Is Asheville getting an indoor ski resort?

Rumors resemble opinions and we hear a lot of them. Bearing this in mind, is Asheville getting an indoor ski resort? Yes, an indoor ski resort. Sounds like a rather unfreidnly environmental blow but this is America afterall. Canton Wintersports Center at Westmoreland Resorts is planning a forty acre indoor resort complete with five ski slopes with a projected vertical drop of 3600 feet. The horse's mouth is quoted below.

This is a full-blown winter sports resort with 5 indoor slopes between 3,600 feet (family run) and 750 feet (moguls) on actual mountain slopes with just over 40 acres under roof. The extreme slope is about 3/4 mile long, with an overall drop of about 900 feet. With 6 total inside triple lifts, there won’t be long wait lines, so you can make back-to-back runs that will challenge even the most advanced/professional-level skiers and snowboarders.

The alpine slopes are between 24% and 36% for skiers, an extreme slope for adrenaline junkies, moguls, half-pipes and a free style terrain area for the snowboarders, and of course, something for the beginner.

Doubts? Check out the website at US Ski 365. This news comes on the tail-end of Wolf Laurel's heavy renovations last year. This story comes to us courtesy of SlopeQuest, the nation's resource for Winter Sports.

Article Date: Mon Sep 10 2007

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