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Youth Pastor Retreat Ideas. How to plan for your next trip.

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Looking to take your group skiing this winter?   Look no further!    Now is the time to find the best lodging & rate options for the 2018-2019 ski season.  

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WV and NC ski slopes to open Soon!! #thinksnow #winteriscoming

From SKI SOUTHEAST   www.skisoutheast.com  

North Carolina and West Virginia Ski Resorts to Open!

By  

 Mike Doble

We’re Hearing “Noise” About Ski Resorts Opening in North Carolina and West Virginia! Sugar and Cataloochee could open Monday if not before. Appalachian and Snowshoe will open Tuesday and Wednesday! Read on…

11/17: 1pm: Snowshoe Just posted – OPENING DAY UPDATE: We are excited to see snow and cold return to the forecast for the next week! Our snowmakers will be ready and waiting the second the temperatures drop this weekend. We expect to know better early next week what our official opening day will be. While we’re not completely eliminating the chance we will be ready with limited terrain for our original target opening of Nov. 23rd, we are more realistically turning our attention to the Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend, or the weekend immediately after. A healthy dose of natural snow and 90+ hours of cold temperatures suitable for snowmaking would give us what we need to drop the rope with great coverage and conditions. The long range forecast suggests that winter is almost here, and that once it arrives it will settle in and be a great one for skiing and snowboarding in our mountains. Regardless of whether the skiing and riding are open for the Thanksgiving holiday, we will have shops and restaurants open, and plenty of family holiday activities in the Village, everything you need for a great get-together. Stay tuned for more updates early next week, and think SNOW! #snowshoemtn #winterwednesday

Needless to say, it has been an ultra slow start to the southeast and mid-Atlantic ski and snowboarding season. More accurately, it has been an ultra-slow start across the entire United States. Most areas have little to NO SNOW on the ground (except for western Canada and scarce portions of the northern Rockies).

Ski and Snowboarding season traditionally begins in the Southeast around Thanksgiving week and weekend with at least 2-3 ski areas opening with around 25-30% of their slopes available to play on. The first ski areas to open have normally been Cataloochee Ski Area or Sugar Mountain Resort…or Sugar Mountain Resort or Cataloochee as they tend to “battle to be first” and more times than not they open on the same day just 30 minutes or so apart from each other.

In the last five or so years – more often than not, those opening days have been as early as Halloween day or at least by November 4-5th. So far this year we’ve seen only a brief couple of nights with temps cold enough to make snow and our afternoon temperatures across the region have been in the 60s and even low 70s.

Those mild conditions continue today as highs are expected to be in the upper 50s and low 60s across much of the region. Even Snowshoe Mountain is expected to see a high today at around 55° and by tomorrow they are looking at temps in the mid 60s.

BIG CHANGES IN STORE!!!!

We are hearing a lot of chatter about the moment that the temps dive down this coming Saturday afternoon and night – the snowmaking crews across the region will be blasting the slopes with new, manmade snow. There is also a good chance for natural snow showers late on Saturday, Saturday night, Sunday and even Sunday night up around Snowshoe Resort, Canaan Valley, Timberline and potentially around Wisp Resort in Maryland.

Our own Kenny Griffin seems to think that we could see some snow showers and a possibility of a dusting-to-an-inch of snow around Beech Mountain into Sunday-Monday.

Check out the highs and lows for Snowshoe this weekend. That is pretty conducive to making snow. Temperatures look to be nearly as cold around Sugar and Beech Mountain this weekend with plenty of snowmaking temperatures and even a dusting of snow in the forecast there as well.

It won't be long! Ski Season is just around the corner. Great time to book your group ski trip! From Winterplace WV to Beech Mtn NC .

Now it the time to book your church , youth group, boy scout winter ski retreat.    It's easier than you think!    With one call, you'll have instant access to hundreds of retreat options in WV, NC, MD, VA and CO.

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Happy Halloween everyone.    Just a short time and the slopes will be open ( Snowshoe, NOV 23rd)    Now is a great time to contact one of our adventure specialist to get expert advice and free candy!  

