We are excited to be ushering in this 21st century movement towards reducing our carbon footprints. Next time you visit us, look around and see if you can spot our agent of change, or follow us on facebook for updates on our upcoming projects and festivities!
In the meantime, check out our latest press releases and more below.
Join us on Thursday, June 5th to hear from the Virginia Green Travel Alliance 2025 winner of the Green Attraction of the Year Award. You will get an in-depth look at Massanutten Resort's Sustainability Adventure from Kayla King, Massanutten Resort's Sustainability and Strategic Initiative Coordinator, and Jesse Reist, the Snowmaking Manager at Massanutten Resort. From emission reductions to advocacy and community engagement, Massanutten Resort is leading the way in developing a culture of sustainability.
Read MoreIf you’ve been following this blog for a while, you probably know that Massanutten has made some significant investments into reducing waste and carbon footprint. If our efforts in this area interest you, we’d like to invite you to join us for a free webinar discussing them.
Read MoreStraws On Request: In an effort to reduce unnecessary waste, Shenandoah Provisions (our subsidiary that runs all Food and Beverage operations at Massanutten) is no longer automatically providing straws with beverages. They’ll certainly still be available at guest request.
Read MoreThis past week, our resort came together for a resort wide clean-up day. A huge thank you to everyone who participated and conquered their clean-up zones. Everyone's efforts have made a big difference!
Read MoreMassanutten's sustainability efforts are live and greater than ever. If you haven't heard yet, we've been nominated for the Virginia Green Travel People's Choice Award. The Virginia Green Travel Star Awards recognizes the efforts of participants of Virginia Green for their commitments to sustainability and contributions to green tourism in the state of Virginia. We need EVERYONES support to win this award.
Read MoreWe are thrilled to announce that Massanutten has been awarded the 2025 Virginia Green Travel Attraction of the Year Award for our dedication to recycling, reducing energy and water usage, and promoting sustainability! A huge thank you to everyone who contributed to this achievement and made it all possible.
Read MoreLast week, Massanutten Resort's sustainability representatives joined leading companies and investors for #LEAD2025 on a Clean Economy to call on federal policymakers to maximize investments in America that strengthens U.S. leadership in building an advanced, clean economy. Thank you to the team at Ceres for bringing us together for this impactful advocacy work and the other resort representatives for making our voice heard!
Read MoreMassanutten Resort recently attended the Virginia Green Annual Conference at Busch Gardens Williamsburg. We extend our gratitude to the Virginia Green Travel Alliance for acknowledging our commitment to sustainability. It was a great experience seeing how we can come together to shape a greener future.
Read MorePortion control. Massanutten Resort, Va., also reduces waste by focusing on controlling portion sizes. The resort has sourced vessels that promote consistency and easy-to-portion practices, and it is testing the idea of removing costly and high-maintenance condiment stations. Rather than a buffet of condiments and piles of produce, the team is engineering its menus. For example, Massanutten’s chefs work hard to come up with signature offerings, such as a creatively but intelligently crafted sandwich or salad that does not need a condiment station to complete the meal.
Read MoreEnergy-efficient snowmaking is just one way we try to do our part in being an environmentally-conscious company. We’re working on a number of initiatives, but you may notice one of them in our food and beverage outlets.
Read MoreAllow us to introduce Kayla King (photo below), our new Sustainability Coordinator. Kayla holds a degree in Environmental Science from the University of New England in Maine, and has experience in Environmental Education, native vegetation consulting (including invasive vegetation management) and waste management – both recycling and waste-to-energy. Prior to joining our team, Kayla worked as a Biological Science Technician for Shenandoah National Park.
Read MoreWe are honored to receive the National Ski Area Association’s Community and Partnership Golden Eagle Award. This award highlights our efforts at Massanutten Resort in fostering community collaboration, educational initiatives with local schools, establishing a farmers market, and climate change advocacy. We value our community deeply and strive to be a resource for learning, inspiration, and advocacy. Thank you, NSAA for this recognition. Read more here.
Read MoreFor 30 years, the National Ski Area Association has been recognizing ski areas across the country for their environmental excellence through the Golden Eagle Awards. We are honored to be selected as a finalist for two awards - Overall Environmental Excellence and Climate Change Impact.
Read MoreMassanutten is participating in the 2022 National Solar Tour! On October 1 & 2 solar sites across the United States are opening their spaces to visitors who are interested in checking out their solar arrays. This past year, we have initiated the installation of three different solar arrays across the resort! Come check out our solar arrays on the Woodstone Building during this event. We will have one of our project managers, along with representatives from Got Electric and Secure Futures at the Woodstone Building to answer your questions. Our site will be open for visitors from 11 am - 5 pm on both October 1 and 2!
Read MoreA solar installation on the roof of Massanutten Resort’s Woodstone building has been energized, and is now producing power.
Read MorePresident Biden signed the $750 billion Inflation Reduction Act today. whitehouse 440The package includes the largest climate, energy, and environmental justice investment ($370 billion) in U.S. history, from which the U.S. ski industry stands to benefit.
Read MoreResort to install Virginia ski industry’s first solar arrays.
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