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We are proud of the growth of
SkiNorthCarolina.com and
SkiSoutheast.com and we are proud to incorporate more input from our featured columnists. The following SkiNC and SkiSoutheast Columnists contribute many informative and entertaining articles throughout the season.
Mike Doble
 Mike is the Editor and founder of SkiNC.com and SkiSoutheast.com. Since September of 1996 he has written more than
2500 articles promoting all of the ski areas of North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland. While attending to the thousands of emails, photo submissions and On-Snow reports that come in all season long, Doble also owns and operates a full service web design and marketing company that has more than 800 clients in 24 states and several countries.
He shares that it was
his passion for all
things snow that
prompted him to start
the ski network and
since that time the
website has gained
popularity through it's
webcam and weather
content as well.
Mike is the father of four daughters, is an avid snow and water skier, football freak of his alma mater (the University of South Carolina) and hearty promoter of all that is Western North Carolina to West Virginia and Maryland. Mike spends his off time with his horses, playing golf, tennis and boating on Watauga Lake with his family and friends, coaching local soccer teams—and oh yes...Snow Skiing!
During other
seasons Mike is heavily
involved in promoting
tourism via websites
such as
www.GolfNorthCarolina.com,
www.GolfSC.com,
www.HighCountryWebCams.com,
www.LowCountryWebCams.com,
www.HighCountryWeather.com
and many more. Email
mike at
mike@appnet.com
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Joe Stevens
 Joe is well known around the
southeastern ski circles. Stevens was Director of Communications at Snowshoe Mountain Resort for 16 seasons with another 15 years prior to that in Richmond, Virginia newsrooms. Joe serves on numerous boards and committees and currently is a spokesperson for the West Virginia
ski areas.
Joe has been a featured columnist on SkiSoutheast
since 2005 and has
written numerous
articles for us, as well
as for others promoting
all of the southeastern
ski resorts. Joe resides
in Charleston, West
Virginia, with his wife,
Angie, and son,
Christian. He is an avid
snowboarder and marathon
runner.
Stevens formed The Media Center, with partner Dan Shreve in October 2005 to assist partners in managing their corporate message. The Media Center is a multi-faceted communications and production business in Charleston designed to help companies, government agencies or others
to access and communicate with the media.
The Media Center's satellite truck has performed uplinks for CNN, CBS, NFL Network, ABC, The Weather Channel, etc.
Joe Stevens and Mike Doble formed a friendship several years ago and Joe's insight, experience and knowledge of the industry has been a great asset to the website. Joe's column is "Joe Knows Snow"—and we say, "Why, YES he does!"
Visit the Media Center's website at
TheMediaCenter222.com You can write to Joe at joe_stevens@skisoutheast.com.
Joe is pictured on the right with his son, Christian. Joe Stevens, a member of the southeast ski industry since 1990 is a regular columnist for
SkiSoutheast.com and serves as the Communications Director for the West Virginia Ski Areas Association.
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Communications
Director, Kenny 'theKENDOG'
Griffin
 Kenny
grew up in Concord,
which is right outside
of Charlotte. He just
graduated from UNC
Charlotte in December
2010 with a degree in
meteorology. Kenny says,
"I love all aspects of
weather and it is a
perfect field for me as
it goes hand in hand
with my favorite
activity…SNOWBOARDING! I
have only been boarding
for about four or five
years now but in that
time I have become
completely addicted to
it and am hooked for
life."
Kenny shared that he
used to be a total beach
bum and even lived on
Wrightsville Beach for a
few years before
visiting the High
Country for the first
time. He shared this
all-too-familiar
sentiment, "Now, I can’t
get enough of the
mountains. I am excited
to be up here now and
can’t wait to explore
all that the region has
to offer."
In his own
words...
"I discovered this
website a few years back
and visit it on a daily
basis. I lurked on the
messageboard for a while
before becoming actively
involved and have met
some very cool people
because of it. Needless
to say, I am VERY stoked
to be a part of the team
and I think I have a
unique insight into what
people want from the
site seeing as I used to
be on the outside
looking in.
I’m sure some people who
are reading this have
seen me on the mountain
before. I am frequently
at Beech Mountain and
it’s not hard to spot
me, as I usually have a
camera on my head. I
love to document my days
on snow and have posted
some videos on the
messageboard before. If
you ever see me out
there, feel free to say
hey!
Kenny joined our staff
to take over the daily
snow reporting and
FirsTrax column as well
as handling the
communications with the
ski resort management
and marketing people.
He's also our resident
weather guru plugging
content into
HighCountryWeather.com
and is also handling the
day to day operations of
HighCountryWebCams.com.
