The lift park? haven't ridden it, but by all accounts Snowshoe is wildly superior.

The Western Slope are XC, all climby no lift, trails. There's a robust network of trails and there's a ton of progression. You can ride flow, dirt, rock, chunk and it's really easy to tell what the difficulty is gonna look like (higher up the hill the harder the trail...generally).

You have to buy a $10 day pass for the western slope, but all the dollars go to SVBC to build and maintain trails, so totally worth it. I think you can do like one trail work day and ride all year based on that too.

Yep, done all that, Kennedy is nice when I really feel like hurting myself a bit :D

I'd give my left something or other for a fire road climb to the top of white rock(something Pisgah and the whole Asheville/Brevard area has figured out).

It'll ruin riding anywhere else for you...but it's worth it.

Oh, I guess Carvins is also a good ride within a couple hours.

Shit, and the Western Slope of Massanutten. The Western Slope is an absolute gem.

Buttermilk. There's always something spicy to keep it interesting.

Within 1 hour - Charlottesville has some goods - Ride Ohill for quick, fun gnar, couple drops and a massive step up. Ragged is a blast.

Little Over an hour - White Rock Gap is one of the most fun descents nearby. Super fun, doesn't last long enough, reminds me of Pisgah a bit. There's no good way to get to the top.

Blue Ridge School is fun.

2 hours - Stokesville. Narrowback west to Tillman West is probably the best introduction to the area if you're not used to hour long climbs and a decent amount of chunk coming down. You can shuttle Reddish, but I find the first third kinda meh.

Over 2 hours - Pisgah. Just go to Pisgah.