An Ode to NC Mountains
Many times in life we are faced with decisions upon where to live. I started to get that antsy feeling . . . The feeling that there is (still) something…
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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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. . . While the Getting is Good
Snow sports are at an absolute fever-pitch, right now . . . The Winter Olympics are well-underway, resorts are nearly 100% open, and solar spring just arrived on Saturday, February…
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Uphill Craze
There is a storm brewing, and I’m not just talking about the pending nor’easter. A bigger storm . . . literally and figuratively. I’ve had a big uptick in questions/inquiries…
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Winter’s Bone
Winter’s Bone: An old Appalachian expression . . . “like a dog digging after a winter’s bone” – indicating someone who is on a search or quest for something and…
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MORE WEST VIRGINIA SKI RESORTS OPEN FOR THE SEASON
Charleston, WV – Another West Virginia ski resort will open for the 2021/2022 season as Timberline Mountain in Tucker County officially opens for skiing and snowboarding on Friday, December 3.…
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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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LATEST FALL COLOR REPORT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NC, WV, VA & MD
First, many thanks to Dr. Howard Neufeld, Professor of Biology at Appalachian State University and Skip Sickler of the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation. Dr. Neufeld has posted his Fall Color…
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One Last Mountain State Trip
Welp, March has “come in like a lamb, and out like a . . . lamb”. Most, if not all, areas have not seen measurable snowfall during the month of…
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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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