We're excited that Kenny
is a new member of our
staff. He's obviously
excited about being an
integral part of our
future growth and we
look forward to the next
years with him as a part
of our staff.
You can email Kenny
directly at:
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Meteorologist Brad
Panovich
 Brad
began providing weather
input for us and our
visitors several years
back when he was doing
weekend weather for WCNC,
NBC 6 in Charlotte,
North Carolina. He's
been a fan of the
website for years and
mentioned us on the air
numerous times and
during the 2008 season
he began providing us
with invaluable Winter
Forecasts and forecast
video input.
We asked Brad to join
our staff prior to the
2009-2010 season to
provide our visitors
with video forecast
updates every other
morning throughout the
season and those video
updates are one of the
more popular page visits
each day since.
Here's some more
information on our snow
loving weather guy!
In his own words:
Growing up outside of
Cleveland, Ohio I've
always been fascinated
by severe weather. I
love thunderstorms,
tornadoes, blizzards and
hurricanes. My parents
thought I was crazy, but
they soon realized I
really loved this stuff!
By the time I was 6
years old I knew I
wanted to be a
meteorologist. I wanted
to be a scientist, not
some "TV weather guy," I
wanted to chase storms
and do research. Plus,
those TV guys were
always wrong and really
weren't trained
meteorologists (so I
thought - wrongly, as it
turned out some were).
But at Copley High
School in Copley, Ohio I
got to take part in a
mentorship program with
a TV meteorologist and a
National Weather Service
meteorologist. I was
really blown away by all
the computers and
technology the TV
meteorologist used; and
I really enjoyed making
graphics. Not to mention
the thing I love about
weather the most is
sharing my passion with
others, even if they
think I'm kind of
strange.
I then picked my college
based on the meteorology
program. So naturally I
attended The Ohio State
University (by the way,
2002 National Champs in
Football!). During my
junior and senior years
at OSU I was able to
chase tornadoes with my
fellow students and
professors during Spring
quarter. It was the best
spring break I could
have imagined.
After OSU I landed a job
at the NBC station in
Dayton, Ohio doing the
morning shift. Soon
another station came
calling -- this time a
smaller market FOX
affiliate that offered a
unique opportunity. They
asked me to start an
entire weather
department from the
ground up. I was to be
their first Chief
Meteorologist in
Traverse City, Michigan.
Talk about snow!
Now I am happy to be
here at WCNC-TV as part
of the First Warn Storm
Team. I really love
Charlotte and the
proximity to the
mountains and the beach.
I'm an avid outdoor
adventurer and the
Carolinas provide me and
wife Tammy and my dog
lots of places to
explore.
When I'm not working I
still follow the
weather, it's a passion
that I've luckily turned
into a career. I love
biking, golfing, hiking
and playing soccer and
basketball.
If you see me around,
feel free to ask me
about the weather. It's
my favorite topic of
conversation. Follow
Brad on Twitter at:
twitter.com/WXBRAD
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Connie Lawn &
Charles Sneiderman
Connie Lawn is known in
some circles as "the
skiing White House
reporter". Connie is the
longest serving
independent White House
correspondent. In a
career that has included
authoring a book (“You
Wake Me Each Morning”),
she has faithfully
reported from the White
House for U.S.
Presidential
administrations from
Lyndon Johnson through
the present! She has
been covering the White
House and the world
since 1968. She's also
written blogs for
several newspapers and
ski websites.
Connie travels
extensively and is an
avid fan of all things
snow. She's a strong
proponent of the
Southeast and Mid
Atlantic ski resorts and
spends a fair amount of
time on the snow. Her
passion for skiing and
the mountains has become
more intense over the
last few years and she
posts columns for the
Huffington Post as well
as doing a Washington
based radio show. Her
book, "You Wake Me Each
Morning" was recently
published and available
on Amazon.com and in
addition to covering
numerous subjects she
included a funny ski
story about a trip to
Czechoslovakia in 1968.
Connie skis the local
areas and, when possible
the West, New England,
New Zealand, and Europe.
Charles Sneiderman is a
great photographer and
has contributed a number
of photos for us here at
SkiSoutheast.com.
Charles
just retired after 30
years with the NIH. He
is a product of medical
education and early
practice in North and
South Carolina and loves
that part of the
country. Connie wanted
us to emphasize that
Charles helps to
co-write her
story/contributions,
takes the photos and
serves as tech support
when their computers act
up.
Charles and Connie have
a special interest in
the Wounded Warrior and
Adaptive programs and
try to write as much
content as possible
about them
You can see Connie's
post periodically
throughout the season
from the front page and
you can email her at
connielawn@aol.com
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