White Grass Events WINTER 2019-20 Yoga In The Yurt with Leah Staley every Sunday 10 am Trail Blazer Volunteer Weekends 9 am Plan on every November sat/sun with bridge building, glade clearing,, brushing, and overall tuning up. Dec 1 2019 17th Annual Evergreen Wreath Making Workshop 1 pm We'll have materials you'll need to construct your very own. Donations will be given to the Highland Trail Network. Dec 7 38th Annual Jack Frost Celebration 5 pm Help open up the season in honor of one our favorite snowy characters. We are making a donation to local injured artist Michael Doig and a food drive for our Tucker County Food Bank. Dec 12 Full Moon Tour 7:30 pm Howl at the moon with us! We usually head out around dark thirty to enjoy good snow, surprising visibility, and a natural, internal sense of control. Trips are around each month’s lunar glare: Dec 12, 2019, and Jan 10, Feb 9, Mar 9. Dec.15 Snowshoe Discovery Tour 10 am A natural history snowshoe walk with Chip Chase as he shares fun facts about the climate, forest type, and geology. Dec.22 Snowshoe Discovery Tour Winter Trees and Shrubs of Canaan Valley with local naturalist Frank Slider. Dec 29 Snowshoe Discovery Tour 10 am Rare, Threatened and Endangered Species of Canaan Valley with local naturalist Frank Slider. Jan 1 2020 Snowshoe Discovery Tour 10 am A natural history snowshoe walk with Chip Chase as he endlessly gabs about the history of local skiing and quirky climate facts. Jan 4 Winter Trails Day 2020 10 am & 2 pm Free lessons, area use, and clinics to all first time interested skiers or snowshoers. Jan 5 Snowshoe Discovery Tour 10 am This land is your land. History and management of The Public’s lands in and around Canaan Valley with well known local naturalist Dave Saville. Jan 5 Trick or Tree Adventure 1 pm Chippie guided tour along the local steeper and more challenging terrain. Prepare for a race later in the season. Jan 10 Full Moon Tour 7:30 pm Howl at the moon with us! We usually head out around dark thirty to enjoy good snow, surprising visibility, and a natural, internal sense of control. Jan 12 Snowshoe Discovery Tour 10 am Red Spruce Ecosystem Restoration. Planting our future one tree at a time with naturalist Dave Saville. Jan 12 bb biathlon 1 pm This is a kid's event ski and shoot through the woods hitting 3 targets. Prizes and fun for everyone. Jan 20 MLK Snowshoe Discovery Tour 10 am A natural history snowshoe walk with Chip Chase as he gabs about the history of local skiing & quirky climate facts. Jan 24 Special Olympics Winter Games 8 am Local winter athletes with fun ski and snowshoe events all day. Jan 26 Snowshoe Discovery Tour 10 am Diseases and Pests on the Refuge with Americorp volunteer Julia Portmann. Jan 26 34th Annual 25 km Mountain State Marathon 11 am A rolling long course or settle for a shortened version. Kid's classes and well-groomed for classic or skate. Enter 25 km, 10 km. or 1 km. $20 entry fee. Jan 26 Mountain Laurel Learning Coop Annual Fun Raiser Ski A Thon 2 pm Support local students and schools. Feb 2 Snowshoe Discovery Tour 10 am Natural History of the Northern Hardwood, Spruce and Hemlock Forest in Canaan with WV Land Trust representative, Rick Landenberger. Feb 2 Five Km Snowshoe Walk/Run 11 am Well organized by Helvetia, WV distance runner Dan Lehmann. This event features a rolling course full of prizes and fun. Snowshoe rentals available. Feb 3 Ground Hog's Day Ski 9 am One day after the real day. Our annual trek in search for clues to the rest of winter. Full day backcountry journey with a history for getting separated, a bit lost, and back late. Feb 9 Snowshoe Discovery Tour 10 am Love and babies within the mid-winter forest with forester, Amy Cimarolli. Feb 9 Kids XC Clinic 9:30 am (ages 6-10) On snow learning and games 10 - 12. Cost $45 & $5 to rent if needed. Please email us if interested or want to sign up. Feb 9 Trick or Tree Race 11 am craziest course possible set by Chip and Company Feb 9 bb biathlon 1 pm Kids events ski and shoot through the woods hitting 3 targets. What a blast! Feb 9 Full Moon Tour 7:30 pm Howl at the moon with us! We usually head out around 7:30/dark thirty to enjoy good snow, surprising visibility, and a natural, internal sense of control. Feb 13 Mountain Top Library Fund Raiser 6 pm Feb 17 President's Day Snowshoe Discovery Tour 10 am A natural history snowshoe walk with Chip Chase, owner of White Grass, as he shares fun facts about the climate, forest type, and geology of the area. Feb 21 Friends Of Blackwater Backcountry Film Fest 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm https://saveblackwater.org/backcountry-film-fest-2020/ Feb 22 Women's XC Clinic 9:30am On snow 10 - 12:30 with lunch, lesson tour 1:30 - 3:30. Refresh new ski techniques with instruction for all types of skiers and experience levels from track and skate techniques to downhill control and telemark turns. Lunch included. Cost $110 email us if interested or want to sign up. Feb 23 Snowshoe Discovery Tour 10 am Geology and Hydrology of Canaan Valley with local naturalist Frank Slider. Feb. 23 Mountain State Fat Bike Champs 9:30 am This is a timed XC style fat bike race held on our wild rolling and groomed xc ski trails. Feb 27 SnowSports of WV Museum Fund Raiser 6 pm Mar 1 Snowshoe Discovery Tour 10 am Join AmeriCorp volunteer Brandon Iddings on an intersting subject soon to be decided. Mar 1 bb biathlon 1 pm All ages event ski/shoot through the woods hitting 3 targets. Fun for everyone. March 8 Snowshoe Discovery Walk 10 am Watersheds: Where does our beloved snow go when it melts? We will explore Whitegrass looking at watersheds. Join Alex and Libby from Appalachian Expeditions in Davis WV www.appalachianexpeds.org Mar 9 Full Moon Tour 7:30 pm Howl at the moon with us! To enjoy good snow, surprising visibility, and a natural, internal sense of control. Yoga In The Yurt with Leah Staley every Sunday 10 am Hash Hound Harriers ski hash schedule announced as they are determined. We are first to know and post on the DAILY REPORT Robbie’s Rad Adventures & Chippie’s Care Free Tours Sunday 2 pm easy trails & exploration. TBA perhaps? In House Nordic Clinic with teaching guru Randy French likely between Feb 17- 22 * Kids and Parents Clinic, Fundraisers for Art Spring & Canaan Valley State Park Foundation