December was very mild, but Winter has returned in January (Let’s go SKIING!)

December was probably the mildest December I have seen in my 41 years here.  We had many days over 60 degrees and some days above  70 degrees.  Unfortunately, the ski areas in Western North Carolina suffered due to the mild weather.  (The temperature must be close to freezing to make snow.)   Finally, the week after Christmas, temperatures fell back to normal for the area.   This was good news for Cataloochee Ski Area.  The ski area is now open and has to their credit blown enough snow to open the entire mountain (18 trails and 5 lifts), with a 28 to 60 inch base for the Martin Luther King weekend.

Sooo…come on up, the skiing is GREAT!!