Winter at the Beech Mountain Club

December 14, 2010

It was a beautiful day at the golf course today.

Open areas like the putting green appear to have little snow, but the wind blew so hard we wound up with 4" in some places and 6' drifts in others.

10th tee - simply stunning

A view of the distant mountains to the east

The snow drifts were built up so high I could not get down the steps without the snow going above my knees

The icicles on the Clubhouse Dining Room almost reach the ground

3rd fairway from Grassy Gap Loop

Tennis court construction is on hold for now

Late Post on New Snow

Pictures taken November 6th

Our first snowfall of the season was very welcome.  Winds were light and the snowfall soft and constant for a day and a half.  We wound up with about 4" overall and it was beautiful.

 Looking over the putting green at the cart barn.

 Country Club shot taken from below.

 Bird's eye view

 A quiet, snowy and beautiful day.

The trees were coated at such a slow pace that some looked like feathers.  Our next snowfall is expected to begin Thanksgiving night but little accumulation, if any, has been predicted so far.  Stay tuned....

Our Various Stages of Winter

Winter 2009-2010
These pictures are not in any particular order but show the various stages we have gone through this season. At this writing, Beech Mountain has received well over 120" of snowfall and the 'bean counters' say we have another four snowfalls left this season. For those unfamiliar with this local custom, for every fog in August you put a bean in a jar. The total number of those beans are supposed to be equal in number to the number of snowfalls for the next winter season. I've loved seeing the snow but I'm ready for spring so someone needs to just eat the rest of those beans! :)

View from the back deck of the Dining Room

3-2-10

Practice tee and Fairway Cafe

3-2-10

Standing on the practice tee, looking at Fairway Cafe and Cart Barn
3-2-10

13th fairway from St. Andrews Rd.

2-16-10

10th tee 3-2-10

13th fairway

11-13-09

Recreation building

2-11-10

Pool

2-11-10

Pool area

2-11-10

We want to get fit too!

On the way home, we came across these two deer that appeared to want in the fitness center. If so, I bet it was for the warmth, not the workout.

" Hey, Nancy, let us in...we want to get fit too!"

"Come on, Bucky, this must be an exclusive club...nobody is going to let us in."

"What are you looking at? Take a picture, it will last longer".

....so I did! :)

Yes, Virginia, It DOES snow big in North Carolina

Today the skies were gray, then blue, then gray. It is trying hard to bring us another couple of inches of snow on top of the accumulated snow we have received since the week before Christmas. The 10th tee, fairway and green are shown here with about 10" of snow sitting up nicely with only deer tracks in the foreground.

It may be cold but at least today was in the plus figures. It was 4 degrees when I took these at about 11am. Very little wind made it feel much warmer as I was very comfortable in just a fleece jacket...no gloves. Much better than the -10 and 45mph winds we have had this week.

You will be seeing the rhododendrons and hydrangeas in bloom again in June but that seems almost impossible to see the archway today where they normally bloom.


The Clubhouse in all of its winter splendor.

The golf pro shop never looked so good...where are those golfers with their orange golf balls?

Icicles abound on the Clubhouse building, as shown above and below.

Our Biggest Snow Yet This Season...

March 2, 2009
Big Winter Snowstorm of March 1st



Well, I think I finally did it...I've taken too many pictures to put on this blog post so if you want more, just email me and I'll send some more to you. The pool area appears to have snow covering the pool water itself but it is actually covering the pool cover. Still...an interesting shot.

The recreation building and parking lot were covered in about 15" - 18" of the white stuff, which really made for some interesting pics.

From St. Andrews, the Clubhouse and golf pro shop show up nicely on a cold winter morning.

Another shot from St. Andrews looking up #15 and #16.

From Grassy Gap Loop, here's a shot of #9 with the mountains in the background.

There was absolutely no way this day could have been clearer for mountain views. Looking down #10 from the deck of the Clubhouse.

The cart barn and Fairway Cafe appear to be at the end of a big field instead of the putting green.

The Fairway Cafe through the putting green arbor.

I've never seen the distant farms and mountains jump out at you as much as they did while shooting from the Clubhouse deck.

The practice area was buried beneath a foot and a half of snow. It was about 15 degrees on March 2nd when I took these shots. It became very windy later in the day and the temperatures dropped below zero overnight. It is now back up to a toasty 12 degrees!

Wish you were all here to enjoy it! :)

Yep, It's Winter Now!

January 12, 2009

The snow and moisture accumulation on the trees, coupled with the lack of wind, made for beautiful winter views today.

The brown of the branches and pristine white of the snow against a blue sky background was hard to pass up...so I didn't!

White on white on white. It was hard at times to tell trees from ground.

Kat's view... the most popular photo op on the mountain.

This picture was actually taken on Jan. 10th, and shows the practice facility a few days after receiving 5" of new snow.