

a cold pesto sauce next to it and lukewarm round pasta (server mentioned rice and seasonal vegetables). Last night was the last straw: The spring salmon (farm raised) had no seasoning but some chopped scallions. The various incarnations of the restaurant have never been particularly good.

We have been coming to the resort for many years as we have a house nearby.

The entire mountain is accessible from either lift. Directly next to the airstrip is a dog park open year-round from dawn to dusk.īryce Resort has two quad-chair lifts, one installed in 2012 and the 2nd installed in 2022, which replaced a double-chair lift. The resort also features an airstrip with a 2,240-foot (683 m) runway, with the FAA identifier VG18. Summer activities include downhill mountain biking, which replaced ziplining down the slopes, golf, a driving range, a resort pool, disc golf, and an artificial lake, named Lake Laura. While alpine skiing and snowboarding are the most popular winter activities, the resort also offers an 800-foot-long (244 m) snow tubing run and an ice skating rink. Bryce Resort boasts one of the largest ski racing teams, with over 60 racers, in the Southern Alpine Racing Association (SARA) league. The resort was managed by brothers Horst and Manfred Locher until 1997 and is now managed by Ryan Locher.įacilities at Bryce include the main lodge with the Copper Kettle restaurant, a cafeteria (only open during ski season) inside the Shenandoah Center, an outside snack bar called Carter's Hutte, the Express Grill next to the pool, a full-service ski/bike rental and instruction operation, a ski shop and a golf shop. The 18-hole PGA Championship course offers challenges of trees and a creek that meanders throughout. Weather permitted, golf is played year-round. Due to the relatively temperate climate of northwestern Virginia, the resort relies considerably on artificial snowmaking, and was one of the first and only resorts in North America to introduce grass skiing during summer months though that activity is no longer supported. In December 2020 Bryce was rated one of the Top 25 family-friendly ski resorts in North America by Yelp. The ski area was opened as a year-round resort by Pete and Julie Brice in 1965, seeking to attract visitors drawn to the nearby Orkney Springs, and has been in operation ever since. Principal activities include skiing, golf, mountain activities, mountain biking, tennis, fishing, and water sports at Lake Laura and the resort pool. The resort is very popular with residents of the valley, as well as families and tourists from the Washington, D.C. The facility opened in 1965 and is located near the West Virginia border, 11 miles west of Mount Jackson, Virginia.

38☄9′03″N 78☄5′57″W / 38.81750°N 78.76583°W / 38.81750 -78.76583Īll trails except for White Lighting and Hangoverīryce Resort is a 400-acre member-owned resort the northern part of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley that is open to the public.
