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January 1, 2025

Hit the Slopes

It’s the perfect time of year to hit the slopes! Check out these 5 spots to ski, snowboard, or snow tube—all within 3 hours of Winston-Salem.

Appalachian Ski Mountain | Blowing Rock, NC

• ~ 2 hours from Winston-Salem

• Skiing, snowboarding, and ice skating

• Restaurant onsite

Insider Tip: Team member Stevie says this a good spot for people learning how to ski!

Beech Mountain Ski Resort | Beech Mountain, NC

• ~ 2.5 hours from Winston-Salem

• Skiing, snowboarding, and snow tubing

• Restaurants, coffee shop, and brewery onsite

Bonus: This is the only ski resort in North Carolina with a brewery!

Sugar Mountain Resort | Sugar Mountain, NC

• ~ 2 hours from Winston-Salem

• Skiing, snowboarding, snow tubing, ice skating, and snowshoeing

• Restaurant and snack bar onsite

Bonus: This is the largest ski resort in North Carolina!

Hawksnest Snow Tubing and Zipline | Seven Devils, NC

• ~ 1 hour and 45 minutes from Winston-Salem

• Snow tubing

• Cafe onsite

Bonus: This is the largest snow tubing park in North Carolina!

Winterplace Ski Resort | Ghent, WV

• ~ 2.5 hours from Winston-Salem

• Skiing, snowboarding, and snow tubing

• Restaurants and bar onsite

🗓 Events

Live Music | Recurring Events

Saturday, January 4

• Basketball - Cheer on Wake Forest’s Men’s Basketball Team as they take on NC State at LJVM Coliseum! 12 PM

• Skate Days - Take your family skating at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Arena! Also available Sunday.

• Vision Board Party - Join the Art SHAC team at Artworks Gallery and create your visual road map for 2025! Supplies included. 1 PM

• Frosty Fifty - Run in a 12.5K, 25K, or 50K at Salem Lake! This event’s charity partners are the Down Syndrome Association and Winston-Salem Street School. 8 AM

• Yoga & Symphony - Stretch out with a yoga class onstage at Reynolds Auditorium with 2B Yoga! The Winston-Salem Symphony will provide musical accompaniment. Classes at 11 AM and 12:45 PM.

Sunday, January 5

• Art Gallery - View exhibitions from Miss Cummings Art and Gemini Aesthetics at The CMPND. 5:55 PM

Monday, January 6

• Tap Class - Join Real World Ballroom for its adult beginner tap classes. Classes are designed for seasoned dancers or complete newbies! 7 PM

🗞 Other News

• 🍎 Learning: Is learning a new language one of your New Year's resolutions? Take a beginner Spanish or Italian class at the Vecino Center!
  
  

• 🎨 Art: The Reynolda House Museum of American Art will temporarily close in January for its annual renovations. The Museum will reopen in February and welcome a new exhibit, “Andrew Wyeth at Kuerner Farm: The Eye of the Earth,” on February 15.
  
  

• 📢 Markets: Calling all vendors! Applications are open for Catbird’s 2025 vendor markets. These include the Camel City Craft Fair, the Winston Junction Market, the Firefly Market, and more.
  
  

• ❄️ Weather: Meteorologists predict warmer-than-average winter weather and below-average snowfall in the Triad this year. (WFDD)
  
  

• 👕 Closing: The HanesBrands store in Thruway Shopping Center will close at the end of January. A spokesperson from HanesBrands Inc. said this closure was part of the company’s broader decision to close its U.S. outlet stores. (WXII 12) HanesBrands Inc. is expected to move into its new headquarters at 101 N Cherry Street in the upcoming months.
  
  

• 🇺🇸 National: Former President Jimmy Carter passed away on December 29, 2024, at the age of 100. The former President visited Winston-Salem—Wake Forest University specifically—four times: in 1976, 1978, 1985, and 2009. (Wake Forest News)

📋 New Year, New Goals

Did you know that in 2024, three in ten Americans made New Year’s resolutions? We’re curious—what’s on your list this year?

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Upcoming Events

• Kaleideum After Dark - Make your own slime, sing karaoke in the Digital Dome, and explore Kaleideum at this 21+ only event on January 11.

🌀 The Wrap

• 🏈 Missed Monday’s newsletter? We shared that The Carolina Tigers Women’s Football Tackle Team announced Winston-Salem as their official home for the 2025 season!

• 🎉 Happy New Year! We are looking forward to another incredible year of exploring our wonderful city with you!

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