The Crescent Ski Council offers a number of different weekend trips to resorts in North Carolina. While the primary focus of these weekends is racing, you can still buy your lift ticket through Crescent to take advantage of their group pricing. If you’re interested in racing, check out the Crescent Racing page and talk to our racing director to learn how qualifying & racing works. It’s a lot of fun and you’ll compete against a small group of people who ski like you do so don’t think you have no chance of winning just because you’re not a speed demon! Racing will improve your skiing simply because you must turn at each gate, forcing you to control your speed and keep your head up. But even if you don't race, the weekend trips are a good way to warm up for a week-long trip elsewhere. Here are our typical destinations: