
Snowshoe Mountain is a ski resort located in Snowshoe, West Virginia, in the Allegheny Mountains. Snowshoe is home to the second highest point in the state and the peak elevation for Cheat Mountain, at Thorny Flat, which reaches 4848 feet (1478 m). The base elevation of Snowshoe is 3348 feet (1020 m) and has a total of 244 acres (99 ha) of skiable area. The mountain is comprised of 60 slopes and trails. Two trails have a 1500 feet (457 m) vertical drop, the highest in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. The mountain summit receives an average of 180 inches (4.6 m) of snowfall each winter.