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WNC ski season set for earliest opening date ever

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Jake Frankel | 10/29/2012

Aided by the strange weather ushered in by Hurricane Sandy, the Western North Carolina ski season is set to have its earliest start date in history, with Sugar Mountain Ski Resort planing to open on Halloween, Wednesday, October 31.

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A cold, snowy day in Asheville: Dispatches from the Twitterverse

Jake Frankel | 02/11/2012

It's a frigid, snowy day in Asheville, and the Twitterverse is alive with weather related information, from road conditions to cancellations and more. Photo by Zen Sutherland.

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Sugar Mountain Resort to be first ski area in WNC to open for season

Jake Frankel | 11/11/2011

Sugar Mountain Ski Resort in North Carolina will open tomorrow, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011 for skiing, snowboarding and ice skating.

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Scenes from the Roan Highlands

Jake Frankel | 01/17/2011

As the snow melted in Asheville this weekend, the higher mountain ranges outside of town remained winter wonderlands. On Saturday, Jan. 15, a group of friends and I packed up our snowboards and sleds and trekked to the Roan Highlands in search of adventure. Here's a slide show of some of our photos from the day.

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Winter sports in WNC: Let the fun begin

Jake Frankel | 12/21/2010

Last winter was heaven for local winter sports enthusiasts. And this season has been off to a great start, with unusually cold and snowy conditions providing ample opportunities for skiing, snowboarding, sledding, snowball fights, snowmen and assorted backcountry adventures. We're celebrating today, Dec. 21 – the first official day of winter – by culling together some of our favorite photos and videos from the last couple years of snowy escapades.

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Sugar Mountain reschedules SugarFest for Dec. 14–16

Jake Frankel | 12/11/2012

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Cataloochee Ski Area in Maggie Valley will likely open Oct. 31

Jake Frankel | 10/30/2012

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Sugar Mountain Ski Resort gears up for new season

Jake Frankel | 10/22/2012

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Cataloochee ends ski season

Jake Frankel | 03/19/2012

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Valle Crucis third grader wins Sugar Mountain Season Pass

Jake Frankel | 03/06/2012

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Update from Cataloochee: Ski area plans to reopen Dec. 3

Jake Frankel | 11/29/2011

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Sugar Mountain Ski Resort repopens

Jake Frankel | 11/18/2011

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Ski and ride all six North Carolina resorts this winter with The Gold Card

Jake Frankel | 10/13/2011

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Sugar Mountain Resort has new snowmaking machines, is hoping to be open by Thanksgiving

Jake Frankel | 10/12/2011

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