PRESS RELEASE[printfriendly]
Sugar Mountain Resort, Inc.
1009 Sugar Mountain Drive
Sugar Mountain, NC 28604
CONTACT: Kimberley Jochl x262
DATE: Monday, November 16, 2015
Governor Pat McCrory Celebrates Sugar Mountain Resort’s Summit Express Grand Opening
Sugar Mountain Ski Resort, North Carolina. Monday, November 16, 2015 – Sugar Mountain Ski Resort’s Summit Express ribbon cutting ceremony was celebrated by Governor McCrory and a large crowd of winter fun enthusiasts under cold, clear blue skies, and a picturesque man-made snow covered ground on Saturday, November 14th.
“Sugar Mountain Resort has been an icon in our state for years, attracting families from around this region and our country,” Governor McCrory said. “This investment is a great sign for our economy and the confidence that businesses like Sugar Mountain Resort have in growing here.”
To read more about Governor McCrory please visit http://governor.nc.gov/press-release/governor-mccrory-applauds-5-million-investment-sugar-mountain-resort.
The Summit Express is one of the most sophisticated ski lifts in the world and one of a kind in the Southeast. The detachable, high-speed, six-passenger chairlift whisks skiers and snowboarders nearly one mile to Sugar Mountain’s 5,300 foot peak in a mere five minutes. It carries 2,518 people per hour.
Sugar Mountain Resort is North Carolina’s largest snow-sports resort providing the best skiing, snowboarding, ice skating, tubing and snowshoeing experience possible. For information please call Sugar Mountain Resort: 800-SUGAR MT or visit www.skisugar.com. Stay current by following us on Instagram.
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