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The Beech Mountain Ski Resort is set to open Dec. 5 for the 2025-26 ski season. Sugar Mountain opened Tuesday, Nov. 11.
The Beech Mountain Ski Resort moved back its projected opening date to Nov. 29, weather permitting. Appalachian Ski Mountain opened Nov. 21.
Lightning struck a balcony Sunday, sparking the huge fire that destroyed multiple homes in Beech Mountain.
When lightning struck a balcony, sparking a fire Sunday night on Beech Mountain, Trey DeWolf called 911 then went door-to-door to warn his neighbors.
According to team members at Land of Oz, a "Wizard of Oz" themed park in Beech Mountain, the theme park will stay closed for 2025.
Beech Mountain Resort will close its ski season on March 22, while Appalachian Ski Mountain prepares for its final weekend with the Meltdown Games. Other resorts in western North Carolina have either closed or have yet to announce their closing dates.
Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer
Enjoy a relaxing getaway in the mountains or a romantic weekend in the city at one of these luxury escapes in North Carolina.
Delaney Eyermann, WRAL multiplatform producer
On Thursday afternoon, the Beech Mountain Resort camera showed both real snow falling and man-made snow.
Parts of western North Carolina could see a few inches of snow between now and Saturday morning.
Beech Mountain Ski Resort is set to open Friday for the 2024-25 ski season. Sugar Mountain opened on Nov. 22.
Owners of the popular Beech Mountain attraction, "Land of Oz," report that the venue had "minor damage from fallen trees," according to a post on social media Monday.
WRAL Staff
The Land of Oz's annual Autumn at Oz Festival is coming back to Beech Mountain this fall.
WRAL staff
As winter temperatures warm, ski resorts are investing in high-efficiency snowmaking technology that can create higher volumes of snow in warmer weather. Business models are also changing, as resorts promote year-round mountain activities.
Liz McLaughlin, WRAL Climate Change Reporter
Ski resorts in North Carolina are seeing less snow as the climate changes, but technology and year-round options keep the visitors coming.
Thinking about taking a ski trip this winter in North Carolina? Here's how Beech Mountain and Sugar Mountain compare.
Wintertime, snow in the mountains and people from all over love to go sledding on the highest sled run east of the Mississippi. Sledding Hill is at Beech Mountain and a snowy magnet for kids and families.
Here are alternative ways to enjoy a ski resort without actually skiing.
WRAL senior multiplatform producer Mark Bergin skied down Beech Mountain's Upper Shawneehaw trail. It is a blue slope, meaning it is considered medium difficulty.
Wondering when you can go skiing in North Carolina? Look no further.
Click your heels three times and make a wish - it's almost time to go back to the Land of Oz! Tickets are on sale now for North Carolina's Land of Oz theme park, which reopens for three weekends in September.
Heather Leah, WRAL multiplatform producer
If you follow the yellow brick road to Beech Mountain, it will take you to the Autumn Oz Festival in Beech Mountain, North Carolina!
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In December 2022, skiers and snowboarders test the slopes at the Beech Mountain Ski Resort.
The Beech Mountain Ski Resort is closing its slopes Friday and Saturday due to forecasted cold temperatures and high winds.
WRAL Nights of Lights, the drive-through holiday lights experience at Raleigh's Dorothea Dix Park, will be canceled on Friday night, Dec. 23, due to wind damage along the route and the forecast for high winds and bitter cold.
