Beech Mountain is the place for winter sports…

Up here, cold weather never brings us down. In fact, it’s the most exciting time of year, and the best time to plan your North Carolina ski vacation. That’s because Beech Mountain Resort was made for winter sports — with no shortage of recreational opportunities at the ski resort and in the town.

As the highest resort in Eastern America, Beech Mountain Resort (Ski Beech) is home to some of the finest snowboarding and snow skiing in North Carolina. The resort offers both day and night snow skiing, snowboarding, and ice skating, with nine runs on the front side of the mountain and double-sided runs on the mountain’s backside.

Snowboarders will also enjoy the region’s premier half-pipe and terrain park, which opened at Beech Mountain Resort (Ski Beech) in the 2008-2009 season, as well as Meadows Park, which is dedicated to beginning snowboarders. The resort also recently created a new run reserved exclusively for snow tubing, which is great fun for kids and adults of all ages.

Beech Mountain Resort welcomes nearly 90 inches of natural snowfall each winter and boasts the region’s premier snowmaking capabilities. The ski resort is also served by the only high-speed quad ski lift in North Carolina, which offers its passengers spectacular, sweeping views of the surrounding countryside.

And even if you’re not up for the steep grades, you can still enjoy outdoor winter sports at Beech Mountain Resort. The resort’s Alpine Village centerpiece is a 7,000-square-foot ice skating rink — where children and adults can skate to their heart’s content. Just outside the resort, the sledding hill remains a popular attraction among children. The hill is even outfitted with its own snowmaking machines, ensuring an extra-long and enjoyable winter for sledders.

For info on planning a great North Carolina ski vacation, or to enjoy Beech Mountain’s winter sports, such as skiing, snowboarding and sledding, go to www.BeechMountainResort.com.

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