Big Snow Storm on January 22nd – 23rd !

Snow began falling very early in the morning of January 22nd.  Snow continued to fall most of the day, into the evening and night. We had snow showers on the 23rd adding another 3 inches or so.  In total I had about 13 inches at my home shown in the above photos.  In Maggie Valley, some locations reported as much as 18.5 inches.  On Mount Mitchell, at Mount Mitchell State Park north of Asheville snow totals accumulated to and astounding 66 inches!  This snow won’t top the record books at my home, as we recorded 41 inches from the blizzard in March, 1993.

Cataloochee Ski Area was indeed grateful for the snow, as they now have a good base.  In fact, they opened “The Meadow” for skiing for the first time in years.  The Meadow is a large pasture on the west side of the mountain, adjacent to the ski area.

After the mild December, it was great to have a little touch of Winter.  Now I’m looking forward to Spring when the leaves come out again, and flowers start blooming.  That’s the great thing about these mountains.  We do have 4 seasons.  Our longest seasons are Spring and Fall.  The cold days of Winter, and the warm days of Summer are our shortest seasons.  If you are getting tired of the monotony of Florida, South Georgia, or Alabama, then come on up!