Ice, ice baby — Almost Heaven hath frozen over

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February 1, 2026

By Jenny Harnish, RealWV

Winter Storm Fern dropped several inches of snow followed by multiple inches of ice last weekend across southern West Virginia. With temperatures staying well below freezing ever since, a valley usually lush with rolling hills has been covered with a thick layer of ice.

A visitor takes a photos of frozen Bluestone Lake in Hinton on January 28th.
The waterfalls at Sandstone Falls were partly frozen on Friday.
Doug Arthur ice fishes on Little Beaver Lake in Little Beaver State Park on Saturday.
A river otter plays on a chunk of ice on the Greenbrier River near Sandstone on Friday.
Fishermen ice fish on a frozen Little Beaver Lake in Little Beaver State Park on Saturday.
Ice covers Bluestone Lake in Hinton on January 28th.
The sun sets over a winter landscape near Lewisburg on January 27th.
The waterfalls at Sandstone Falls were partly frozen on Friday.
Ice covers the Greenbrier River in Alderson on January 28th.
The sun sets over a winter landscape near Lewisburg on January 27th.
Grassroots Church is reflected in a mirror sheet of ice in Ft. Spring on Friday.
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