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An early winter storm blanketed WNC and Upstate South Carolina with two to seven inches of snow on Sunday, November 19, 2000. The snow began falling early Sunday morning and continued until mid-Sunday afternoon. The snowfall is being followed by an artic blast of cold weather that will usher in temperatures in the mid to low teens by Wednesday, November 22, 2000. 
Snow skiers welcomed the early winter snowstorm, and Sugar Mountain Ski resort, located in Banner Elk, NC, opened its slopes to skiers on Friday, November 17, 2000. The WNC mountains have been experiencing unseasonably cold temperatures over the past week, and the Sugar Mountain Ski Resort was able to manufacture snow at night during the freezing temperatures. Initially, Sugar Mountain opened with two ski runs with a ten-inch base, but with the additional snowfall on Sunday, Sugar Mountain was able to open additional ski runs.
Other area ski resorts also plan to open this week. The ski resorts and their opening dates are as follows:
Sugar Mountain ResortSugar Mountain Ski Resort, Open, Phone - 800-784-2768 Ski Beech Ski Beach, open, Phone - 800-438-2093 
Ski HawksnestSki Hawks Nest, open, Phone - 888-429-5763 Cataloochee Ski Area Cataloochee Ski Resort, December 2nd, Phone - 800-768-0285 Wolf Laurel Slopes Wolf Laurel Slopes, No report, Phone - 800-817-4111 Appalachian Ski Mountain Appalachian Ski Mountain, open, Phone - 800-322-2373. Sapphire Valley Sapphire Valley, opens December 23rd, Phone - 828-743-1164. The snow skiing industry is a major industry in WNC generating approximately $175 million in annual revenues for the regional economy. The bulk of this revenue, $140 million, is generated in Avery and Watauga counties where many of the ski resorts are located. So, if you have some time off during the holidays, grab your skis and hit the slopes. It's not every holiday season in the WNC Mountains that the ski resorts are open this early.  all contents copyright © 1999, hendersonville.com. contact: [email protected] or 828.253.2880 For listing and advertising information...
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