It S Hard To Find A Prettier Scene Than West Virginia In The Winter

West Virginia is always stunning, but there’s a special kind of magic that comes along with a fresh snowfall, when her rugged mountain slopes lie quietly sleeping underneath a thick, white, shimmering blanket of ice crystals! If you’re looking for a picture perfect winter wonderland, the Mountain State is definitely your best bet. Don’t believe us? Here’s all the proof you need.

Blackwater Falls State Park in West Virginia often completely freezes over each year, forming a powerful, gorgeous winter scene.

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The New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia is a favorite in all seasons, but you can see her so well in winter, and she looks so dramatic against a contrasting layer of pure white snow!

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You can feel the cold beauty in this frost white winter landscape bathed in morning orange sunlight in the Cranberry Glades bog, even without a layer of snow!

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A fresh blanket of snow coats a nostalgic old-fashioned gristmill…which we all recognize as the one and only Glade Creek Gristmill in Babcock State Park. She’s famous for her fall foliage, but we still say her winter shots are just as dreamy!

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If you’re lucky enough to see Gaudineer Knob after a fresh coat of snow, you’ll agree: these virgin red spruce forests were made for a winter scene, looking like something straight off a Christmas card!

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Coopers Rock juts bravely into the fog, weathering year after year of snow and ice with grit and grace.

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If only the roads were always as clear in winter as they are pictured here under a roiling winter sky near Huntington.

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Sure, sure, snow has its own problems, and we’re always happy to see winter give way to spring. But while it’s here, we’re definitely planning to enjoy it to the fullest! Even if that means scrolling through winter pictures from the warm comfort of an easy chair.