I'm headed to Davis to spend a couple nights early next week, driving from Massanutten.  The idea for me and my friend (from DC) is to ski Timberline.  Looks like there will be a lot of wind on the second day.  Which is better with high winds, CV or Timberline?

For CV, I have the Indy Pass.  My friend is a cautious intermediate.  She has never skied at CV.  Her first experience at Tline was last January.  She loved it.  The plan is to ski the second morning, have lunch, and then head back to Massanutten.

Thanks for the info!  Makes sense about the tree protection for Timberline trails.

I remember being in the wind at the top with the old lift.  Very glad that's not an issue with the current high-speed 6-pack.

Both Snowshoe and CV/T have wind advisory warnings coming very soon.....

50-60 mph wind gusts make skiing a challenge (miserable) and may shut down lifts completely.

Had a good time at Tline this morning.  Was raining by 11:00 though.  My travel/ski buddy is not up for a full day of skiing anyway, so we were only planning skiing for under 4 hours.  So we'll get the $10 credit for a short day plus another $10 credit for skiing midweek.

Have decided not to deal with the cold and winds tomorrow.  We'll check out a few places in the area we haven't been to and then head back to Massanutten.  I'm there through MLK Day.

Denis wrote:

I have been blown backwards at ‘windy corner’ on Salamander, and blown off to the side of the trail when leaning snowboarding.  CV has better wind shelter and the meadows collect powder.  They are often not open but one can get there without actually ducking a rope.

 We felt the wind at the top of Salamander on Tuesday morning.  I took it as a last run in the early afternoon since the chopped up snow on the blues and blacks were too much work in the rain.  More wind.  Made the decision to skip skiing on Wednesday morning an easy one.