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01/13/2025

01/04/2025

OMIGOSH! CATALOOCHEE SKI AREA ANNOUNCES NEW QUAD LIFT Maggie Valley, NC – Cataloochee Ski Area, home to great skiing in the great Smokies since 1961, has announced the purchase of...

12/03/2024

We have snow this morning

11/24/2024

WOOHOO!
What a day.

Shout out to all of you who dropped everything to join us for the first blue bird day of the season. It was pretty epic. We started the season all the way to the top with service to 8 trails, 2 lifts, 3 terrain park features, and hundreds of smiling faces.

We’ll be back at it again tomorrow starting at 8:30 am and hope to see all the day two’ers there. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve you.

Welcome to the 2024-25 season!!! 😎🥳

11/22/2024

10/30/2024

This is the Maggie Valley area of the parkway. They are doing a great job getting things back to normal.

On Wednesday morning, October 30, 2024, the National Park Service restored access to nearly 55 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway from:

Milepost 411.8 to 421, from US 276 to Black Balsam, including:
Graveyard Fields overlook and trailheads at milepost 418.8.
All trails & trails crossings in this corridor (use extreme caution).

Milepost 423.2 to 469, from NC 215 to US 441 in Cherokee, NC, near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park entrance, including:
All trails & trails crossings in this corridor (use extreme caution).
Heintooga Spur Road to the Masonic marker.
Waterrock K**b Visitor Center and Park Store at milepost 451.2, which will be open daily from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. until November 11, 2024.

The section from milepost 421 to 423.2, between the two open sections and including Devil’s Courthouse, remains closed for all uses due to a significant landslide that impacted the roadway during Hurricane Helene. All along the Parkway, areas are closed as crews continue work to clear widespread debris, remove hazard trees, and install hardened closures around road sections that will require lengthy reconstruction. The NPS expects the Devil's Courthouse closure to be in place for an extended period as plans for permanent reconstruction are developed and implemented.

"The Parkway is an important travel corridor for our surrounding communities and a treasured recreation destination,” said Blue Ridge Parkway Superintendent Tracy Swartout. “Opening these additional miles of the Parkway in North Carolina is an important step forward, but much work remains. We ask that visitors stay out of the Devil’s Courthouse area and all other closed sections, even on foot, for their own safety. Any public use behind closed gates, including hiking and biking, puts workers and visitors at risk.”

Due to the severity of the storm, conditions on park roads and trails are still evolving, and are expected to continue to change over the next weeks and months. Visitors should anticipate changing conditions and share their travel plans with others in advance. The NPS has not yet completed trail assessments and caution is encouraged for trail users who may experience hazards resulting from landslides, downed or leaning trees, wash-outs, and other damage. Exercise caution while visiting open areas, including trails. Current known conditions and updates about the Parkway are online at www.nps.gov/blri and the park’s social media platforms.

10/24/2024

There’s still time to enjoy fall in the mountains.

10/23/2024

10/17/2024

This is the neighborhood you will visit when you visit us at Hootieowlhouse.com

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Beautiful log cabin overlooking Maggie Valley NC. Book your vacation today.

10/15/2024

Maggie Valley is open and the leaves are changing. Restaurants, boutiques and fall festivals are awaiting your arrival. Come and enjoy the fall and support our beautiful mountain communities. Our beautiful log cabin has a wood burning fireplace and hot tub. If you want to help nearby Ashville Maggie Valley has several groups supporting the storm damaged areas. Book direct or use the Airbnb or VRBO links on the website.
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10/12/2024

The Blue Ridge Parkway is under a total closure, with tens of thousands of downed trees and extensive damage to the road from Helene. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park

10/11/2024

Fall is festival season in Haywood County. Here's what we know about festivals that have been canceled, and festivals still happening.

10/10/2024

Maggie Valley is officially open for business. There are no travel restrictions.

10/10/2024

The Blue Ridge Parkway from milepost 0 to milepost 198 in Virginia, which closed due to impacts from Hurricane Helene, will reopen at 8 a.m. on Friday, October 11. This includes the 198 miles of the scenic byway from Shenandoah National Park south to Virginia Route 685 - Skyview Drive/Turkey Ridge Road (near Fancy Gap):

The Humpback Rocks, James River and Peaks of Otter visitor centers will reopen, as power and water have been restored to all facilities where it existed before the storm.

The Mabry Mill Cultural Site will be open, and the Eastern National/America’s National Parks sales outlet will operate from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Peaks of Otter and Rocky K**b campgrounds will operate on a first-come, first-served basis until October 14, at which time existing reservations will again be honored. Otter Creek Campground was closed for the season prior to the storm and will remain closed.

Peaks of Otter Lodge will continue to operate (it did not close after the storm).

The National Park Service hopes to reopen the remainder of the parkway in Virginia within the next two weeks.

"Due to the hard work of the Blue Ridge Parkway crews, we are able to open nearly 200 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia, a vital and scenic route that both embodies the natural beauty and cultural heritage of our region and plays a vital role in the local economy through tourism and community engagement,” said Tracy Swartout, superintendent of the Blue Ridge Parkway. “While we celebrate this achievement, we also recognize that significant and, in some areas, long-term work remains in North Carolina. We are committed to restoring all sections of the parkway to the highest standards of safety and accessibility for our visitors.”

Visitors should be aware that trail assessments have not been completed in all areas and caution should be exercised when hiking. Additionally, they may find fewer services than normal as many employees are assisting with operations in North Carolina, where the impacts of the storm were far more severe. Areas closed due to construction prior to the storm will remain closed.

The entire length of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina remains closed as crews continue emergency stabilization and damage assessments following Hurricane Helene. Updates will be posted on the Blue Ridge Parkway website at https://ow.ly/L1vy50TJea4 and on the park’s social media platforms.

NPS Image: Parkway with fall foliage in 2022.

10/07/2024

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Dale’s Wheels Through Time will reopen on Thursday, October 10th after being closed following Hurricane Helene. We are excited to welcome visitors and friends back to the museum and continue a great fall season sharing the history of the American motorcycle.

Hours of operation are Thursday to Monday 10 am to 5 pm. The museum encourages visitors to check road closures and lodging availability before traveling to the area.

The museum will also be holding locals day on each Saturday in October with free admission to Haywood county residents.