There is always the cataloochee rental place at the bottom of the mountain you can get rentals and tickets there with almost no wait time
No not at all, but with every other place within a few hours are closed due to weather I'm not surprised.
Yeah, you're there at the very end of public school breaks for the surrounding counties, and one of the highest traffic times period, so yes, waits are normal. It is a ski area, not a billion dollar resort. Show them this, they should help you. I'd be surprised if they didn't.
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