarders along with great regional bands all in a celebration of free skiing and riding. Visit the web site for complete details on the ski and snowboard events taking place during this weekend.
Spring Break Snow Bash € March 14 - 17 Try something different this spring break and head to the mountains instead of the beach. Spring Break Snow Bash at Snowshoe is turning into one of the biggest party weeks of the year. Throughout the week earn Snow Bucks. At the end of the week, use your Snow Bucks at the Snow Bash Auction to purchase items such as skis, snowboards, trips, gear and more.
24 Hours of Snowshoe - The Winter Edition € March 20 - 21 Playing off of the success of Granny Gear's 24 Hours of Snowshoe, a 24-hour mountain bike endurance race, this winter Snowshoe will host the 24 Hours of Snowshoe - The Winter Edition. Skiers and boarders of all levels will race around the clock. Great prizes will be awarded, and all proceeds of the event will go to benefit local charities.
Mountaintop Beach Party and Music Festival € March 26 -27 The 5th Annual Beach Party and Music Festival features great Shag music from some of the industry greats, crazy on-slope games, fireworks and more. This great weekend is the highlight of Snowshoe's Spring Value Season.
Ski Free Weeks€ March 29 - Apr 11 A great way to finish off the season. . .. outdoor parties, sunny skies and free lift tickets when lodging at Snowshoe.

Adventures of a first-time skier

It's all downhill from here

Sunny Given
Staff Writer
      It's a sad thing to wait four decades to learn to ski. Now that I've tried it, I wish I had started a lot sooner.
      Growing up in the Kanawha Valley, it was an option that I never really considered. Folks down my way used to go to Coonskin Park to ski. I went once to watch, took one look at that bump they called a ski slope and said, "I just don't get it."
      Like everyone else, I've watched the Winter Olympics, with skiers in form-fitting colorful unitards hurtling down mountains at break-neck speed, throwing big rooster tails of snow in their wake as they turn and swoosh. I couldn't really see me doing THAT, either (I'm definitely past the unitard stage of life).
      So, when I was invited by my new friend Betty Wilson, Snowshoe's Courtesy Patrol Supervisor, to come up and spend a day learning to ski, I jumped at the chance. I figured I'd finally get a crack at what most normal people call skiing. After all, Snowshoe is the #1 resort in the region, according to Washingtonian Magazine. Somewhere between that bump and the Swiss Alps. A good place to start.
      Betty promised to set up a lesson for me. I figured that was a good idea - get with a group of adults with little prior experience, learn the basics, do the bunny slopes. That's not at all what Betty had in mind. She hooked me up for the whole day with George Hurley, one of Snowshoe's private instructors, who also teaches with Snowshoe's Adaptive Ski Program. I arrived at the Courtesy Patrol office about 8 a.m. The temperature was a balmy 12 degrees. I was ready. I had my WalMart skibibs, warm socks, new Thinsulat-ed mittens and all the polar fleece I owned, on my body. Betty hugged me - she hugs everybody. In no time, she waddled me over to pick up boots, skis and poles. Then it was time to meet George.
      After a brief introduction, Betty took off, saying she would meet us around lunch time.
      I asked George to start me out as if I knew nothing. I had actually had a group lesson about a year before, but recalled very little of it. So we started with the basics: How to get your skis apart; how to put your ski on and get it off; skating on one ski, then the other, then both. George took long, graceful slides, born of years of experience. He looked like a speed skater in slow motion. My best effort looked more like a one-legged duck paddling in circles.
      George has been teaching people to ski for 30 years. After determining I had some athletic ability, we moved up to Skidder Slope, where we walked sideways up a hill. We actually moved uphill several ways, just to get the hang of it. George talked a lot about what happens when your weight shifts to the edges of your skis. Especially to the outside edges. I'd find out more about that as the day went on. I leaned how to snowplow to stop or control my speed.
      I was eager to show him and prove to myself I could do this. I envisioned skiing down slope after slope by the afternoon with no effort. I thought perhaps I'd impress Betty enough and I could join the Courtesy Patrol! So when George took my poles from me, skied a little ahead and asked me to ski to him, I did what probably hundreds of his students have done before me. I started out slowly, lost control quickly and fell down. I think it had something to do with those outside edges of the skis. It was then I discovered just how hard it is to get up when you're still hooked onto your skis. I floundered around a bit before George helped me up.
      Eventually, I began to get the hang of things, and we went down to Skidder lift. Learning to get on the lift was not a problem. Getting off was only slightly trickier. The snow on Skidder tends to be packed and icier and the wind blew fiercely. It was hard to ski on, and I fell twice more before we got down to Shavers Centre.
      George said there would be less wind and I'd do better once we got off Skidder. He gave me back my ski poles before we took off down Heislers Way, but I wasn't really allowed to use them, keeping my hands on my hips or straight out in front of me. I found the snow there to be much easier to ski on and was able to connect my turns. If I started to go too fast, I'd plow or turn uphill to a stop. I was by no means graceful about it. If anything, I was a traffic hazard for other skiers. George stayed close enough for comfort, sometimes ahead and sometimes behind me.
      We stopped at the junction of Log Slide, to discuss what we were doing and what we were going to do next. Another instructor with a gaggle of tiny tots went past us, reminding me of a mother duck with ducklings in tow. These kids had no poles, and showed no fear as they flew down what I thought was a pretty steep slope. I was amazed. I wanted to do that!
      George started working on technique with me. There's one section of Log Slide that looked practically perpendicular to me, and my brain and body just kind of froze up. I think he expected it, because he explained we'd go down together - him in front doing a backward snowplow, and me, holding onto our outstretched ski poles between us. I'd be determining the turns.

