Coonskin Park ski area was located in Coonskin Park, West Virginia, just three miles northeast of Charleston.
Coonskin Park operated from 1968 to 1980 and closed in 1981. With a base elevation of 725 feet and the top reaching only 850 feet and offering 125 feet of vertical, it’s safe to say the terrain was pretty mellow.
Coonskin Park was serviced by one truck powered rope tow. Not only could you hit the slope and do a little easy skiing, ice skating, sledding, and tobogganing were also available.
If you have any information or photos about this ski area, post here or drop us an email at [email protected]. This portion of the messageboard was implemented so that those who have skied or played at any of the closed ski areas can share their experiences and discuss "old times". Understand that the content shared may not be 100% accurate.
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The messageboard is now in read-only mode and no new posts or topics can be created. We will leave the messageboard up for historical purposes, but you will not be able to make new posts or comment on existing ones.
We have started a Discord server and hope that you all will join us on there. Technology has changed over the years and maintaining the messageboard has become somewhat of a pain in the butt and Discord offers many features for users, the main one being a very polished mobile app.
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Coonskin Park - Charleston, West Virginia
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BackcountryBruce
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I'm pretty sure the actual slope was to the left as soon as you enter the park. Really mellow if it was.