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Mar 26, 2020

New Owners of Timberline Mountain Announce Infrastructure Improvements

Over $10-Million of Capital Improvements Planned For Reopening of Timberline Mountain for 2020-2021 season Chip Perfect poses at Signage. Click to Enlarge Davis, WV – Officials with Perfect North Slopes,…

How Much Snow Fell this Winter at Southeastern Ski Resorts

Mar 22, 2020Read More

THE SNOWIES – 2019/2020 SEASON by Joe Stevens

Mar 22, 2020Read More

And Then, There Was None

Mar 18, 2020Read More

The Strangest Season Ever…Is Over; Prayers Up For a Phenomenal 2020-2021 Season

Mar 17, 2020

hy·per·bo·le /hīˈpərbəlē/ Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. I was communicating with a few of our region’s ski resort management peeps yesterday and two of…

It’s the Last Day of the Season

Mar 17, 2020

The last day of the season has arrived. Sugar Mountain is the last resort standing today as they will suspend operations at 4:30p. At the Banner Elk resort, they are…

Monday First Trax: An Abrupt Change

Mar 16, 2020

Today’s featured image is from App Ski Mountain. Holy crap on a cracker – things escalated quickly. When I finished Friday’s First Trax, I knew things were really fluid, but…

Every Resort in the Region to Close – Except Sugar Mountain Resort

Mar 15, 2020

…at least that seems to be ‘the word’ as it stands as of 1pm Sunday. The photo of the day shows it is snowing at Canaan Valley Resort this morning.…

More Southeastern Ski Areas Decide to Close Due to Covid-19 Prevention

Mar 14, 2020

Earlier on Saturday we expressed a bit of surprise that ski areas were considering staying open in light of all of the cancellations of most sports-related activities – as well…

THIS TOO SHALL PASS; SKI RESORTS SHUFFLE SCHEDULES

Mar 14, 2020

Check the SNOW REPORT for all the deets today. We’re talking other news and commentaries today. The photo of the day was sent in by Bill Nabers while skiing at…

A great Day for Jake to kickoff the weekend

Mar 13, 2020

Today’s featured image is of snowboarding pioneer Jake Burton from the 1970’s from the Burton Blog. It is going to be a great Day for Jake. Numerous resorts are celebrating…

It’s Going to be a Terrific Thursday

Mar 12, 2020

Today’s featured image is from App Ski Mountain. It is going to be a terrific Thursday out on the slopes. It would be a bluebird day alert, but we will…

The Wednesday Trend

Mar 11, 2020

My sense of déjà vu was strong this morning. As I watched the weather this morning, I couldn’t shake the Groundhog Day feeling as I thought about how it seems…

Spring Conditions are here

Mar 10, 2020

Spring conditions are here. After a beautiful bluebird Monday, some light rain will be moving through the area over the next couple of days. However, conditions on the slopes will…

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