WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

25 inches of snow!!! That's about what we have on Beech Mountain from Saturday's snow storm. If you're planning on coming up, bring a four wheel drive or chains. The roads are fairly clean, especially Beech Mountain Parkway, but it's still bad for a two wheel drive vehicle.

HBV made it through the storm without incident. Thank Goodness!!

Have a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!

Get Ready, Set, SNOW!!!!!

Hello HBVers,

If you're coming up for Christmas and expect a White Christmas, according to Ray, you won't be disappointed!!!

We're expecting over 10 inches of snow Friday through Saturday, and Ray says at least 3 more snow storms before Christmas!!!!

Don't forget your chains or 4 wheel drive!! You're gonna need it!

Happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas to all our homeowners!

Raining and Foggy

Hello HBVers,

Well, we're back to rainy weather. It was really cold last week and the slopes were able to blow some snow, but now it's back to weather in the low 50s and upper 40s and rain. Hopefully it will change soon. We need to have some cold weather and good skiing conditions for Christmas!

All is well at HBV. We survived our first really big cold spell without incident. Yea! We've also installed additional fire extinguishers, according to our insurance company. We now have an extinguisher on each floor, with no more than 75 feet to get to it from any unit.

All else is quiet here on the mountain, but getting ready for a busy Christmas season.

Hope to see ya in the mountains!

It's Gonna Be Cold!!!!

Hello HBVers,

We had some snow Thanksgiving Day and then last weekend. The slopes are open and seem to be doing well. But, the big news is the temperatures for the next few days . . . the lows are expected to be 15 tonight, 10 on Thursday and 17 on Friday!!! Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!! We might have some snow on the weekend, but Ray (http://averyweather.com/Forecast/Beech+Mountain) isn't looking at much. We checked the heat in the units last month, so hopefully everything is set for the coldest temps so far this season.

The clubhouse is lit up for the season! You've got to see it at night. It's beautiful.

We've still got bears hanging around the dumpsters at night. If you can, don't put your garbage in the dumpster until Monday morning, when they pick up, or better yet, take it to the recycling center across from Fred's. Those bears are looking to put on some extra weight before they go night-night for awhile. They are hitting dumpsters all over the place and they aren't very considerate in picking up after themselves. Let's all make an effort to keep HBV neat and tidy and take your garbage to the recycling center.

I hope to see you up here for the holidays to do some skiing. It's gonna be a great winter!

Winter is Comin'

Well, according to Ray, our weather is about to go North!! Our temperatures are going back to normal, after a few days of BEAUTIFUL weather. Our highs are in the 40s and lows in the 30s. Winter is coming!!!!

We're finishing up a couple projects . . . a planter in front of the H building to help prevent erosion of the bank and road and a look at the roof at the G building. Other than that, we are ready for winter and snow. Larry is ready with his plow and is wondering if the predictions will be correct . . . snowy and cold! Guess we'll just have to wait and see.

November is "choose and cut" month here in the High Country. We're starting to see LOTS of Christmas trees goin' by on cars. Be sure to come up and get yours. Nothing better than a Christmas tree straight from the mountains.

Here's hoping everyone has a great Thanksgiving! Eat lots!!!!

See ya in the mountains . . .

Rain, Rain, Rain

Hello HBVers,

It has been raining for at least 36 hours here in the mountains. Thankfully it hasn't been a real hard rain, but the water is a flowin'.

It seems that the grate that was placed on the side of the road between the F and G buildings is working. The water isn't flowing down into that parking area and wearing away the gravel, but we'll need a little more crush n' run gravel to prevent some more standing water, which can turn into ice during the winter.

We have a new homeowner at K144. We'd like to welcome Chris and Laurie Chilelli from Concord. They just closed on their unit at the end of October. Welcome to the neighbor Chris and Laurie.

The Beech Mountain Resort (otherwise known as Ski Beech) says they are going to blow snow at the earliest possible time. They seem to be talking about doing some great things at the Slopes, which will benefit the businesses and rentals. Let's hope it's a great ski season for everyone.

Well, winter weather is just around the corner. So, stay warm and we'll see you in the mountains!

