while Appalachian Ski Mountain prepares for its final weekend with the Meltdown Games. Other resorts in western North Carolina have either closed or have yet to announce their closing dates.

When the cozy comforts of a ski town call, skip the trip out west — you’ll find what you need in Boone, North Carolina. Just a couple hours northeast of Asheville, and home to Appalachian ...

There are six ski resorts in North Carolina, three of which are in Watauga and Avery counties. Since the establishment of ski resorts in Western North Carolina, the skiing industry has proven to have ...

We often spend a little time exploring Boone NC hiking trails on our way into or ... in 1899 and the growing popularity of snow skiing brought a surge of new folks to the area.