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BC skiing in Virginia?
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20 years 11 months ago #171075
by j_durham
Replied by j_durham on topic Re: BC skiing in Virginia?
Kam- <br><br>Check out the Mt. Rogers area near Damascus in SW Virginia. Greyson Highlands State Park is fabulous. The only tracks will be your own. The best access is off VA SR 58. You will likely have to ski all the way up to Woburn Ridge but it would make a great 2-3 day tour and some nice turns would be had on the way back down. Snow in the southern Appalachians is a real hit and miss thing so if it snows big leave everything and go. Greyson County, where Mt. Rogers is tends to get more snow than most areas in SW VA. According to friends in NW NC they just got 12+ inches so you best stop reading start packing. There is a nice map to the entire area but I can't recall who publishes it, Im sure any decent VA. backpacking store will have one though. The best local weather link is raysweather.com. I think he gets data from Greyson County and updates it daily.<br><br>-Jon<br><br><br><br>
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20 years 11 months ago #171106
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Oh man - I totally forgot about Mt. Rogers. My favorite place in the Virginia and North NC mountains! Ive slogged around in snow up to my elbows up there before...<br><br>The map is called: Mt. Rogers High Country and Wildnerness. Looks like its published by the USDA/Forest service.Recreation Guide R8-RG 33.<br><br>Kam - let me know if you ever head up there and I will let you borrow my map.<br><br>Michael
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20 years 11 months ago - 20 years 11 months ago #171119
by kam
Replied by kam on topic Re: BC skiing in Virginia?
thanks for the advice everyone!!! this is what i love about TAY -- useful information. it looks like there's potential here. the Appalachian Range is relatively close.
<br><br>mfaoro, i'll buzz you for maps if i need them! thanks for the offer!!!<br><br>-kam
<br><br>mfaoro, i'll buzz you for maps if i need them! thanks for the offer!!!<br><br>-kam Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
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20 years 11 months ago #171171
by allyson
Replied by allyson on topic Re: BC skiing in Virginia?
i hear massanutten (aka mass-of-nothing) has some sweet bx for about 2 weeks in january! after that, it's all fake snow until february (when spring starts in VA). good luck kamo!
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