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Winter Sports Weekend: Cataloochee Ski Area, North Carolina
January 30 - February 1, 2009
The objective of this trip is to earn the coveted Snow Sports Merit Badge. We will meet at Scout hall at 5:30 PM (please be on time). It will take about 3.5 hours to get to the hotel, but we will stop in Clayton for supper. We should arrive at Creekside Lodge at 10:30 PM. Next morning, we will have a Continental Breakfast at 7:00 AM, and be at Cataloochee Ski Area at 8:00 AM for gear and lift tickets (we are working on having lessons available too). The mountain opens at 8:30 AM for skiing. Will have lunch at Cataloochee Lodge, The mountain closes at 4:30 PM, when we will return to Creekside Lodge. We will have supper at the famous Snappy's Italian Restaurant. On Sunday we get up and do it all over again. We leave Cataloochee by 5:00 PM, stop in Clayton for supper, and return to Scout Hall at 9:30 PM.
Scouts and parents should look at the Cataloochee website, www.cataloochee.com. We will have some graduated scouts who will be returning for this popular outing acting as guides for those unfamiliar with snow sports. Scouts may choose either skiing, or snowboarding. The mountain has 740 feet of vertical drop on the runs, and the top of the mountain is over 5,400'. The longest run is 3,500'. They have Expert, Intermediate and Novice slopes. Cataloochee has been in operation 40+ years. If the temperature is below freezing, there will be plenty of snow, since they make their own on the slopes. We will discuss proper clothing at a meeting at Scout Hall prior to the trip. Helmets are mandatory so bring one or be prepared to rent one. (The cost of helmet rental is $5.00/day.) You can rent a ski bib and jacket for $16.00/day if you do not have them. NOTE - WEAR CLASS B for travel, NOT CLASS A.
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