A ski mountain’s rebirth
We pull into the Hickory Ski Center in early February. Snow had dumped a few days earlier, and several feet of powder cover the mountain and the stilled T-bar.
That’s not a problem. We would get to the top under our own power.
In the winter of 2021-22, Hickory became one of the few ski resorts in the country to operate as a skin-up/ski-down destination. Users slip $10 into an honor box and sign a waiver (if they can get the frozen pen to work).
For Hickory, a 1,200-foot-vertical resort outside Warrensburg, it’s the latest incarnation of a history that goes back to the end of World War II.
It may become a year-round destination. Perhaps as soon as later this year, it may include mountain-biking,
