Photographing Sunsets at Snowshoe Mountain Resort

Most photographers are looking for great sunrise/sunset shots. With plenty of deep mountain vistas, West Virginia is a great place to find perfect sunrise and sunset locations. Bear Rocks at Dolly Sods in Tucker County is famous for its glorious sunrises as is Grandview National Park in Raleigh County. Beauty Mountain in the New River Gorge in Fayette County is known for its fabulous sunsets.
Snowshoe Mountain

Snowshoe Mountain Resort

A couple of weeks ago, my wife and I went looking for sunset shots at Snowshoe Mountain Resort. Sitting at elevations of 4700 to 4800 feet, Snowshoe Mountain towers above neighboring ridges and highlands. I felt this mountain had to have great sunset or sunrise potential. My hunch proved correct. Checking Bing Images I found a sensational shot taken at Snowshoe by master photographer Ed Heaton.   

11,000 Acres of Beauty

It couldn�t have been more perfect. Mountain ridges receded into the horizon, the valley lay below, flowers graced the foreground, and the sky was ablaze in orange and red. But I didn�t know exactly where at Snowshoe this shot was taken. Covering 11,000 acres, there was a lot of territory to check out at Snowshoe.
Snowshoe Mountain
Fortunately, Charleston photographer and musician Al Peery had visited Snowshoe in the spring and posted some of his shots on Facebook. One of his posts caught my eye. It was from THE SPOT where Heaton took his epic sunset. So I messaged Al, and he was kind enough to give me a �scouting report� of scenic shots at Snowshoe, including the sunset locale.

Look for the Helipad

To find this location look for the Helipad below South Mountain. Its GPS coordinates are Lat. 38.401956, Long. -79.995285. Al Peery says this is the old Hawthorne Trail. It obviously was a ski run at one time. At any rate, the location is picture perfect. There�s a long grassy slope with wildflowers for foreground interest. The view descends into a series of valley bottoms backed by multiple ridge lines. Below is a sunset I got on the second evening at Snowshoe. It isn't epic, but I like it. And I can't wait to go back and try again! 

Snowshoe Mountain

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