Time to shred? Overview and conditions at 5 popular N.C. ski slopes
The Story
People hit the N.C. slopes hard on Martin Luther King Jr holiday weekend and Presidents day holiday weekend. Do people really get Presidents Day off? Probably only bankers. According to the Charlotte Observer, this industry will have an impact of $140 million in N.C.
Conditions at 5 Popular N.C. Slopes (data via goskinc.com):
Wolf Ridge Ski Resort
Travel Time from Charlotte: 2 hours 33 minutes
Number of Slopes Open: 9
Number of Lifts Open: 2
Terrain Park(s) Open: 1 (with 5 Features)
Night Skiing/Snowboarding Tonight: Yes
Tubing: Yes
Cataloochee Ski Area
Travel Time from Charlotte: 2 hours 38 minutes
Number of Slopes Open: 16
Number of Lifts Open: 5
#LSSM with our $49 Learn2Slide pkg! @Learn2SkiBoard #bringafriend #getoutside #thinkwinter @VisitNC @SkiSoutheast pic.twitter.com/hIQOOIb68M
— Cataloochee Ski Area (@skicataloochee) January 4, 2015
Beech Mountain Resort
Travel Time from Charlotte: 2 hours and 22 minutes
Number of Slopes Open: 14
Number of Lifts Open: 5
Terrain Park(s) Open: 1 (with 10 Features)
Night Skiing/Snowboarding Tonight: Yes
Ice Skating: Yes
Sugar Mountain Resort
Travel Time from Charlotte: 2 hours and 9 minutes
Number of Slopes Open: 16
Number of Lifts Open: 5
Night Skiing/Snowboarding Tonight: Yes
Tubing: Yes
Ice Skating: Yes
Find out where & when to ski! NC Ski Areas Associations site: http://t.co/PkMlfZ7eiu (Pictured: Sugar Mountain) pic.twitter.com/5gzdJppf5B
— Carolina Country (@CarolinaCountry) January 13, 2015
Appalachian Ski Mtn
Travel Time from Charlotte: 1 hour and 47 minutes
Number of Slopes Open: 11
Number of Lifts Open: 6
Terrain Park(s) Open: 3
Night Skiing/Snowboarding Tonight: Yes
Ice Skating: Yes
Cool pic from the top of Appalachian Ski Mtn where they’ve made three feet of snow during the last 48-hours. pic.twitter.com/x11rxrPCE9
— Dave Faherty (@FahertyWSOC9) January 1, 2015
Photo: Kim Jochl / Charlotte Observer
This story was originally published January 14, 2015 at 1:06 AM with the headline "Time to shred? Overview and conditions at 5 popular N.C. ski slopes."