Wisp at Deep Creek Resort is reporting 24° and snow this morning. They have 30 trails of fun awaiting you today.
Timberline Resort is already reporting 2” of new snow overnight. That takes them to 119.5” on the season. They have groomed 90% of their slopes this morning and are offering 30 trails of fun today.
Canaan Valley is reporting 28° this morning and they are not forecasted to get above the mid 30s today. Snow is in the forecast tonight! They are hosting the Wild Thing Weekend with Value Season rates this weekend – $27 Lift Tickets. Don’t miss out on the “funnest” day of the season. Saturday offers games, contest including a frozen t-shirt contest, kids lollipop race, and dare to challenge the Infamous Pond by attempting to jump using skis, snowboards, or tubes. Prizes awarded, food & drink specials, live entertainment. Value season lift ticket rates apply this weekend – take advantage of terrific savings $$$.
Snowshoe Mountain is at 26° this morning with a light dusting of snow already. Lindsay Kutsko says, “The Cool temperatures are back and our snowmaking team was hard at work last night to get the slopes ready for a great weekend of skiing and riding. As the Snow continues all weekend we should see a high in the mid 30’s and a low in the teens. The base is 51" – 67" with wet packed snow. Skipjack will be closed today due to racing event, The Magic carpet & Flying Eagle Lifts will close at 4:30pm. Snowshoe Mountain has 39 Good Days of spring skiing and riding March 1 through April 8, Easter Sunday. Our first big spring blow-out is coming up with Spring Break kicking off this Sunday. We are supposed to see snow all weekend, so make your way up to Snowshoe for great conditions. Check out the hot deals tab at snowshoemtn.com for more information.”
Wintergreen Resort is hosting a Mardi Gras celebration today! Lots of Sun this morning and maybe some snow showers in the forecast overnight tonight. It is a great day to visit and participate in all of the great Mardi Gras events Wintergreen Adaptive skiing has scheduled today. Today, they will be skiing and riding on 25 trails with a machine groomed surface and there will be 6 lifts running. Both The Plunge and The Slide are open for some great tubing.
Massanutten Resort is hosting a Thunder On The Mountain snowboard contest (slope-style, jam) Saturday. 9am registration, 10 am preview course. CMB Terrain Park closed 9am-3pm for contest. $10 entry fee plus lift ticket.
Bryce Resort will be celebrating its second annual WinterFest on Saturday, March 3, 2007. The day will begin with a pancake breakfast served in the Ski Cafeteria at 8 am. Other foods and beverages will be available outside during the day.
The Charles Parker Band will be performing and DJ Doug will be on hand to spin your favorite tunes. Ski competitions and demonstrations will include pond skimming and rail jams.
Raffle drawings will be held throughout the day with many great prizes.
WinterFest Activities on Saturday, March 3
Charles Parker Band….11:00 am – 2:00 pm
NASTAR Race, one run only….12:00 pm
Rail Jam….1:00 pm
Pond Skimming….2:30 pm
DJ Doug….2:00 – 4:00 pm
Kid’s Crafts in the Ski Cafeteria….4:00 – 5:00 pm
Activities on Sunday, March 4
Ski Team, Future Star and Adult Clinics….10:00 am
Snowborad Clinic….12:00 pm
NASTAR Race, one run only….12:00 pm
Locher Challenge….2:30 pm
Ober Gatlinburg – Join them for Spring Fling Competition on Sunday, March 4th ~ Slope-style race, aerials & pond skimming. They have 6 trails in very nice condition for today!
North Carolina Report…
Saturday should be a very nice day of skiing and riding. It’s 7:30am while I am typing this report and Appalachian already looked ready to be conquered today.
Hawksnest is open til midnight tonight and tubing is open as well (til 9pm). They are hosting the Nest Games this weekend. Slopestyle events on Saturday, Boarder & Skiercross on Sunday. Registration is from 9-10am. Race starts at 11am. The entry fee is $20. Discounted lift tickets are available for $30. Awards ceremony will follow at 4:30pm in the Nest Lounge. Lots of fun & prizes.
Some have emailed us about the bare spots off the trails on the right side of Hawksnest. That is not considered part of the main trail. There’s plenty of side to side coverage and conditions should be nice for today. We were looking at the base right near the lift house at the base and there must be close to four feet there so don’t be fooled by the bare spots that are really not on the trail.
Cataloochee Resort is hosting the HotMonoski Demo Day – Thierry Tailhardat and company with HotMonoski are committed to bringing the new sliding sensation, monoskiing to the southeast and he will be here on Sunday, March 4 from 10am-4:30pm with a variety of Duret monoski products to demo. Check out this hot new snowsport at www.HotMonoski.com.
Also, don’t forget this Sunday, March 4 is the biggest and best season pass sale of this year and next. Pass prices will be the lowest of the year from March 4 through March 31 and if you are a new pass holder, you can ski for the rest of this year and next on this pass! Pass pricing will go up on April 1. Also our one day blowout $99 Midweek Season Pass sale will be on this Sunday for one day only from 8:30am – 4:30pm. This special pass price is limited to the first 500 sold. You can purchase here at the area or call in between the hours of 8:30am-4:30pm on that Sunday only. And when they’re gone, they’re GONE!
Ski Beech is at least hinting that they will be open through at least St. Paddy’s Day. They wrote, “The slopes are in good shape as we head into March. After rain on Thursday, the first of March, we are looking forward to snowmaking weather to keep things going strong. This time of the year is the favorite of many folks to enjoy the slopes, and there are some who look forward to wearing green as they hit the slopes on St. Patrick’s Day. Come on out and join us for some spring skiing on the Beech.”
They were making snow as of this report this morning and from the looks of things they are already finished with grooming as this main slopes in view of the camera look p-r-i-m-o this morning! Snowmaking will continue as long as temps allow.
Sugar Mountain made snow last night. Conditions look very nice this morning. Don’t forget that Sugar is hosting the Dick Trundy Giant Slalom competition today. Proceeds go to the American Cancer Society in memory of Sugar Mountain’s former Director of Operations, Richard T Trundy. $15 entry fee benefits American Cancer Society.
Snow is in the forecast for the NC Mountains! Highs on Saturday should be around the mid 40s and then turn colder late with up to an inch or so of snow into Sunday. Lows tonight will allow for more snowmaking for the resorts that choose to do so. Lows should be around 21. Highs Sunday with Snow will be near freezing and lows near 20.
GO SKI!!!
Until Next Time…
THINK COLD AND SNOW!!!
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