The author, standing by a rescue sled that would carry her down the mountain.
Photo by by Betty Wilson

      "Ah, the dance of death," I thought as we started down. "I'm going to kill or severely maim him by running over him or through his legs."
      But that's where the technique started coming in. George convinced me that as I turned back and forth that I could actually lift my foot and turn my ski. Getting that message from my brain to my feet was a little harder. I was clumsy. It reminded me of learning the technique of 'crossing over' when you're roller skating in the curves.
      George mentioned to me I also needed to relax my shoulders - which were up around my ears - and start gently leaning into my turns. By dipping my shoulder slightly and shifting my weight, I found that I was turning easier, and could manage a sharper turn every so often.
      Past the steep part, he let me manage by myself to the bottom of the slope, where we got on the Powder Monkey lift,
      Riding up, I asked George about himself. He first started skiing and teaching at Mammoth Mountain, California in 1974. He became an instructor his first year. He's taught at Keystone, Breckenridge and the Arapahoe Basin in Colorado, and Wintergreen in Virginia. A member of the Professional Ski Instructors Association, he can ski free just about anywhere. He typically will head west once the season ends at Snowshoe to enjoy another month or two of the white stuff at the western resorts.
      At Snowshoe, he's an Adaptive Ski Instructor. He teaches people with what he calls "diff-abilities," as opposed to disabilities. Just about anyone can learn to ski. They've got special set ups for the wheel-chair bound and George told me he's even taught the blind to ski.
      But he teaches anyone, any age, all abilities, group or private. He told me that his most challenging students are not the physically challenged. It's "the 30 to 40-year-old housewife," not physically active on a regular basis who has decided to ski for the first time, and "the 30 to 40-year old male" who has skied before, but never had a lesson.
      Debarking from the lift, George and I did another lap, this time taking Powderidge to Log Slide. I felt a little looser this time, and a little less clumsy. Shifting my weight and dipping my shoulders as I did my turns was coming a little easier. I compare it to learning to drive a standard - there's that point where the foot on the clutch and the foot on the gas operate together in harmony.
      Unfortunately I wasn't to that stage yet. George and I sashayed down the steep part together again, a little faster. Faster meant out of control in a couple of spots, and I found I still needed help getting up on my own, unless I took off my skis.
      Back to the top we rode. It was getting close to lunch, and we skied over to Yodeler's Pub to call Betty.
      Leaving our skies and poles close to a pine tree (George said he's never had a pair stolen unless he leaves them in a rack), we went in and enjoyed hot chocolate while we waited on Betty to call back.
      Betty called and asked me to come over to Shavers Centre for lunch break. Getting directions from George, I set out. We'd get back together again later in the afternoon.
      As I skied the access road/walkway between Yodeler's and Shavers, I fell again. On flat ground. By myself, with no one but me around. It was either flop about until someone came by, or get up by myself. Guess what? I did it, AND with my skis on.
      After lunch, Betty had a surprise for me. I was going to take a wild ride down the mountain in one of the sleds that the Safety Patrol uses to transport injured skiers on the slopes quickly and safely to the bottom of the hill.
      We went outside and I maneuvered onto the sled. Dan Philipi of the Ski Patrol, was my chaffeaur for the event. The sled had long steerable "arms" which he'd use to guide us down the hill, All I had to do was hang on and enjoy the ride. We started down Heislers to Logslide, gaining speed, and then Dan takes a hard right onto a trail I was unfamiliar with.
      The spray from his skis stung my face, and it felt like we were going 60 miles an hour. I never felt like I'd be thrown off, but I hung on to the strap with a deathgrip. I could not imagine having to take the same ride strapped to a backboard and laying down. The last 1000 yards I couldn't open my eyes - between the spray, the wind and the cold, my eyelashes were nearly frozen together.

