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Massanutten Resort in Harrisonburg, Virginia
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Massanutten Resort

Harrisonburg, Virginia
2026-2027 passes
1,110 ft Vertical
14 Trails
83 Skiable Acres
2,925 ft Peak Elevation
9 Lifts
4,100 feet Longest Run
About the mountain

Overview

Massanutten Resort is a four season resort featuring downhill skiing, ice skating, two golf courses, two recreation facilities, an indoor / outdoor WaterPark (open year round), and spa. Massanutten’s ski hill boasts the highest vertical in Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania - over 1,100 feet. Even with its southern location, Massanutten tends to enjoy a lengthy season - often the first resort in Virginia to open and the last to close.

Massanutten also features a popular Tubing Park. The Tubing Park features up to sixteen 900-foot lanes that drop 120 vertical feet. A carpet lift also services the Tubing Park to allow fast and easy transport to the top of the hill, increasing the amount of rides each guest is able to enjoy per session.

Massanutten’s Snow Sports Learning Center offers skiers and snowboarders programs tailored to every level of ability. Two dedicated carpet lifts are available to speed up the learning experience for beginners. The resort also hosts the Massanutten Adaptive Ski School, a non-profit educational organization dedicated to promoting alpine skiing for people of all ages with a variety of physical challenges.

Freestyle skiers and snowboarders will enjoy one of the best terrain parks in the region. The CMB Park features as many as twelve rails and jumps to satisfy thrill seekers and the Easy Street Park has smaller terrain park geared towards the needs of beginner skiers and snowboarders.

There are plenty of accommodations available, from on-mountain condos and hotels, to local lodging properties found twenty minutes from the resort in Harrisonburg, Va. Over 1,200 timeshare condominiums can be found at the resort.

Massanutten Resort celebrated its 50th anniversary during the 2021-2022 winter season. During the summer of 2021, the resort beefed up its snowmaking infrastructure with the addition of new guns and pumps. A J-Bar was replaced with a new surface conveyor lift, and lift passes were upgrading to RFID technology.

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At a glance

Mountain & Resort Details

Terrain

Mountain

Vertical Drop
1,110 feet3rd-highest vertical in the region
Base Elevation
1,750 feet
Peak Elevation
2,925 feet
Skiable Acres
83
Longest Run
4,100 feet
Trails
14
Trail Mix
30% beginner 35% intermediate 35% expert
Experience

Skiing & Amenities

Lifts
9 (1 high-speed quad, 2 fixed-grip conveyor-loading quads, 1 triple, 3 teaching conveyors, 2 tubing conveyors)
Night Skiing
Yes
Terrain Park
Two terrain parks; one is geared towards beginners. The layout of both parks is changed daily to keep them fresh.
Tubing Park
900-foot long hill.
Plan your visit

Contact & Links

Address
4620 Massanutten Drive
McGaheysville, VA 22840
Phone
540-289-4954
Directions
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Beyond ski season

Summer Activities

In 2005, Massanutten opened an extensive indoor/outdoor water park. The indoor park is open year-round. Slides, a lazy river, a wave pool, a video arcade, and dining are all included in the over-100,000 square foot facility. The facility cost over $30 million to build.

Golf is a popular summertime activity at Massanutten Resort. Open year-round with two full-service, fully stocked pro shops, the 18-hole Mountain Greens course is a Championship course located near the top of the mountain. The 9-hole Woodstone Meadows course is located at the bottom of the mountain. The Mountain Greens course is challenging with great views; the Woodstone Meadows course offers generous fairways and gently sloping greens.

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Trail Map

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Massanutten Resort trail map
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Getting There

Mountain forecast

Weather

Weather near Massanutten

1:35 am on October 3 / Bridgewater Air Park
Overcast
65° F
Overcast
Humidity:96% Visibility:10.00
Wind Speed:3 mph wind_N Sunrise:7:11 a.m.
Barometer:30.12 in Sunset:6:57 p.m.
Dewpoint:64 °F
Definitely too warm for snowmaking. No snowmaking
Overnight
rainy
Low: 56°
Showers Likely
Showers likely, mainly after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 56. Northeast wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
rainy
High: 62°
Chance of Showers
A chance of showers, mainly before 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
rainy
Low: 56°
Slight Chance of Showers then Showers Likely
Showers likely, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
rainy
High: 64°
Showers
Showers, mainly before 2pm. High near 64. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Weather supplied by the National Weather Service. Errors or reporting delays may be possible.

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