| Vertical drop: | 700 feet |
| Base elevation: | 2,500 feet |
| Peak elevation: | 3,200 feet |
| Skiable acres: | 45 |
| Longest run: | 4,200 feet |
| Trails: | 9 |
The iconic Omni Homestead Resort offers a comfortable, relaxed, and uncrowded snow sports area ideal for novice skiers and riders. The Penguin Slides Tubing Park, adjacent to the ski hill, offers fun for all ages, while the mini snowmobiles track entertains kids 6-12 years old. Located in the scenic Allegheny Mountains, the resort offers more than 30 activities throughout the year including golf on two championship courses, horseback riding, archery, falconry, trap, skeet, sporting clays, fly fishing and an expansive Spa.
Despite its southern location, the Homestead receives an average annual snowfall of 50 inches, which the resort supplements with snowmaking. Home to the Sepp Kober Ski School, The Omni Homestead maintains an experienced team of ski and snowboard instructors who offer private lessons for all levels.
For a spectacular view of the valley, head to the top of Upper Main run. It is just steep enough to provide a bit of confidence building for beginners.
Photo provided by The Homestead.
| Resort Name: | The Homestead |
| Vertical Drop: | 700 feet |
| Base Altitude: | 2,500 feet |
| Peak Altitude: | 3,200 feet |
| Trails: | 9 Trails:
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| Skiable Acres: | 45 |
| Longest Run: | 4,200 feet |
| Lifts: | 2 (1 double, 1 tow) |
| Night Skiing: | No |
| Terrain Park: | (No terrain park) |
| Tubing Park: | Yes |
| Address: | 7696 Sam Snead Highway Hot Springs, VA 24445 |
| Phone: | (800) 838-1766 or (540) 839-7721 |
| Social Media: |   |
| Webcams: | View resort webcams |
| Web Site: | http://www.thehomestead.com/ |
| Directions: | Via Google Maps |
| Humidity: | 73% | Visibility: | 10.00 |
| Wind Speed: | 10 mph
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Sunrise: | 7:32 a.m. |
| Barometer: | 30.13 in | Sunset: | 5:30 p.m. |
| Dewpoint: | -4 °F |
Weather supplied by the National Weather Service. Errors or reporting delays may be possible.
December 16, 2024 - The majority of ski resorts in the Mid-Atlantic region are now open for the 2024-2025 winter season, with a variety of trails available for early-season skiing and snowboarding. Additional resorts are set to open in the coming days, supported by snowmaking efforts and natural snowfall. Above, Pennsylvania’s Roundtop Mountain began its 60th season on December 14, 2024. Photo provided by Haley Mowery / Roundtop Mountain.
December 21, 2023 - Pennsylvania’s Laurel Mountain and Whitetail Resorts will both begin their winter season at 9 a.m. on Saturday, December 23, 2023, just after Hidden Valley and Roundtop Mountain Resorts open for their season on Friday. Virginia’s Omni Homestead Resort will also open its ski slopes on Saturday.
December 1, 2023 - Located in the Allegheny Mountains of Virginia, the historic Omni Homestead Resort recently completed a $150+ million dollar property-wide renovation project.
January 7, 2022 - The second half of December wasn’t ideal for Mid-Atlantic ski areas: cold temperatures from early in the season yielded to unseasonably (and, to skiers, unreasonably) mild days. As the calendar advanced from December to January, that’s all changed. DCSki provides a roundup of the latest conditions at local ski resorts.
December 1, 2021 - The Mid-Atlantic ski season is already underway, and additional ski areas are scheduled to come on-line the weekend of December 4-5. DCSki presents a complete roundup of open — and soon-to-open — ski areas in this December 1, 2021 update. Above, Pennsylvania’s Seven Springs Resort has been laying down snow in preparation for a December 4 opening.
January 3, 2019 - The 2018-2019 winter season is off to a rocky start, with above-average temperatures throughout much of December. DCSki provides a roundup of current conditions and struggles across the Mid-Atlantic.
December 20, 2018 - Early-season cold temperatures enabled many Mid-Atlantic resorts to fire up the snowguns, but the cold gave way to some bouts of milder temps and heavy rain, which has delayed the start of the season for some resorts. Although pre-Christmas rain is still adding to the challenge, several additional resorts plan to open in the coming days.
December 14, 2017 - The past week saw the arrival of cold temperatures, and the dip in Mercury allowed ski areas to fire up their snowguns. Although lifts have already started running at several resorts, by the end of the December 16-17 weekend nearly every ski resort in the Mid-Atlantic will have kicked off its 2017-2018 winter season. DCSki has the latest opening information here.
May 31, 2014 - Depressed that the winter season is over? No worries. Mid-Atlantic ski resorts will provide plenty of activities this summer to distract you from the fact that there is no snow on the ground. Here’s a look at the summer offerings of many local resorts.
February 17, 2014 - Jim Kenney first visited DCSki 15 years ago. He soon became an active contributor, documenting his family’s ski adventures locally and across the country. In this detailed retrospective, Jim reflects on his 15 years of writing stories for DCSki.
