 There are also a number of formal and informal dining options available on premises.The ski area at The Homestead was opened in 1959; it is the oldest ski resort in Virginia.The resort's main and only northwest-facing slope is serviced by three lifts, including a double chairlift which accesses the intermediate and advanced terrain at the top of the hill, and two surface lifts which serve the beginner terrain at the bottom and at the tubing hill.