1st to open in the east is down south ya'll

johnny the jibber · Post by **johnny the jibber** » Nov 2nd, '06, 20:28

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tammy Brown

November 2, 2006 Phone: 828.926.0285, ext. 302

CATALOOCHEE SKI AREA TO OPEN THIS WEEKEND

FIRST IN THE EASTERN REGION

Maggie Valley, NC – This year’s bragging rights for the first ski resort in the east to open for the season goes to Cataloochee Ski Area, located in the Great Smoky Mountains of Western North Carolina. The southeast resort will be providing the first skiing and riding of the 2006/2007 season for winter snowsports enthusiasts beginning this Saturday, November 4, when the slope ropes drop at 8:30 am This will be Cataloochee’s earliest opening ever in its 46-year history, 15 days ahead of the 2005/2006 season opening.

The oldest winter area in North Carolina continues to make significant improvements to its snowmaking capabilities allowing the resort’s operational staff to be aggressive in helping skiers and snowboarders with their first tracks of the season. “Our automatic snowmaking system enables us to make snow more effectively with the early season temperatures, allowing us to open earlier and earlier each year that the weather cooperates”, says Chris Bates, Cataloochee’s General Manager. “We expect the temperatures to drop into the teens Thursday and Friday nights and we are expecting our snowmakers to convert over one-million gallons of water into snow, just in time for this weekend.” Two slopes are expected to be available for skiers and snowboarders for the first day of the season, on a 6 – 14 inch base. Weekday rates will be in effect.

Cataloochee plans to be open for the season’s first eastern tracks Saturday and Sunday. Additional snowmaking will occur whenever temperatures permit. Nightly cold temperatures in the 20’s are in the forecast next week, allowing snowmakers to continue slope coverage.

For an up-to-date snow report and more information about the 2006/2007 season go to www.cataloochee.com

Jpmaddness · Post by **Jpmaddness** » Nov 2nd, '06, 20:33

Does N.C. really count?

MarieM · Post by **MarieM** » Nov 2nd, '06, 20:37

Thanks...just sent that to my son in Charlotte. He was just telling me that he was unimpressed with his g/f's report of snow up here!

thebigo · Post by **thebigo** » Nov 2nd, '06, 20:39

continues to make significant improvements to its snowmaking capabilities allowing the resort’s operational staff to be aggressive in helping skiers and snowboarders with their first tracks of the season. “Our automatic snowmaking system enables us to make snow more effectively with the early season temperatures, allowing us to open earlier and earlier each year

“We expect the temperatures to drop into the teens Thursday and Friday nights and we are expecting our snowmakers to convert over one-million gallons of water into snow, just in time for this weekend.”

Doesnt this sound similar to something killington would have published about 10-15 years ago?

Skibumtress · Post by **Skibumtress** » Nov 2nd, '06, 21:00

Damn, maybe I'll stay an extra day and rent a car and drive to NC.

ozzy · Post by **ozzy** » Nov 2nd, '06, 21:01

"when the slope rope drops at 8:30"

i dunno i never heard of this place, but based on that it has to be gnar...

johnny the jibber · Post by **johnny the jibber** » Nov 2nd, '06, 21:01

your avatar is the gnar...

andyzee · Post by **andyzee** » Nov 2nd, '06, 21:21

Well, it's at least a bit bigger than Woodbury:

MOUNTAIN STATS
Top Elev: 5400 ft/1646 m
Base Elev: 4660 ft/1420 m
Vertical Drop: 740 ft/226 m
Lift Capacity: 2200
TOTAL TERRAIN
Total Trails: 10
Skiable Acres: 15
Skiable Miles: 2
Night Skiing Trails: 10
5 LIFTS
Quads: 1
Triples: 1
Doubles: 1
Magic Carpets: 1
Surface Lifts: 1

spinmaster · Post by **spinmaster** » Nov 2nd, '06, 21:30

Congrats to Cataloochee Ski Area for bagging the bragging rights!

However, I have bigger pieces of corn in my ...

andyzee · Post by **andyzee** » Nov 2nd, '06, 21:31

spinmaster wrote:Congrats to Cataloochee Ski Area for bagging the bragging rights!

However, I have bigger pieces of corn in my ...

Come on guys, one lil lift at 8:25 :)

KBL Ed · Post by **KBL Ed** » Nov 3rd, '06, 09:21

Bumping the first posted "first open" thread to da top.

robrules · Post by **robrules** » Nov 3rd, '06, 09:49

bumpidy bump bump bump. The most bumps than you're going to see in the next two weeks

KBL Ed · Post by **KBL Ed** » Nov 3rd, '06, 09:58

It's too bad this software doesn't allow "merging" of threads.