Oh What A Beautiful Morning, Oh What a Beautiful Day . . .

It may be the beginning of the song from Oklahoma! but it sure does reflect the weather on Beech Mountain today. It was 45 when I woke up this morning and the Carolina Blue sky was just waiting for me. Not a single cloud to be seen!!!

October in the mountains . . . . Ahhhhhh . . . .

HBV is coming to the end of its maintenance season. We've still havea few projects going on:

1) fix the roof and gutters at the G building
2) build a rock planter in front of H to prevent the erosion of the road and bank
3) put in some water pipes to stop the erosion of the parking area between F and G
4) fix the lower deck in the K building
5) paint the steps on the stairs yellow for safety issues (and adding some sand so they are not slippery)
6) and the ongoing sliding glass door project will continue through winter until we're finished.

Winterization on all unoccupied units have been completed. Please don't forget to send your $5 for batteries for the smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors.

We are just about finished putting out all the snow stations with shovels and ice melt.

Now we're ready for snow, snow, snow!!!

I sure hope to see you up here in the mountains!!

BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAIN DAY

Hello There!

Well, after a VERY cold Woolly Worm Festival, with approximately 1 1/2 to 2 inches of snow up on Beech, the weather has gone back to being beautiful. It is 60 degrees right now and the sun is shining!! Yeah!

Work is starting to slow down at HBV. Larry has been working on the winter inspections, trying to get all the heat turned on in the empty units. We needed to get it done before this last weekend as the temps went down into the 20s. We sure didn't want any frozen pipes!

The shed a the A building has been made to look like a barn. It's very nice. It just needs to be painted. Hopefully Dana will be able to get to that before the weather turns cold for the winter. Dana is working on finishing up the painting on the back of D building, then will paint yellow on all the stairs, so the steps can be seen during the night time hours. Then he'll paint the shed.

The only major projects left this season is to build a planter in front of part of the H building to prevent the bank and road from eroding and finish up the remaining sliding glass doors.

Everyone pray that we don't get any frozen pipes this winter!!!!

Have a wonderful day and we'll see you in the mountains!

It's a rainy Saturday on Beech! Not too cold, though, so that's good.

There's the Woolly Worm Ball down at the Rec Center tonight and then Woolly Worm and the Valle Crucis Fair next weekend. It's gonna be a good time up in the mountains next weekend. You should be here!!!

The leaves are BEAUTIFUL!! We're just at peak season for the upper elevations. The lower elevations (going into Boone from Banner Elk) should be peak in about a week or so. Just in time for the Woolly Worm.

Hope to see ya in the mountians!

Tuesday, October 6

Hello HBVers,

Well, it's another overcast, kinda rainy day up here in the mountains.

OZ weekend was a huge success. Saturday was a gorgeous day with temps in the low 50s. People were waiting in line at 6:30 am!!!! Kinda over the top if you ask me, but I guess they REALLY like the Land of Oz. Sunday was a little overcast with morning temps at 41. Brrrr! Fred's sure did sell a lot of sweatshirts!!! It seems folks had a good time. Put it on your calendar for next year. Autumn at Oz, the first weekend in October!

Woolly Worm and the Valle Crucis Fair is just a couple weeks away. Hopefully the weather will be nice for that also. If you're interested in running the Woolly Worm 5 miler, they are desperate for runners. It should be a good run.

Our guys are still working away on projects. The D and E stairs are done. We've gotten a lot of compliments on it. The painting at the back of the D building is almost done where we had to replace some of the siding and shingles.

We're fixing the gutters at the G building. We've had some rot behind the gutters so we need to get that done pretty quick.

We're also building a rock planter between the G and H bridges to help stop the erosion that's going on on that slope. If we don't take care of it now, we'll eventually lose that road!

We've had to repair some holes in the paved parking area at the K building.

The leaves are almost there. They should be perfect in about a week or so. You gotta go leaf peepin'!!! It's gonna be a pretty year!

Hope to see you in the mountains soon!

Hi HBVers,

It's a cool, overcast day here in the mountains. Ray, the weatherman, says it's supposed to be sunny tomorrow, Thursday, but then start raining again Friday. The leaves are starting to change so Fall is definitely here. Hopefully the high winds won't blow all the leaves off the trees!!

