Apres-Ski / Nightlife (Area code 304)

A surprising amount of activity goes on here after dark, including night skiing. If you're looking for a bar scene or club, you can easily find it.

For immediate apres-ski head to The Junction, packed with tourists, or to Foxfire Grill and hang out with patrollers and instructors. Foxfire keeps heating up and the crowd stays late. Yodeler’s Pub also draws a good bar crowd as the day skiing ends and then again late in the evening. The Boiler Room, found a bit out of the way at the top of the Widowmaker lift, serves unremarkable burgers and Mexican fare, but somehow manages to have one fine bar. Gregarious bartenders, good brew and an altogether very friendly locals’ atmosphere make it a good spot for a drink.

Later on Snowshoe keeps rocking. The Connection is the hottest spot on the mountain. Yes, it’s in the Shavers Centre base facility, so there’s nothing exotic about it, but the upstairs club scene really does rock. Live bands and a DJ are a regular feature, plus there’s pool, foosball, some video games and a large-screen TV. The partying usually lasts well into the night.

Comedy Cellar Bar (572-5440 for performance information) is squirreled away in the basement of the almost dorm-like Mountain Lodge. The bar itself is small and intimate and open nightly Tuesdays – Saturdays at 9 p.m. Local Roy Riley (an OK performer himself) shares the small stage with one or two pros who frequent the national circuit for a full evening of stand-up comedy. It’s definitely adult entertainment, and it’s lots of fun.

If you’re staying over on the family-oriented Silver Creek side, you have two choices right in Silver Creek Lodge. The Bear’s Den is on the second floor, a fine spot to take in a quiet beer or hot drink on a cold day. At Misty's Sports Bar, you can quench your thirst while playing billiards or foosball.