Old Spruce Tavern

West Virginia


On top of the mountain (like the rest of Snowshoe resort), this place is tiny, so on busy nights it can feel as if you're bumping elbows with every skier on the mountain. Let's call it energized mayhem (and a bit of a sausage-fest). But it's fun after a day on the slopes.

The Old Spruce Draft House is a few steps away and serves only West Virginia craft beer.


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