The stairs between D and E leading to Village Road are done. Boy, are they nice!!

Next on the agenda is fixing the soffits on the D and F middle floors, beautify the A shed area, continue working on sliding glass doors and fix the stairs at the F building.

The new shingles were put on the side of the G and H buildings, plus the bowed wall is now fixed at the H building.

So much to do . . .

Here's hoping you have a wonderful day and we'll see you in the mountains!

Saturday September 26

Well, it's Saturday, a football weekend, and the weather has turned to rain again. For those of you who will be watching your favorite team from your comfortable home or a fun sports bar, think of me sitting in the rain in the stands of App State, watching the Mountaineers win their first game of the season and their first conference game. Oh, and go 'Noles!!!

The stairs between D and E are being delayed because of weather. But, they are almost done, so that's good. And, boy, are they beautiful!

Jim Frye's guys will start fixing the middle level soffits in the D building next week. They will be putting the soffits at a steeper angle so rain water will be sure to run away from the buildings. Next will be the F building. So far no other building is having these troubles, but we'll keep an eye on them.

DON'T FORGET ABOUT OZ WEEKEND, NEXT WEEKEND!!!!! IT'S A FUN TIME FOR ALL.

See you in the mountains!
Renee

Hello HBVers.

It's a beautiful Thursday. We've had Sun two days in a row!! I'm getting spoiled. Hopefully things will dry out a bit. That would be good!

I hope everyone has a great weekend. Go ASU!!! Applachain State plays Stamford on Saturday. Gotta support the local team.

HBV: SUN!!!!!!!

It is be-u-ti-ful on Beech this morning. 60 degrees and THE SUN IS SHINING!!! It takes all those rainy days to make you appreciate the pretty days.

Now that it's cleared up, hopefully Jim Frye's guys can finish the stairs going to Village Road from the D and E buildings. Next job for them . . . the shed area behind the A and B buildings.

If you're around and you see Dana Drangied working on HBV property, be sure to say hi. He owns K144 and is helping us out. He's a great guy and we are lucky to have him.

Larry is still plugging along with his maintenance list. He's working on the sliding glass doors. It's a big job, but he's getting through it. And on top of all that, he has to catch and relocate a pregnant raccoon who has decided to make her home inside the shingles at one of the buildings. Nothing worse than an angry mama-to-be! Then we have to replace those shingles with the new hardiboard shingles.

We always have something to work on here at HBV.

Hope everyone has a wonderful day. Come to the mountains!

HBV Update

Hello HBVers,

Well, it's been raining for the last two weeks or so in the mountains! But, as I like to say, a rainy day in the mountains is better than a nice day anywhere else!!

The new clubhouse stairs, coming from Village Road, are finished. Boy are they nice! Also, the stairs between D and E leading down to Village Road are almost finished. No more worrying about falling on those stairs.

We've finished separating the water cut-off valves for the D and E buildings. Now, if we have a water problem in one building, both won't need to be turned off.

We're fixing up the area behind the A building where the sheds are. Thanks to a drawing by Fatima Hicks, we're making the open shed look like a barn (with doors) and with faux windows. It's going to be so nice. We'll be adding shrubbery and a picnic table. A real asset to HBV and especially the A, B and C buildings.

All the gutters have been cleaned out. We'll do a "recleaning" after all the leaves fall, but we needed to get it done now as some buildings were completed clogged and new extensions are being added to the bottom of the gutters to run the water away from the buildings.

The new side shingles on the G and H buildings sure look great!! Hopefully we'll be able to do all the shingles in the near future.

Don't forget OZ Weekend on October 3 and 4th!!!! It's gonna be a fun time.

See you in the mountains,
Renee

Welcome to the Holiday Beech Villas Blog!

At the request of our newest homeowner, Nancy and Don Westmoreland, of G330, a blog has been started for Holiday Beech Villas.

I'll be keeping everyone updated on what's been going on around HBV and hope that you will use this blog.

You may use this to communicate with other homeowners. If you would like to post items for sale, that's ok, too.

I look forward to hearing from you on our new blog.
Renee