Snowshoe, West Virginia
Snowshoe, West Virginia | |
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 The Village at Snowshoe Mountain | |
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| Exchange | 572 |
| Website | snowshoemtn.com |
Snowshoe is an
Snowshoe has several commercial areas, with the most prominent being The Village at Snowshoe, located at the summit of the mountain (rather than at its base). While the area is still best known for winter activities, today the resort has extensive
Snowshoe Mountain's large property includes several developed resort areas, a conservation area, and expansive backcountry that covers 10,950 acres (44.31 km2) in total. Ski slopes make up 244 acres (0.99 km2) of the resort, which include the Snowshoe Basin, Western Territory, and Silver Creek areas.
History
The area, then indistinct from
Climate
With a mean temperature of 22.1 °F (−5.5 °C) (as seen in the climate box below) in January and 62.6 °F (17.0 °C) in July, Snowshoe can be considerably cooler than nearby areas at lower elevations. The average winter season is just slightly more than 130 days each year, while the spring, summer, and fall seasons typically include a series of sports, recreation, and cultural events.
Snowshoe has a humid continental climate (Dfb).
The resort's altitude at almost a mile high provides for weather conditions that more closely resemble the rigorous winters of Northern New England than the milder climate of the Upland South. The massive horseshoe formed by the Cheat Mountain Range creates its own micro-climate, frequently affected by orographic lift of mid-level Great Lake moisture-laden fronts, resulting in massive snowfalls. Snowshoe averages over 13 feet of natural snow per year.
| Climate data for Snowshoe, West Virginia (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1975–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 57 (14) |
63 (17) |
76 (24) |
79 (26) |
82 (28) |
82 (28) |
87 (31) |
85 (29) |
79 (26) |
77 (25) |
70 (21) |
64 (18) |
87 (31) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 50.8 (10.4) |
51.8 (11.0) |
60.2 (15.7) |
70.3 (21.3) |
74.1 (23.4) |
76.9 (24.9) |
77.8 (25.4) |
76.8 (24.9) |
74.8 (23.8) |
68.5 (20.3) |
60.1 (15.6) |
52.2 (11.2) |
79.1 (26.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 29.8 (−1.2) |
31.8 (−0.1) |
38.9 (3.8) |
51.0 (10.6) |
59.7 (15.4) |
66.6 (19.2) |
69.8 (21.0) |
68.8 (20.4) |
63.5 (17.5) |
53.3 (11.8) |
42.0 (5.6) |
34.1 (1.2) |
50.8 (10.4) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 22.1 (−5.5) |
23.9 (−4.5) |
30.8 (−0.7) |
42.0 (5.6) |
51.4 (10.8) |
59.0 (15.0) |
62.6 (17.0) |
61.7 (16.5) |
56.3 (13.5) |
45.7 (7.6) |
34.6 (1.4) |
27.0 (−2.8) |
43.1 (6.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 14.3 (−9.8) |
15.9 (−8.9) |
22.8 (−5.1) |
33.0 (0.6) |
43.2 (6.2) |
51.3 (10.7) |
55.4 (13.0) |
54.6 (12.6) |
49.1 (9.5) |
38.1 (3.4) |
27.2 (−2.7) |
19.8 (−6.8) |
35.4 (1.9) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −7.6 (−22.0) |
−4.0 (−20.0) |
3.3 (−15.9) |
15.0 (−9.4) |
28.5 (−1.9) |
40.4 (4.7) |
47.8 (8.8) |
46.9 (8.3) |
35.8 (2.1) |
22.1 (−5.5) |
9.6 (−12.4) |
0.8 (−17.3) |
−10.3 (−23.5) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −36 (−38) |
−20 (−29) |
−8 (−22) |
1 (−17) |
16 (−9) |
29 (−2) |
36 (2) |
33 (1) |
25 (−4) |
11 (−12) |
−4 (−20) |
−26 (−32) |
−36 (−38) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 6.06 (154) |
4.95 (126) |
5.97 (152) |
5.17 (131) |
5.84 (148) |
5.71 (145) |
4.87 (124) |
4.76 (121) |
4.42 (112) |
4.10 (104) |
4.47 (114) |
6.22 (158) |
62.54 (1,589) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 35.5 (90) |
31.4 (80) |
27.2 (69) |
8.5 (22) |
0.8 (2.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
2.8 (7.1) |
9.7 (25) |
28.8 (73) |
144.7 (368) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 23.6 | 19.4 | 19.8 | 17.2 | 18.4 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 17.3 | 14.8 | 15.1 | 16.4 | 21.0 | 218.3 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 12.3 | 10.7 | 8.4 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 4.7 | 9.3 | 50.8 |
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References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
- ^ "Station: Snowshoe, WV". U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
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