Request information from the Snowshoe Resort prior to your trip. The Snowshoe Ski Resort area has many opportunities for ski, snowboard, snow tube, and snow mobile enthusiasts. There are lots of downhill slopes with varying difficulties to suit the experience level of most any visitor. The slopes are adjacent to some ski shops, restaurants, and condos. First time visitors to the Snowshoe area may be frustrated to find a complicated parking arrangement awaiting them. You will pass by dozens of convenient parking spaces and notice reserved signs and "Card holder only" parking areas. The general parking for non-residents is limited to two parking areas on the outskirts of the property. You have to park and then wait inside a small shelter for a shuttle to pick you up and transport you to the areas you wish to visit. The shuttles run on a 30 minute schedule.
Prepare yourself for Snowshoe by deciding how you want to spend your day. If your sole reason for visiting Snowshoe is to ski or snowboard, then you will find a number of stores that offer ski gear and warm clothing. If you do not plan to hit the slopes, be sure to bring something or someone along for entertainment. There are several restaurants and a Starbucks for those who want to warm up with a cup of hot cocoa or coffee. If your group plans on splitting up during your visit, you will need either walkie talkies or according to the locals, a mobile phone that uses the AT&T network. All others will not find a signal. This is true for pretty much a 20 mile radius of the ski slopes, so be sure to have a calling card handy if you need to call home.
Familiarize youself with the area. If you are not staying in the condos on the Snowshoe property, you will probably still want to make the trek up the mountain when it's meal time unless you brought along some food to prepare. The restaurants outside the ski resort are few and far between. Speaking of driving, if you own a 4x4 or if someone in your group does, it should probably be used to chauffeur everyone around. If you are not experienced in driving in snow and ice or if you have a phobia against driving 15 - 20 mph above the speed limit around sharp-winding mountain roads with steep drop offs, then you will want to either pull over at every available opportunity and let people pass or be prepared to feel their wrath when they finally get the opportunity to zip by you.
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