Hickory may be back soon

I hope there’s some use for that property, but lift served skiing isn’t in the cards. Since the 90s, it’s been open between zero and 22 days a year. That just doesn’t justify the commitment they would need to make to run a lift. Adding snowmaking would destroy everything that made that place unique and fun.

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Sad but true on the lift served upper mountain skiing, it was a magical little place with snow, very glad I got to experience it a few times back in the day...
 
ive never been on the property, does the terrain support a possible bike park?
You’d have to get a new chairlift. It sounds like all they have are surface tows.

I love this idea though. With popularity of e-bikes rising you may be able to get away without a lift and simply have a designated climbing trail. I think that’s the future personally but who knows? I’d like the r and d guys to get e-bikes weight down to 35 or less. We shall see.
 
You’d have to get a new chairlift. It sounds like all they have are surface tows.

I love this idea though. With popularity of e-bikes rising you may be able to get away without a lift and simply have a designated climbing trail. I think that’s the future personally but who knows? I’d like the r and d guys to get e-bikes weight down to 35 or less. We shall see.
The orbea
Is under 40#
You’d have to get a new chairlift. It sounds like all they have are surface tows.

I love this idea though. With popularity of e-bikes rising you may be able to get away without a lift and simply have a designated climbing trail. I think that’s the future personally but who knows? I’d like the r and d guys to get e-bikes weight down to 35 or less. We shall see.
the orbea rise is under 40lb
Oh it’s 9k lol
There is a new 800vrt bike park in NC that is ride up
They encourage the use of ebikes
 
I see people on e-bikes occasionally -- they look like tanks on two wheels.
My sister and BOL have specialized and they are not that noticeable. In the woods I don't think the average person would notice. They stand out like a sore thumb when two fat people blast by you on the climb.
That terrain around Hickory would take a lot of work to be rideable. Its pretty punchy up and down.
 
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