Year-round skiing in Virginia opening Aug. 29

Year-round skiing in Virginia opening Aug. 29

LYNCHBURG, Va. — August wouldn’t come to mind as the right time of year for skiing, unless you were headed to South America.

But a year-round ski facility called the Liberty Mountain Snowflex Centre is scheduled to open in Lynchburg, Va., at Liberty University on Aug. 29.

Its slopes will be layered with a synthetic material that simulates snow for skiing, boarders and tubing.

Snowflex will be open to the public as well as to students.

The facility will include a main slope, two grind rails, an 11-foot-high quarter pipe, and a beginner slope. Equipment rentals will be available.

Lift tickets at the center will be $8 to $10.

For details, visit www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=60682.