Avalanche
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Went from Gatlinburg to Cherokee to Asheville, then to Black Mountain and Chimney Rock. Weather is different when you get higher up.
One thing I noticed, there are no homes on Newfound Gap Rd, or around the Mt Mitchell area. All the homes for sale are in lower elevations where you cant take advantage of elevation snows.
When you go north past Little Switzerland to the Linville, Newland, Banner Elk, and Blowing Rock you find homes and the elevation is 3200 to 3700, plenty of elevation for guaranteed seasonal snow.
When I was in Boone during Dec it was partly cloudy, 10 miles down the road in Blowing Rock it was raining, then 15 miles south toward Lenoir it was sunny.
Love the microclimates of the Blue Ridge and Smoky Mnts.
For those that have traversed most of the NC mountains, are there any places in high elevations that have homes (potentially for purchase), or are areas you know are good for annual snow that may be nestled away from major towns or that the majority of the public may be unaware of? Just thinking outside the obvious. I know Beech and Grandfather are.
Linville and Newland caught my eye with 3700 feet in elevation, receiving around 30 annual inches of snow, and also having stores and some commerce, with an easy drive to bigger areas with a lot of commerce.
One thing I noticed, there are no homes on Newfound Gap Rd, or around the Mt Mitchell area. All the homes for sale are in lower elevations where you cant take advantage of elevation snows.
When you go north past Little Switzerland to the Linville, Newland, Banner Elk, and Blowing Rock you find homes and the elevation is 3200 to 3700, plenty of elevation for guaranteed seasonal snow.
When I was in Boone during Dec it was partly cloudy, 10 miles down the road in Blowing Rock it was raining, then 15 miles south toward Lenoir it was sunny.
Love the microclimates of the Blue Ridge and Smoky Mnts.
For those that have traversed most of the NC mountains, are there any places in high elevations that have homes (potentially for purchase), or are areas you know are good for annual snow that may be nestled away from major towns or that the majority of the public may be unaware of? Just thinking outside the obvious. I know Beech and Grandfather are.
Linville and Newland caught my eye with 3700 feet in elevation, receiving around 30 annual inches of snow, and also having stores and some commerce, with an easy drive to bigger areas with a lot of commerce.