Ober Mountain

Ober Mountain Snow Tubing Opens This Weekend

Ober Mountain will open their 16th snow tubing season on Saturday, November 18, 2023. With advanced snowmaking technology, known as SnowMagic, Ober Mountain was able to begin snowmaking in October…
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Ober Gatlinburg to Host Annual OktOBERfest

Ober Gatlinburg Ski Area and Amusement Park is returning to its German roots and celebrating Autumn with a traditional festival featuring Bavarian-style food, beer, costumes, and music. The 13th annual…
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Spring Fling(s)

The old wives’ tale claims that March can go one of two ways . . . period. Either, “In like a lion, and out like a lamb”, or “In like…
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No Soggy-Foggy-Groggy Week, here

There is still (projected to be) over a month left of skiing and riding in the Southeast . . . that’s five more weekends for the working-man. A marked shift…
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Wonderland of Winter

The fall out from Winter Storm Izzy was fantastic . . .  a hearty W.O.W. ‘Wonderland of Winter’ nearly enveloped the entire region. Even Jim Cantore made an appearance in…
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Storm Hopping! From Frida to Garrett . . .

Winter Storm Frida (as dubbed by the Weather Channel) delivered the first measurable snowfall to most of the snow-starved region. After the fourth warmest December, on record (for the Asheville…
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Day 1 . . . Day Fun

On Tuesday of this week, I got out for (my) Day 1 of the 2021-22 season at Sugar Mountain Resort. Day 1 is never going to be your best day…
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Ober Gatlinburg: Spring Fling Recap

The alarm went off an hour earlier than usual, and I felt like the ‘living-dead’ on the morning of Sunday, March 14th. It was ‘Spring Ahead’, and given the fact…
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