Press release from Cataloochee Ski Area:
Maggie Valley, NC – Cataloochee Ski Area will join other resorts across the country as they open for the 2015-16 season on Sunday, November 15, with lifts ready to roll at 8:30am. The area has been making snow round the clock since 4:30pm on Friday, November 13. This opening day is a little late by Cataloochee standards, as they opened November 2 last year, skiing a total of 141 days. Cataloochee’s continued dedication to snowmaking has allowed them to be consistently among the first areas in the country to open each season, averaging 127 days of skiing and riding each winter. Located high in the mountains of Western North Carolina, they are a snowsports playground to many in the Southeast.
Each year, Cataloochee continues to make significant improvements to its snowmaking infrastructure allowing the resort’s operational staff to be aggressive in helping skiers and snowboarders with their first tracks of the season. “Staying current with advances in the industry has enabled us to make snow more effectively in the early season. This allows us to open earlier each year as the weather cooperates.” says Chris Bates, Cataloochee’s Vice-President and General Manager.
Cataloochee will operate Sunday from 8:30am until 4:30pm. Lift tickets will be at a special rate of $40 for adults and $30 for juniors 5-12. Children 4 and under receive a free lift ticket with a ticketed adult and adults 65 and over, ski free anyday. Regular rental rates will apply.
For more information or an up-to-date snow report, please visit their website www.cataloochee.com.
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