Most people don't actually enjoy their ride in a Ski Patrol sled, but I had a blast.
Photo by by Betty Wilson

      Dan told me he can and does switch positions as he leads the sled, to help with turns and to keep the snow spray on the patient to a minimum. I felt like an alien climbing from a UFO as I got off the sled at the bottom of Grabhammer lift. Apparently the skiers in the lift line aren't used to someone getting up and walking away from a Ski Patrol Express.
      Betty and George had followed me down, and we all got on the lift together for another turn down the mountain. Following the same course I'd been on during the morning, I was feeling more at ease. Betty and George were talking ski talk with each other as each kept one eye on me.
      Then all of a sudden, I realized I was alone. My buddies had stopped further back on the trail at an accident to handle traffic control. There was no one coming down the hill behind me! Without panicking, I skied on down to the intersection and waited.
      Before too long, along comes George, swooshing in sharp little turns and headed straight for me. He'd told me before that there was little upper body movement to skiing, and I got to see the perfect example. This man has stolen all of Elvis' greatest moves and put them on skies.
      As we skied down the steep part together, I felt the muscles in my legs beginning to quiver. I knew I was getting to the limit of my endurance. Falling once more before I got to the bottom of the slope by myself, I decided it was time to call it quits for the day. No sense in ruining what had shaped up to a totally great adventure.
      Back at Betty's office, I took stock: I felt great. No pain, no broken bones. One sock had started to rub a blister on my foot, but Betty had come to my rescue with a spare pair of ski socks on my lunch break and I lasted for about five hours before I pooped out.
      Betty was happy I had a good time and I've promised her I will be back to ski with her before season ends. George and I went over my day and my progress over hot coffee at The Connection before I left. He classified me as "advanced beginner."
      He made me feel good about myself and the day's work. I asked him how he's done it for so long and with so many different people and capabilities..
      "Believe in your student," he said. I believe him.

Sharp's B&B, on Rt. 219 North in Slatyfork.
Photo by Cindy Johnson

Pocahontas County's newest B&B also one of its most unique houses
Pamela Pritt
Managing Editor
      Sharp's Bed and Breakfast in Slaty Fork boasts eight rooms with private baths and a history that goes back to the early 20th century. The hosts, Linda Eduardo and Johnny Allen, have transformed the house, taking extra care to include antiques from her family and the locally famous Sharp's Country Store, to create a B&B experience like no other.
      Sharp's Bed and Breakfast was built in 1913.

