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Where: Beech Mountain, North Carolina
As the highest ski area in the eastern United States, North Carolina’s Beech Mountain Resort offers an unrivaled winter escape in the South. But you don’t need to be a seasoned powder hound to revel in its charms. Snow tubing is just as revered here, drawing up to a thousand thrill-seekers daily. Glide down eight 700-foot-long lanes, each promising an exhilarating rush, before gathering around the firepits to thaw out in the glow of crackling flames.
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