We still have a few great options for the Holiday dates ( Christmas  DEC 27-30,  DEC 28-31  New Years JAN 1-3, JAN 1-4,  MLK  JAN 13-16  and PRESIDENTS Holiday weekend FEB 17-20 )

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Where will you be skiing this winter? Snowshoe, Winterplace, Canaan Valley, Beech Mountain, Wolf Ridge? ONE call = LOTS of info!

Where will you take your group skiing this year?   West Virginia, North Carolina,  Virginia, Maryland, Colorado?  

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Let's Talk About The Weather! ( winter is coming )

 WINTER IS COMING!!!    #thinksnow  #thinknexstep

"While the timing, extent and magnitude of the cold air is uncertain at this point, enough cold air is possible allow the first snow showers of the season around the Great Lakes and perhaps into the central and northern Appalachians," Pastelok said.

 

The anticipated cold push may bring daytime highs in the lower 40s to the lower 50s over a broad area of the Midwest and interior Northeast during part of the fourth week of October.

"We do not see any one pattern, including cold and snow locking in just yet," Pastelok said.

"Expect more swings in temperature and weather conditions into early November, or typical autumn mood swings for much of the eastern half of the nation," Pastelok said.

Nexstep Travel. Group Ski, Raft, Zip & Mission trips. Complete Packages, Group Discounts, Expert Service.

Who's Ready for an Adventure?      Booking your next church group ski, raft, zip, mission trip has never been so easy.   Let our expert staff guide you though the process!     We work with church youth groups in Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, Florida , North Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, West Virginia , Maryland and Ohio.  

Now is a great time to look into options.    Contact us today and we'll get you on your way!  

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BINGO! Book your church youth group ski trip with Nexstep Travel. #winwin

Booking your next youth group ski retreat has never been so easy!    We take care of all the details,  from lift/rentals & lodging to meals, meeting space & more.   Group Rates | Discounts | Specials.      We work with ski resorts in WV, NC, VA, MD and CO.      Popular ski trips to Winterplace over the holiday dates start at $189  ( 3 nights, 2 day lifts/rentals ) .     Tubing, Snowboarding, Skiing packages.    B I N G O !

FIRST SNOWFALL SEPT 2, 2016.. Winter will be here soon! Book Today!

Whistler gets first snowfall of the season

This year's La Nina is expected to bring plenty of powder to the mountains

By Tamara Baluja, CBC News Posted: Sep 02, 2016 2:07 PM PT Last Updated: Sep 02, 2016 9:42 PM PT

Whistler Blackcomb got about three centimetres of snow in the high alpine areas of the mountain resort overnight. (Whistler Blackcomb)

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Heading to Whistler for the long weekend? Then you might want to pack warmly. 

Whistler Blackcomb got about three centimetres of snow in the high-alpine areas of the mountain resort overnight.

Sarah Morden, a spokeswoman for the ski resort, says the light dusting was the first accumulation of the season. 

"You can feel the shift in the season happening here," she said.

"Definitely, the autumn leaves are changing colour, and the snowfall just solidifies that."

The snowfall on Whistler seen from the 7th Heaven webcam. (Whistler Blackcomb)

CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe says the snowfall in September isn't unusual. 

The higher elevation snow is the result of a cold, low-pressure system spinning in the upper atmosphere. It's the same one that brought the cool and rainy weather to Vancouver these past few days, said Wagstaffe.

However, the low pressure system is slowly tracking toward Alberta, so she added there isn't likely to be more fresh powder this weekend.

La Nina likely means more snow

After a summer of El Nino-related weather, B.C. is now expected to experience the effects of La Nina, which could bring with it unusually cool ocean temperatures.

That means a lot of snow for the mountains. 

"La Nina seasons have meant abundant winter snowfalls with the snowiest seasons," Morden added, saying there is lots of buzz and excitement for upcoming season.

"Everyone is waiting with bated breath."