Well, we survived Blizzard 2009 unscathed. Three days later we still have massive piles of snow, but roads are clear and the sun is now shining on the beautiful snowy fields.

After an unusually mild fall, Snowshoe Mountain was forced to delay it’s Opening Day for the winter ski and snowboard season. Snowshoe’s Opening Day was planned for Wednesday, November 25th, but the resort has seen only 4” of natural snowfall since early October, and has had very few chances to make snow for sustained periods, due to mild temperatures.

This weekend’s cold temperatures brought the first snowfall to Pocahontas County.  Snowshoe Mountain Resort received around 1.5″ of the white stuff, and helped Mother Nature out, firing up the guns to get a jump start on the season.  Snowguns will continue to sing as long as tempatures allow ensuring the resort’s November opening is a [...]