Winter Fun in the Western Carolinas

Winter Fun in the Western Carolinas
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Many families head to the mountains of western North Carolina for summertime fun, but it turns out there’s plenty to do when the temperatures reach their icy lows, too.

Winter activities in the area may require lots of extra layers—the average low temperature of the state’s western mountainous region drops to 20 degrees Fahrenheit in January, the coldest month of the year—but they are indeed available, and equally as fun.

Skye Sherman
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