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Appalachian Ski Resort
North Carolina, USA
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| Resort Statistics | | vertical drop: | 365 feet | | summit: | 4,000 feet | | base: | 3,635 feet | | lifts: | 5 | | trails: | 9 | | longest run: | 2,700 feet |
Snowboarding | | permitted: | Yes | | terrain park: | No | | half-pipe: | No | | | Snow and Terrain | | annual snowfall: | 60 inches | | snowmaking: | 100% | | skiable area: | 22 acres | | easiest: | 22% | | more difficult: | 45% | | most difficult: | 33% |
Other Activities | | x-country: | No | | snow tubing: | No |
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Appalachian Ski Resort News
Need an Olympics skiing fix? (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
February 15, 2010 - The Appalachian Mountains are not just for hiking. In winter, the upper reaches are known for snow-covered slopes that draw families for snow skiing and tubing.
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Getaway: Friendly slopes (The Times of Acadiana)
January 21, 2010 - An unusually cold winter down South makes it a wonderful time to ski the Appalachian Mountains.
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Skiing into April: Slope operators say
March 26, 2007 - Its all downhill from here. For skiers, this may still be taken literally at only one of the High Countrys four ski areas. As spring temperatures reach into the 70s, Appalachian Ski Mountain remains open with all of its 10 slopes in operation and a base between 24 and 55 inches.
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Spring has sprung?
March 22, 2006 - To celebrate the first day of spring, Mother Nature sent a kiss of irony in the form of a blanket of snow across the High Country. And nobody could be more delighted than Appalachian Ski Mountains co-owner, Reba Moretz.
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CAROLINAS OUTLOOK: Kings of the mountains
January 18, 2006 - Kings of the mountains N.C. ski resorts enjoying one of their best seasons N.C. ski areas attracted more than 544,000 visitors during the 2002-03 ski season, the most recent data available from the N.C. Ski Areas Association. They pumped $120 million into the economy buying lift tickets, clothing, lodging and meals, according to a study by two Appalachian State professors. Some of that spending:
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Ski-And-Stay Packages Offered
November 13, 2005 - The Appalachian Mountain Club and the Great Glen Trails Outdoor Center are offering free access to cross-country ski trails all season long for guests at AMC's Joe Dodge Lodge in New Hampshire's White Mountains.
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Mountain
Creek Resort Sells Out Phase II ...
February 03, 2005 - AlpineZone News, CT - VERNON, New Jersey — Mountain Creek
Resort announced today that Phase II of The Appalachian condo-hotel,
located slopeside at the resort in Vernon, New Jersey has completely
sold out. Following a weekend of frenzied sales, 77 homes...
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Above-Average Snowfall Forecast for N.C. Mountains
January 29, 2005 - With blankets of snow predicted to fall this winter in the Southern Appalachians, outdoor sports enthusiasts will find plenty of adventure at Western North Carolina ski resorts.
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Southern
snow: Cross-country skiers head for the hills
January 04, 2004 - Vero Beach Press-Journal, FL - The Southern Appalachians
may not be the best place to cross-country ski and snowshoe, but it's
better than many people think. Since both sports take place in the
backcountry far beyond the reach of snow blowers, the key here is
natural snow. And on that front, the mountains bring good news. The
Southern Appalachians may not have the northern latitudes of their New
England counterparts, but they boast more height.
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Dixie
skiing expert says success depends on timing, access
December 28, 2003 - Knoxville News Sentinel, TN - No
one has to convince Randy Johnson that the high peaks of the Southern
Appalachians constitute a bona fide snowbelt. He literally wrote the
book on the subject. Since it was first published in 1986, Johnson's
book, "Southern Snow: The Winter Guide To Dixie," has become a
cult classic.
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