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Hawksnest ski area, North Carolina
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| | Hawks nest was the best in the world. says Elizabeth Belisle.
Hawksnest is a nice place to go skiing, I recommend it. says George.
This ski mountain has a fairly humble mixture of ski trails and few lifts. This ski area has a much lower than average fraction of expert and advanced runs and a much higher than average proportion of intermediate or beginner ski trails. All 4 good ski lifts at this ski area make for a tranquil ride up the hill. This ski area obtains lighter snowfall than the local average every |
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snow season. The skiing area being 20 acres, it's cozy enough to get to know all your fellow people. You get loads of skiers traveling up here from Boone on snowy weekends. You might be into skiing or snowboarding, or both, doesn't matter, close by, you'll find
| | a lot of fine sites. Hawksnest is a smaller than average ski hill having an elevation difference that's approximately average when compared to other mid Atlantic ski areas. The annual snowfall of 6 feet keeps the trails well covered during the snow season. The 619 foot vertical drop is unsurprisingly not that much to talk about, but all the other good attributes of Hawksnest make up for it. All the 12 ski slopes here are stunning. A little bit of exercise and getting out of the house for a while have ski people coming | |
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here. North Carolina gets fantastically beautiful during snow season; it is so beautiful for snowboarding or skiing. This is a great ski hill for everybody with many beginner and intermediate slopes for novices. There are several tremendous lodgings near the main
area, but if you don’t have reservations, you may perhaps end up snoozing in your car.
Hawksnest ski area Management Says: We are not offering skiing or snowboarding this winter. Hawksnest is now the largest snow tubing park on the east coast with over 20 lanes of tubing fun. www.hawksnesttubing.com
Special features: currently tubing only
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Skier and snowboarder reviews of Hawksnest ski area, North Carolina:
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| These outdoors activities are available near Hawksnest ski area. |
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Sugar Mountain, North Carolina
, 2 miles away 1200 vertical feet 20 runs - 8 lifts 15% Expert & Adv. 50% Intermediate 35% Beginner |
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Ski Beech, North Carolina
, 5 miles away 830 vertical feet 15 runs - 10 lifts 30% Expert & Adv. 40% Intermediate 30% Beginner |
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Appalachian Mountain, North Carolina
, 11 miles away 365 vertical feet 9 runs - 5 lifts 35% Expert & Adv. 40% Intermediate 25% Beginner |
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Wolf Laurel, North Carolina
, 48 miles away 700 vertical feet 15 runs - 5 lifts 20% Expert & Adv. 50% Intermediate 30% Beginner |
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Cataloochee, North Carolina
, 93 miles away 740 vertical feet 10 runs - 4 lifts 25% Expert & Adv. 50% Intermediate 25% Beginner |
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Winterplace, West Virginia
, 95 miles away 603 vertical feet 27 runs - 9 lifts 15% Expert & Adv. 44% Intermediate 41% Beginner |
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Scaly Mountain, North Carolina
, 120 miles away 225 vertical feet 10 runs - 4 lifts 10% Expert & Adv. 60% Intermediate 30% Beginner |
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Ober Gatlinburg, Tennessee
, 122 miles away 600 vertical feet 8 runs - 3 lifts 25% Expert & Adv. 50% Intermediate 25% Beginner |
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Sky Valley, Georgia
, 124 miles away 210 vertical feet 5 runs - 2 lifts 33% Expert & Adv. 33% Intermediate 34% Beginner |
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The Homestead, Virginia
, 169 miles away 700 vertical feet 9 runs - 5 lifts 34% Expert & Adv. 33% Intermediate 33% Beginner |
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| | Whitewater Near Hawksnest ski area:
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Watauga River, Watauga
County
, 5 miles away, Class I-II - 12 miles long (North Carolina Route 105 Bridge to US Route 321 Bridge) |
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Watauga River, Watauga
County
, 6 miles away, Class II-IV - 2 miles long (SR 1557 to North Carolina 105) |
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Boone Fork, Watauga
County
, 6 miles away, Class III-IV(V+) - 4.5 miles long (Julian Price Park to Watauga) |
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* Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different.
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