Hawksnest Resort opens full time for the 2009/10-winter season on Friday, December 11. Zipping down the venerable mountain now has new meaning. The resort has doubled the fun!

Recognized for having the largest Snow Tubing Park on the East Coast, Hawksnest has added the longest Zip line Tour as well, featuring ten cables, two of which are known in the zip line industry as super or mega zips.

Gliding through the air with ease is trouble-free. Zippers--ages five and up--enjoy the exhilarations of speeding treetop high over valleys having expansive views and threading through the forest canopy over creeks, wild turkeys, deer, groundhogs and the occasional bear. In winter, zippers can yell to their snow tubing friends from way above as they begin their journey.

"We opened the new zip line course in June to tremendous success," said Lenny Cottom, owner of Hawksnest. "Zipping through the snow-covered forest adds a new dimension to the aesthetics of the experience. Resorts in New England and out west at Lake Tahoe have been zip lining in the winter for a couple of years and here in North Carolina, we have so many mild winter days, we plan to offer zip lining seven days a week, weather permitting."

Cottom went on to say that many groups are choosing to snow tube in the morning and zip line in the afternoon.

The resort's 20 Lane Snow Tubing Park has four different areas to snow tube; lanes are 400 – 1000 feet long. Two conveyor lifts take snow tubers back to the top for more rides. Hawksnest has 100% snow making and lighting on all lanes.

"It's great for our local economy and visitors that Hawksnest is opening its snow tubing park for the season," said Mac Forehand, director of the Boone Convention and Visitors Bureau. "Being the largest park on the East Coast really makes Hawksnest a compliment to our area alpine resorts. Our guests to the High Country have so many winter activities to choose from and the new zip line course is certainly a welcome addition and unique offering.

For more information about Hawksnest's snow tubing and zip lining link to http://www.hawksnesttubing.com/ or call 800-822-4295 or 828-963-6561.

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