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7Springs 2Jan13

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My first day out this season. I considered Wisp, 7Springs and Snowshoe since I'm centrally located between them all. I chose 7Springs because it had most trails (43) open and prices were not holiday rate ($52). Got started about 930 when it was about 10 deg; the snow was hard pack so it was a fast track the first hour or so. As the temps increased and volume increased the snow loosened up and made for some great conditions. Here are some pics from the afternoon:



Looking up the North Slope from chair near bottom







From the top of North Slope







From the middle of Wagner looking down at Main Lodge







Most of the trails that were not opened had major snow whales with guns on. I expect more trails will be open for this weekend, including The Streets (terrain park).
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Nice TR. looks like a real nice hill.
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They may have more acres open then Loveland



I would love to find a central place and ski 7springs and Blue Knob over a long weekend
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@davidski 284136 wrote:



I would love to find a central place and ski 7springs and Blue Knob over a long weekend





If you find a place, make it a long weekend and hit Wisp.
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Nice shots...never been there! Now i wanna go!
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@davidski 284136 wrote:They may have more acres open then Loveland



I would love to find a central place and ski 7springs and Blue Knob over a long weekend



Is $40/night ($45 double) too rich for you? Judy's Motel in Bedford is a mom&pop place listed by BK. 27 miles from Blue Knob, 53 miles from Seven Springs. Reminds me of the Hidden Valley Motel between Boone and Banner Elk.



http://www.judysmotel.com/
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HHMMmmmmmm - got me thinking...6.5 hours from Raleigh. 3 hills close by..
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Man I miss that place... was 1 hr from my door. Started boarding there in 89.
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@marzski 284157 wrote:Is $40/night ($45 double) too rich for you? Judy's Motel in Bedford is a mom&pop place listed by BK. 27 miles from Blue Knob, 53 miles from Seven Springs. Reminds me of the Hidden Valley Motel between Boone and Banner Elk.



http://www.judysmotel.com/



Marzski, I think that's in my range, that would be fun





Year's ago when I thought I might make it up there Mello suggested a family owned plce that looked neat, but the messageboard blew up so I don't remember where now -- the small room w' full size hot tub I remember looking epic
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I have had Judy's Motel on my radar. There are also some chain hotels right on the interstate nearby. Spydeetjb, did you feel like 7 Springs is vertically challenged? How about the terrain difficulty?
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