Awards
2025 Newsweek Readers’ Choice Awards: Best Outdoor Waterpark
2025 USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice: Best Indoor Water Park (#4)
2025 Virginia Green Travel Star Award Green Attraction of the Year
2024 World Travel Awards: Virginia’s Leading Resort
2024 National Ski Areas Association: Excellence in Climate Action
2024 National Ski Areas Association: Excellence in Climate Advocacy
2024 Hotel Management’s GMs to Watch: Michael Hammes
2023 National Ski Areas Association Golden Eagle Awards: Climate Change Impact & Overall Environmental Excellence (Finalist)
2023 American Resort Development Association: Interior Design – common areas (Splash’s Bar & Grill)
2023 USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice: Best Indoor Water Park
2022 VRLTA Ordinary Awards: Hotel of the Year
Budget Travel: 10 Best Indoor WaterParks
Fodors: Best Ski Resort for Summer Fun
Huffington Post: Top 9 Best Indoor WaterParks
Parents Magazine: 10 Best Indoor Waterparks
USA Today: 10 Best Indoor WaterParks
USA Today: Best Winter Ice Rinks
USA Today's People Choice: Top 10 US Waterparks
Washingtonian: Best Winter Tube Parks
The Active Times: Top 10 Coolest Indoor Water Parks in North America
ConventionSouth Magazine: Virginia and D.C. Area’s Best Meeting Site 2018
Liftopia: Top Overall Ski Area in the Southeast
Liftopia: Top Beginner Friendly Ski Area in the Southeast
Liftopia: Top Family Friendly Ski Resort in the Southeast
U.S. News & World Report: Top 50 Mountain Resorts in the World
ArrivaLIST: Top Amusement Park in Virginia
Virginia Living: Best Resort in the Shenandoah Valley
ConventionSouth Magazine: #1 Resort with Style in the U.S.