Drave

I can say, fairly conclusively, that this has been the BEST week of the season for snow conditions. With cold weather and off-and-on snow all week, every time I got…

This article is aimed at the many of you that are new to the sport of skiing, or have only been a few times. However, this doesn’t mean that those…

Listen to me: Get up, go outside, take a deep breath of the cold air that has suddenly permeated the region, and take tomorrow off. Go skiing. I’m serious. Today’s…

Whenever I find myself skiing alone, or trying to save some time by using the singles lift line, I always try to get on the lift with a patroller if…

I got to Winterplace about fifteen minutes after they opened this morning to beat the “crowds”; fortunately for me, these crowds never materialized. I was figuring that with the beginning…

Another day at Snowshoe, another day of fantastic skiing. Maybe it’s my attitude coming in, or maybe they do a little snow-voodoo, but every time I go there I am…

Here we go, Dave’s raves, and rants, and raves, and some more rants. What a weather roller coaster we have been on here in the last few weeks. Cataloochee opened…

Well really, what else is there to talk about today other than Cataloochee opening up over the weekend? Who would have believed just a season ago that we would be…

Yes, it is upon us now. The longest season. That season between Fall and Winter when it really isn’t either one. I know, I know, it’s fall until December 20th…

I wasn’t sure how to start this column off until tonight. Some background is in order, SkiNC and SkiSoutheast.com’s, editor had asked me some time ago to write an occasional…