Despite minor damage to slopes from Tropical Storm Helene, Western North Carolina ski resorts anticipate openings as usual later this year. Nearly a month after the storm ravaged mountain areas ...

North Carolina's numerous ski resorts were hit hard by Helene. Sugar Mountain, the state's largest ski area, shared a concerning video of fallen trees, washed out roads, and destroyed buildings.

Kimberley Jochl, vice president of Sugar Mountain Ski Resort in Sugar Mountain, pointed to the first two inches of snow that ...