Winter Times
We hope you enjoy the 19th edition of the Winter Times. Our mission every year is to provide visitors and residents alike a comprehensive, easy to read, and entertaining guide to the North Carolina High Country. And while winter sport remains the season's main attraction, inside these pages you'll read of the wide range of activities our region offers. From the fine dining and entertainment possibilities, to world class shopping, or how to find that vacation getaway you've always wanted - it's all here in the Winter Times.
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Storey Features:
Get Fit - Proper Boot Fit Will Add Comfort / Performance
Winter Travel Saftey Tips
NIGHTlife Abounds
APPALACHIAN Performing Arts Series
ASHE Chamber Ornament: A Holiday Tradition
High Country BOOKSTORES
The Donnelly House
ANTIQUING High Country
Mountain MUSIC Jamboree
DOG FRIENDLY Travel Tips
SNOW Making
MEMORIES of Winters Past
USASA Hits The Slopes
NASAR, National Standard Race Program
CHOOSE & CUT Days
Skiing:
Southern Skiing - The South Has Risen
Board Up Your KID (Snowboard That Is)
How To SHOP For SKIS & SNOWBOARDS
Foods For Thought:
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USASA Hits The Slopes
Qualifying Set For Jan. 5-7 At Appalachian Ski Mountain. The United States Amateur Snowboarding Association (USASA) returns to the High Country this winter as Appalachian Ski Mountain plays host to -
Southern Skiing - The South Has Risen
When I moved to the High Country to go to college, I did so with the intention of leaving my skiing career behind me forever. As a former ski racer, I had the opportunity to ski nearly every type of -
High Country Ski Industry - 1960s Marked The Start
The High Country's first skier was apparently Boone attorney Wade Brown. In the late 1950s, the Boone Chamber of Commerce was looking at ways to extend the tourism season. In those days, the tourists -
Art Cellar Gallery
The Art Cellar Gallery's location in the mountains of Western North Carolina is filled with beauty all year long and winter is no exception. They are experiencing a very snowy winter unlike any they -
ASHE Chamber Ornament: A Holiday Tradition
Your Christmas tree won’t be complete this year without a one-of-a-kind ornament from the Ashe County Chamber of Commerce Collectors’ Series. Seven have already been retired, but nine still remain – -
Alpine Ski Center
Alpine Ski Center was established in 1976 in Banner Elk, North Carolina - just outside the entrance to Sugar Mountain Ski Resort. At that time, Skiing was new in the South and Southern Skiers were -
Get Fit - Proper Boot Fit Will Add Comfort / Performance
In the ski and snowboard retail business, you can’t blame a potential consumer for coming into a shop and heading straight for the skis or boards. That’s where the excitement is. Technological