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Dec. 7 to 9
SugarFest
Sugar Mountain Resort hosts a weekend
of equipment demonstrations, ski
clinics, a rail jam, live music and lodging
specials.
Dec. 31
New Year’s Eve
Area ski resorts host late-night skiing
and special events, including fireworks,
parades, dinners and more.
Jan. 5 to 6
Winterfest
Beech Mountain celebrates the season
of snow with a cardboard box derby,
bathing beauty ski contest and other
activities.
Jan. 22
An Evening with
Maya Angelou
Hailed as one of
the great voices
of contemporary
black literature,
Maya Angelou
speaks at
Appalachian
State University’s
Holmes
Convocation
Center in Boone.
Jan. 24 to 27
Winterfest
“Don’t hibernate, celebrate!” at the
15th annual Winterfest celebration in
Blowing Rock, featuring a polar plunge,
chili contest, ice carving competition,
concerts, game show, kids’ activities and
much more.
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plan your weekend
vacation in the winter
wonderland of the south
Snow came early to the mountains this
year and Sugar Mountain opened for
skiing on October 31, the earliest opening
in its 43-year history.
“The best chance for the big snowstorms
will arrive during the middle to latter
part of the season, including January and
February,” writes meteorologist Meghan
Evans of AccuWeather.
Of course, you don’t have to wait for the
natural stuff to strap on skis. If it’s cold, the
snow will be waiting for you in the North
Carolina High Country.
To avoid long lift lines and crowded
slopes, be aware that the Christmas,
New Year’s, Martin Luther King Jr. and
Presidents Day weekends are generally the
biggest ski weekends of the year.
Top: Appalachian Ski Mountain. Left: Crosscountry
skiing on mountain trails.
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