Dan Roberts was the first skier to hit the slopes in North Carolina for the 2017-18 winter season. Sugar Mountain Resort opened on Monday morning, and Roberts was first in line.
Roberts is an App State grad from Boone. He is currently employed with Cabin Fever in Blowing Rock.
“I am one of the first every year,” Roberts said, just before sending off. “ I have somewhat of a bum knee. The plan is to cruise for a few hours and see how I feel. I don’t know. We’ll see what happens.”
Other winter enthusiasts were preparing to hit the slopes this morning: Timo and Matthew Tavio, brothers from Richmond Hill, Ga.