Hickory Ski Center is at a Crossroads

On this Giving Tuesday, we've set up a GoFundMe to help Hickory Ski Center open with lift-served skiing for the 23/24 season. All contributions will go directly to this effort.

Hickory’s 2023-24 Ski Season (77 years from the inaugural season)

We are at a crossroads. We have our lift inspections scheduled, sticks are on, the lodge is ready, and the slopes are (almost) ready. What we are missing is the liability insurance required for state certification of our lifts for operation.

Historically we have raised funds to cover insurance and other operating costs through the sale of season passes. We have been hesitant to do that given the challenges we faced with lift certification. We no longer have a choice. Our timeline is short. We have until December 15th to raise sufficient funds to cover our full insurance premium payment of $38,000. Yes, it is outrageous, and we have explored all options over the last 2 years to lower this amount, with no success. We anticipate that this premium will be reduced in subsequent years because the cost reflects our lapse in insurance coverage, placing us in a high-risk category and that we would be offered quarterly or monthly premium payment options...

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