Just part of the display of several generations of kitchen tools and gadgets which cover the walls of the kitchen.
Photo by Cindy Johnson

      The parlor is home to family pictures dating back to Linda's great-grandparents. It also is home to the player piano and Thomas Edison cylindrical record player. It's also a treasure trove of magazines from decades past, which can be read while eating the peanuts provided in the antique jar. It also has a bit of the modern, with a television, which is also available in the downstairs suite.
      Its flooring is oak parquet and is original to the house. In fact, all the woodwork throughout the house is oak.
      The kitchen is also evidence that no one in the family "ever threw anything away," as skillets and kitchen tools, some of them cast iron, some enamel, are displayed on the walls. Linda makes breakfast on a more modern stove than the woodstove that sits nearby.
      "We have modern things to cook with and the old ones to look at," she said.
      Linda named all the suites to suit their ambience and unique decoration.. So guests may choose from the Outdoor Adventure, Sunnyside, Quiet Corner and Royal, to name a few.
      In addition to television, the downstairs suite also has a private sitting room.
      It seems at least one thing from every decade of the Sharp's Country Store has survived the ages and can now be used in the B&B. Linda's doll collection is in the suite downstairs. Her Uncle Si's paintings line the stairway. Family-owned and made quilts and afghans grace nearly every room. The beds, with one exception, are all original to the house. In addition, most of the rooms have an antique radio and some a box of Whitman's Chocolates.
      The third floor has bunk beds and the largest bath of them all. Enough extra room, that one person wanted to put an inflatable mattress in the dormer window and sleep there. Linda made sure other accommodations were available.

The Royal Room, top, and the SunnysideSuite offer bright and cheery respite.
Photos by Cindy Johnson

      Linda grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, but spent her summers in her parents' native Pocahontas County. Thus, she was spoon fed family history for years, but lately, it has come to mean even more to her. She's collected family photographs, along with the memorabilia of several lifetimes of Sharps in Slaty Fork.
      Her father, Dave Sharp, the youngest of eight children who were raised in the three story house, is nearing 88. The Sharp family was quite enterprising in Dave's young days, with the store, a gristmill and farm all in full-swing operation.

The oak staircase to the second floor showcases some of the character of the bed and breakfast
Photos by Cindy Johnson

      General Robert E. Lee (CSA) ate supper at the bee house in back of the bed and breakfast. That structure is next on the list for renovation. While the house is large, not many of the rooms are, a typical heat conserving design in older homes. Still the B&B sleeps up to 25. Linda and Johnny, with most of the B&B finished, are looking toward the lawn and some landscaping using split rail fences and flowers.
      "I've really enjoyed doing this," Linda said. "We still have some work to do."
      But you can surely see where they've been. ‡

Jessica Saliba, Lisa Molloy and Yee Wong take off behind Snowshoe's Nordic Center. From there you can access 27 miles of trails, as shown on the map below.
Photo by Gail Hyer

Map courtesy of snwoshoe Mountain Resort

Too old to play in the snow? Think again!
Touring the county on snowshoes
Gail Hyer
Contributing Writer
      Winter hiking can be exhilarating, offering sights and vistas that are otherwise unavailable due to tree cover. With the trees devoid of leaves, panoramic views open up, frozen waterfalls appear, and wildlife tracks can be easily seen in the snow. There is enormous satisfaction simply hearing the crunch of snow under your feet as you make your way down a trackless path. The best way to see and enjoy all this beauty is on a pair of snowshoes.
      How or why snowshoeing captured the public fancy still may be something of a mystery. For decades, the activity largely had been a memory kept alive by old leather-and-wood decorator pieces hanging over fireplaces in rustic cabins. In an earlier day, hardly anyone used snowshoes for fun. They once were a standard means of moving about when snow piled deep, but they all but vanished with the advent of snowmobiles and four-wheel-drive vehicles. For many, the popularization of cross-country skis, with their handy no-wax bottoms, made snowshoes seem slow and clumsy. Now the circle has turned.
      In nearly every case, the motivation is the same. Exercise, as easy or as vigorous as you want it, fresh air, solitude, or camaraderie, whichever you prefer. When you're getting a group of friends together, you don't have to ask if everyone can snowshoe. If you can walk, you can snowshoe. You don't have to ask where. Nearly anyplace with snow will do. Choose any of the many trail systems or valleys available in Pocahontas County. It isn't necessary to travel far. The same trails used for summer mountain biking or hiking will work just fine.

The evolution of the snowshoe: from wide and bulky to sleek and fast.

