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Showing posts with label NC ski resorts open. Show all posts

Monday, March 28, 2016

Appalachian Ski Mountain Open for Last days to Ski NC for the 2015-16 Season

Slope conditions and updates as of March 28, 2016:

Appalachian Ski Mountain - OPEN Skiing 8 slopes with 6 lifts on a base of 10 - 25 inches. Ski or ride for the rest of the season free with the purchase of 2016-17 season membership. Late Season Rates are in effect. Projected closing day 4/2

Beech Mountain Ski Resort is CLOSED for the 2015-16 Season

Cataloochee Ski Area is CLOSED for the 2015-16 Season

Sapphire Valley Ski Area is CLOSED for the 2015-16 Season

Sugar Mountain Ski Resort is CLOSED for the 2015-16 Season

Wolf Ridge Ski Resort is CLOSED for the 2015-16 Season

Monday, March 21, 2016

Last chance to Ski NC for the Season - 3 Ski Areas Still Open with New Snow

NC Ski Slopes, Resorts and Areas as of March 21, 2016:

Appalachian Ski Mountain - OPEN Skiing 11 slopes with 6 lifts on a base of 19 - 38 inches with 3 inches new snow. Ski or ride for the rest of the season free with the purchase of 2016-17 season membership. Late Season Rates are in effect. 3/26-27: Meltdown Games; Projected closing day 4/2

Cataloochee Ski Area is OPEN Skiing 4 slopes with 3 lifts on a base of 16 - 34 inches, day skiing from mid station only. Season passes are at the lowest price of the season and are available online now. March is Haywood County School System Employees Month.

Sugar Mountain Ski Resort is OPEN Skiing 9 slopes with 2 lifts on a base of 8 - 35 inches with 1 inch new snow. March Madness rates in effect. Spyder 2017 Sampler Sale continues. The Tubing park and Ice Skating are closed for the season. Sugar will close Wednesday, March 23rd at 4:30pm for the season.

Beech Mountain Ski Resort is CLOSED for the 2015-16 Season

Sapphire Valley Ski Area is CLOSED for the 2015-16 Season

Wolf Ridge Ski Resort is CLOSED for the 2015-16 Season

Get links for complete details on our NC Ski Resort Guide

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The Blue Ridge Parkway at 469 miles long is the nation's longest scenic rural parkway. Now 70 years old it is administered by the National Park Service and host to approximately 20 million visits annually. It connects the Shenandoah Valley National Park with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee. Along the route are opportunities for lodging, dining, camping, hiking and simply enjoying breathtaking views from easily accessible overlooks and picnic areas. For additional information visit :The Blueridge Parkway Association

The River Arts District is open year around with the opportunity to meet artists in their studios. Schedules are available online. This unique area along the French Broad River is home to more than 165 artists with working studios located in 18 turn-of-the-century industrial buildings. The artists of the River Arts District welcome you into their studios to talk with them, see their latest artwork, watch demonstrations, and experience for yourself the magic hidden inside the time-worn factories and warehouses along the French Broad River.

Chimney Rock Park is named for a 500 million-year-old giant granite monolith overlooking Hickory Nut Gorge. Visitors are awed by the breathtaking view that spreads 1200 vertical feet beneath them and 75 miles across the Carolinas. The now state owned park encompasses 1,000 acres offers the best of the mountains in one place with spectacular 75-mile views, hiking trails for all ages, a 404-foot waterfall, a variety of special events and much more. Chimney Rock NC

The National Scenic Byways Program is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. The program is a grass-roots collaborative effort established to help recognize, preserve and enhance selected roads throughout the United States. Since 1992, the National Scenic Byways Program has provided funding for almost 1500 state and nationally designated byway projects in 48 states. The U.S. Secretary of Transportation recognizes certain roads as All-American Roads or National Scenic Byways based on one or more archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational and scenic qualities.

Tsali Recreation Area is an outdoors lover's paradise. Probably the most popular features of Tsali Recreation Area are the 39 miles of trails suited for mountain bikers and horse-back riders, as well as hikers. The 4-loop system offers a variety of landscapes. You can climb 1-foot wide rugged paths or travel flat, well-beaten roads. The four trails--Right, Left, Mouse Branch, and Thompson Loops--meander through mixed pine and hardwoods on a peninsula stretching into Fontana Lake. Near Bryson City NC and Robbinsville NC.