That was so much fun to watch.
If you cut across 194 skipping Sugar from Boone, it's still a white knuckle affair in the snow. For a couple years, half of it was washed out at the gnarliest part and they only had one lane, one way alternating open along the edge of a huge cliffI watched Jean Claude Killy, Spider Sabbich(sp) and others in a pro ski race at Beech in 1969. That road up to Beech was quiet exciting on a snowy day in the 60's
I skied Hawksnest twice. Super cool vibe there.Anybody here ever ski Seven Devils back when they were open?
I skied Hawksnest back in the late 90’s before they closed and became a tubing site. I loved Top Gun.Anybody here ever ski Seven Devils back when they were open?
Thanks. Funny thing is coming into Beech from the backside, 321 west, then south, is just as dodgy. That makes 3 main ways to get there and none good. But, still my favorite place to ski in NC, all things considered. "They are a party lot....... with grim determination" - that is pretty much true today. There is also a cool promotional video from the same era which is more ....... optimistic .
As far as I know, the town and community complex is called Seven Devils along with their beloved golf course. I thought the ski hill was always called Hawksnest though..When did Seven Devils become Hawk's Nest?
I think you're right. when we lived in Boone way back when everyone used to say "lets go to seven devils and ski the hawk"I thought the ski hill was always called Hawksnest
I stand corrected but then my way back when was in 88Actually, Seven Devils was the ski area's first name.
"the Seven Devils ski area opened in December 1968, when the only skiing in the area was happening at Appalachian Ski Mountain and Hound Ears Club. Sugar Mountain and Beech Mountain ski areas would soon be established in the late 1960s as well."
" In 1983-84, the name of the resort was changed to Ski Hawksnest."
Seven Devils to observe 40th anniversary
SEVEN DEVILS — Since its establishment 40 years ago, Seven Devils has grown from 47 residents to roughly 218 — making it one of Watauga County’s smallest municipalities.www.wataugademocrat.com