Newer designs include claws on the bottom to grip the snow and ice.
Photos by Gail Hyer

      Indisputably, the major factor in this revival is the shoe itself. Modern technology has transformed the cumbersome old bear-trap into a marvel of efficiency: durable, lightweight, loose-heeled, easy to strap on bindings that stay tight. These new shoes made from aluminum or metal composites and space-age fabrics aren't as classic as the traditional models, but they perform just as well or better. Most models feature a metal claw beneath the foot to grip hard snow or ice. Expect to pay $100 to $250 for these new shoes. They aren't as pretty over the fireplace as their predecessors, but you still can hang them on the wall.
      Ease of learning, relative low cost of gearing up, and minimal requirements for physical fitness have contributed to snowshoeing becoming one of the more popular winter activities. If this is your first time, or you want the professional assistance, you can rent a pair of snowshoes for $25.00 a day from the Nordic Center at Silver Creek. Snowshoes come in different sizes and with different bindings depending on the intended use and the size of the user. If you're lightweight and will be going mostly on packed snow, a smaller shoe is the right choice. If you're heavy, will be carrying a heavy pack, or will be in deep powder, you'll need a larger shoe.. Smaller shoes are more maneuverable, but they don't provide as much flotation the ability to stay on top of the snow. There are small snowshoes designed for running, with special bindings and pivots. There are even snowshoes with special crossover step-in bindings so you can switch from your snowboard to your snowshoes while wearing the same boots. In addition to snowshoes, you'll need waterproof boots (the higher the better), and a daypack with drinking water, extra clothing and a snack. Ski poles are optional but provide assistance with balance, and also going up or down hill. Dress in layers, just as you would for cross-country skiing. Don't forget the goggles or sunglasses.
      Vince Fox, supervisor of the Nordic Center at Snowshoe Mountain says, "People are just amazed that snowshoeing is so much fun. I've never had a customer that didn't have a great time out on the trails."

Jessica and Lisa kick up their heels as they make tracks on the trail.
Photo by Gail Hyer

      Silver Creek has 27 miles of trails suitable for snowshoeing and the staff there is extremely helpful in which shoes are best suited for the person, and the tour. Just strap on the shoes over your regular outdoor boots and step out the door and within minutes you are immersed in a sugar-white wonderland. There's virtually no weight to the shoe and your body weight is distributed evenly over the shoe's surface area so you almost float atop the snow.
      Fox says he sees a variety of people enjoying the sport.
      "Couples enjoy breaking their own tracks out here. It's great to see parents with the kids in tow meandering the loops as they laugh and have fun."
      Yee Wong, from New Zealand, visiting Pocahontas County to ski at Snowshoe Mountain affirms.
      "There's no swoosh in this sport but the undisturbed snow and the serenity of being out in the woods is just spectacular." If you own your own snowshoes or borrow a friend's you can take some great trips into Pocahontas County's back country and enjoy the tranquility of winter.
      People tend to snowshoe only about a mile per 30 to 45 minutes so long treks may not be practical unless you are an experienced outdoors person. The Monongahela National Forest offers some superb trails for snowshoeing and includes the following as good examples of snowshoe trails. Forest Road 300 (Marlin Mountain Road) is closed to traffic and it makes an excellent snowshoe adventure and is accessible from behind the Ranger Station on Cemetery Road at Marlinton. Go past the cemetery and go around the gate. You can go all the way to Rt. 28 or just up to the old orchard, either way is enjoyable.

Lisa finds falling down is painless and part of the learning process.
Photo by Gail Hyer

      A well suited snowshoe trail is Forest Road 102 which traverses the Cranberry Backcountry and follows the scenic Cranberry River. Cow Pasture Trail can be accessed from several points off FR 102, (Cranberry Glades Road). It's a pleasant snowshoe excursion as it ambles around the Cranberry Glades Botanical Area, passing through both hardwood forest and rhododendron.
      The Highland Scenic Highway is not plowed or otherwise maintained during the winter and makes a great snowshoe adventure but look out for cross-country skiers and snowmobilers!
      Are there dangers with snow hiking and snowshoeing? You bet - and one of the most obvious is just driving to the spot. But if you are up for it, even slightly physically fit, and you come well prepared, touring on snowshoes can be one of the most beautiful adventures you'll ever experience. Be sure to take your camera and your binoculars. You never know when you might spy deer, hawks, or a red fox. Enjoy, be safe and see Pocahontas County from a whole new perspective.‡

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