Tuesday, December 22, 2009

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!!!!!

Thursday, December 17, 2009

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!

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

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!

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

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!