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White Grass Ski Touring Center is a cross-country skiing facility located in Canaan Valley in Tucker County, West Virginia. It originally opened in 1979 on White Grass Knob near Harrisonburg, Virginia. Two years later, the operation was moved to the site of the second Weiss Knob Ski Area. The resort uses Weiss Knob's former lodge as its day lodge; it is one of the oldest dedicated cross country ski areas in the United States.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=xcskiresorts.com )〕 Because of its status as a former downhill slope, White Grass is an unusually steep cross country area, with nearly of vertical rise—more than at neighboring downhill slope Canaan Valley Resort State Park.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cross Country Skiing at White Grass )〕 Its 45 trails are rated approximately 30% easy, 55% intermediate, 15% most difficult;〔 climbs are available to the summit of Weiss Knob by intermediate skiing, and to Bald Knob via easier or intermediate trails.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=trailmap.jpg (JPEG Image, 1000x574 pixels) )〕 White Grass staff also conduct back-country tours into the wilderness areas that surround the center. The resort's trails stretch along the northern slope of Cabin Mountain from Canaan Valley Resort northeast to Timberline Four Seasons Resort. It also provides access to Dolly Sods wilderness area on the east, and to trails in Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge on the west. There are more than of cross-country trails on White Grass property, and more than of trails are locally accessible.〔 Half of the established trails at White Grass are machine groomed. The resort harvests its of natural snowfall with of snow fences. Lighted night skiing has been made available on a beginner track.〔 The resort also supports snowshoeing and telemark skiing. White Grass has been described as catering to a "fleece-and-flannel scene". During the summer, it is the site of a dairy farm.〔 The resort's organic cafe〔 has become a popular attraction, publishing two novelty cookbooks. As of 2004 the resort lodge consumed less than $2 worth of electricity per day, and was heated by a wood-burning stove.〔 In 2003 the resort was recognized by the West Virginia Environmental Council for the environmental sustainability of its operations,〔 such as its snow farming.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=White Grass XC -- baltimoresun.com ) 〕 In 1994 ''The Washington Post'' cited White Grass Touring Center as one of the ten best Nordic ski areas in the nation.〔 ==See also== *Canaan Valley *Canaan Valley Resort State Park 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「White Grass Ski Touring Center」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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