NC backcountry

[appskiah]

A rare occasion, but this past storm allowed for it with a wet snow base and dry snow cover and good wind-loading. Drove up to a gap at 4400' and hiked up close to 5000' and skied down. Bushwacking in some areas, but in the open areas you could link some turns on the windslab and occasional softer snow. pretty fun day - any time you can hike for turns is special down here

oh well, the photos are reversed

 

[Lftgly]

Nice report!

 

[frenchbasher]

Wild. I've been having some very unusual experiences here on Cape Cod with these latest series of snowfalls.

 

[BenWA]

that's pretty sweet man, b/c skiing in NC never really occurred to me before

 

[frontrange]

Fantastic- my parents live in Hendersonville and it seems the skiable snow if pretty rare. I guess you get a bit of a chance for XC ski but you have to get up there quick. I did ski at Sugar several years ago and they do a great job with what they have. I always get a kick out of seeing them have 20/20 trails open while Vermont areas are struggling to get to 50% open. I guess its a matter of how much snow you can blow how fast when it turns cold.

I'd appreciate any recommendations on where to ski in NC as I do get down there on occasion in the winter. The Pisgah range is easy to get to from Hendersonville. I know that they ran some XC skiing in Tennesee for awhile as well.

Again, thanks for the report.

 

[appskiah]

If you're in Hendersonville again sometime, try Wolf Laurel just north of Asheville. Its smaller than Sugar, but has more character. When everything is open, its the best in NC. Both Wolf and Sugar have blacks in the 30-35 degree range. But yeah, Sugar is your best bet with snow/terrain consistency - its just overpriced.