Winter Trip---Help me out here fellas

Vulchor

raisindot

webmost

Mt Pisgah lodge is atop the highest point of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Good restaurant, wonderful view, snows early.

Vulchor

webmost:

Mt Pisgah lodge is atop the highest point of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Good restaurant, wonderful view, snows early.

Just looked----appears nice, but closes in October:/............shoudl look into the Poconos as well. THe couple areas I listed in WV and such appear to have some good snowfall in Jaurary, but again not sure how much of a skiier I am.

Amos Umwhat

I'd say hit the Blue Ridge Pkwy around Copper Mtn GA or somewhere in NC, and take your time heading North until you've seen enough. Biltmore Estate in Asheville NC is definitely worth the time, lots more stuff as you go up from there.

First Warrior

I live about 15 minutes from Grandfather Mountain. We get snow up here starting around 3500 ft. Jan into Feb would be the time to visit. The Blue Ridge Parkway doesn't plow the snow so the park rangers close off several sections of the Parkway when the snow hits. Banner Elk NC is about 30 minutes away and they have a few ski slopes. If it doesn't snow on the slopes they make snow and shoot it on. Might want to take the kids sking? In any event if you are in these parts PM me and we will burn one or two.

The3Stogies

If you're looking for skiing and laid back check out Vermont, New Hampshire and even Maine. Most of these ski areas have lots of other stuff going there as well. New Hampshire is tax free too, just sayin.

Vulchor

First Warrior:

I live about 15 minutes from Grandfather Mountain. We get snow up here starting around 3500 ft. Jan into Feb would be the time to visit. The Blue Ridge Parkway doesn't plow the snow so the park rangers close off several sections of the Parkway when the snow hits. Banner Elk NC is about 30 minutes away and they have a few ski slopes. If it doesn't snow on the slopes they make snow and shoot it on. Might want to take the kids sking? In any event if you are in these parts PM me and we will burn one or two.

Interesting. Kids wouldnt mind trying skiing Im sure. Grandfather seems exciting to me. Im still torn bnetween somthing like big city stuff in Chicago, IDK. Also, while I would love Vermont and Maine, unless we fly-----its pretty much too far.

raisindot

Vulchor:

Interesting. Kids wouldnt mind trying skiing Im sure. Grandfather seems exciting to me. Im still torn bnetween somthing like big city stuff in Chicago, IDK. Also, while I would love Vermont and Maine, unless we fly-----its pretty much too far.

If you're in Florida, wouldn't you have to fly to Chicago as well? In any case, while Chicago is a great town, any part of the midwest is pure hell in winter. (I was born in Milwaukee, went to school in Madison, WI, have been in Chicago in winter. It's the worst.) Temperatures often never got above 0 for weeks at a time and the wind chill drive it down to -40 or below. If you have to worry about getting frostbitten in minutes that's not a fun vacation. And it's expensive. If your main goal is to expose your kids to things you can do in snow, you're better off going to one of the areas closer to you that these other gentlemen have been mentioning. Them maybe save your Chicago trip for the spring or summer, when the city is at its best.