Archive for the ‘Snow fun’ Category
If you’re looking for something fast, fun and skill-free to do this weekend, try snow tubing. Wear warm clothes that are waterrepellent or bring clothes to change into. It’s suitable for any age, small med or large size, And oh my gosh is it fun!!!!! Do you like to tube a river? Well, it’s nothing like that. LOL Your feet stay over the tube, you just go down hill at a good speed, it’s probably more like sledding but even more! After sliding down the snow-covered hill, a magic carpet takes visitors and their giant inner tubes back up the hill.
You can eat at the ski area or have snacks at the tube run. I personally like to pack a lunch and head out from the Asheville Vacation Rental Cabin. That way you don’t have to stop tubing too long. A big thermos with lots of hot chocolate is in order for this sport. There are a number of places that you can tube at here in the mountains, the closest one to your rental cabin is Wolf Ridge.
Well if you’re going to come to the mountains in the winter and hope for snow, you will want to know the snow fun or ski “places” to go. There’s Appalachian Ski Mountain in Blowing Rock. There is also the Beech Mountain Resort on Beech Mountain. Another is the Cataloochee Ski Area in Maggie Valley. Then there’s Hawksnest between Boone and Banner Elk. Another is Sapphire Valley on US 64 West between Brevard and Cahsiers. Sugar mountain is another. Closest to your Asheville Rental Cabin is Wolf Ridge in Mars Hill.
Simply make your vacation plans to stay in an Asheville mountain cabin, get all settled in, then take day trips out to the various places mentioned. Some will not be accessible if the roads are really bad. You won’t want to travel too far on these mountain roads in the snow and ice anyway. Worse case scenario, you can do all your snowboarding, snow shoe walking, snowman building, right here at your cabin.
It is said when all you have is lemons, make lemonade, these folks live what it means. When it’s really snowy and cold and you can’t do anything else in the mountains, as soon as the ice forms on the rock walls in various places in our mountains, ice climbers come out from the woodwork. It’s a little scary to me, but if you are an adventurous soul, this is perfect for you. I personally have had enough of the cold, ice, snow of this season, but like I said, they make lemonade. After traipsing around all day climbing ice walls, there’s nothing like cozying up to the fireplace in your rented Asheville pet friendly cabin. Here are some of the places not too far from your cabin that you may want to try:
1) The wall on NC215, just off the Blue Ridge Parkway south of Devils Courthouse. If the parkway is closed, take US64 to Rosman to NC215.
2) Graveyard Fields. There is a wall on the parkway near Milepost 418, across from the Graveyard Fields trailhead parking lot. (Climbers are allowed only when the parkway is closed to vehicles).
3) Winding Stair Gap on US 64 near Franklin.
4) Doughton Pasrk, near Milepost 245 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
5) Along US64 near Franklin.
It’s a wonderful time of the year……. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow…… oh I could just go on and on and on. Afterall, it’s winter, and guess what???? It’s snowing!!!! In the mountains!!! Woohooo!!! Break out the snow shoes, skis, snowboards, galoshes, heavy coats, you name it, it’s time to go play in the snow.
When you go to Asheville and stay in your Asheville cabin rental, assuming you can get out the driveway and you can leave behind your snowboarding down the hills on the farm, you have lots of choices to go off and ski and come back and drink hot chocolate in front of the fire in the fireplace. There are a few close to the cabin. Try some of these:
Cataloochee Ski Area in Maggie Valley
Sugar Mountain
Wolf Ridge in Mars Hill
Asheville Parks Outdoor Adventures
There’s one thing we can say at this point in time, we have lots of snow. It’s been snowing bunches up here in the mountains. At our Asheville Pet Friendly cabin, the folks had a white Christmas like no other. They were ecstatic to be here! They were able to snowboard down our hills. But when there is no snow, you can still ski in areas that are higher up as they can keep the snow on the ground all winter in one way or another.
One of the places to ski at is Wolf Ridge Ski Resort. It’s not too far from the cabin so a day trip is definitely possible. Wolf Ridge is host to more than 72 acres of ski terrain with 23 slopes. It’s in Mars Hill just right above Asheville.
Well I know I should be writing about all the many Christmas events going on and all around Asheville NC but my goodness, it’s snowing! Christmas, Snow, all the mountains all around me, in front of a wood burning fireplace in my Asheville pet friendly vacation cabin with my pup laying at my feet and a big mug of hot chocolate in my hand, I am in heaven.
Lots of snow activities available in the area if you want to brave the cold to be in the snow. First you can snowboard down the hill right here at the cabin. Let’s not forget about the snowmen we can build. But a trip to Beech Mountain Resort, or Cataloochee Ski Area, or Sugar Mountain Resort will put you in some serious snow. Beech Mountain Resort which opened just last Saturday opened with 22 inches of natural snow.
Sugar Mountain Resort reopended Saturday November 27th for skiing and snowboarding after warm temperatures forced the ski area to shut down Nov 14. But ice skating is now open at the resort’s 10,000 square foot refrigerated outdoor ice skating rink. We used to skate at the Civic Center in Downtown Asheville when they had a skating rink up to last year, so it’s wonderful to hear there is another opportunity to ice skate in the area. But wow! 10,000 square feet!!! That’s a lotta ice.
Stay at a vacation cabin Asheville so that you can get in the great activities in Asheville while you can get in some great skating, skiing, snowboarding at Sugar Mountain.