Slope at Green Bank

The Slope at Green Bank was a small, recently uncovered ski area near Green Bank, West Virginia. A photograph supplied by Kim Williams of the Snow Sports Museum of West Virginia shows skiers using a rope tow, preserving a glimpse of a modest local operation whose history is otherwise sparsely documented. The image identifies the area through its basic infrastructure and the presence of skiers on the slope.

Reader recollections place the slope at the Green Bank Observatory recreation area, at the end of Hannah Run Road. One former observatory-area resident remembers spending weekends there while his father worked as an astronomer in the mid-1970s, describing it as a little bunny hill. Although he never saw the tow operating, his memories establish the site as part of the observatory community’s recreational landscape. The available record does not establish how long the slope operated or when it closed, but the photograph and recollection together suggest a small, informal ski venue remembered more for its setting and community connection than for extensive terrain.