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Learn more about the new gated mountaintop communities of Oak Hollow Reserve & Wolf Haven Resort.

Enjoy all mountain activities plus adjacent mountaintop airport, skiing, restaurant, pool amenities, convenient to Asheville & planned water park & ice skating. Call Ron Holland, Broker/Realtor with Wolf's Crossing Realty for more information. 1-800-541-1738.

Expansion News At My Favorite Ski Resort, Snowshoe WV - Check out the three new trails and the new slope side Sawmill Village gated community. Snowshoe is the best ski resort south of Vermont and New Hampshire.

Get Ready For the Wolf Ridge Hill Climb in May - One of many exciting events planned for Wolf Ridge Resort this spring and summer.

The Killington Buyout Will Take the "A" Out of Killington - Just my opinion as usual.

Will Killington Ski Resort Be Purchased By POWDR Resorts, the owner of Park City Ski Resort? - We hope so as Killington has more skiing and real estate upside potential than any other ski resort in the entire United States. The resort has stagnated and just limped along for years without a needed resort village and upgrading due to the problems of cash starved ASC.

Snowshoe Mountain is Dixie's Best Kept Skiing Secret - Believe it or not, except for this year, they average more snow than Park City, Lake Louise and much of New England.

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Wolf Laurel Receives National Publicity With the Easter Weekend Snowstorm

Now Available! - New Ski View Lots With Views of the Expanding Wolf Ridge Ski Resort & Breakaway Village

!Join Ron & Tami Holland and 1,000 Attendees at FreedomFest in Las Vegas on 7/7/07 - Learn more from the experts about economics, history, investments including real estate, philosophy and more where "free minds meet" to celebrate "great books, great ideas, and great thinkers. Contact Tami to register for the most important conference of the year.

Expansion At Southern Ski Resorts - A timely article from the Charlotte Observer.

Big Bald Highlands Handbook - February 15, 2007 - A print and online edition will provide readers everything they need to know about the growing number of unique mountain activities, shopping, accommodations, real estate etc. in the resort area here at Wolf Resorts in Madison and Yancey counties. We will soon be the leading mountain resort area in NC and it is time to explore all the benefits and high mountain lifestyle options available in our resort location just 35 freeway minutes from Asheville. It is time for a fair and balanced guide to the area so get ready!!!

Homes With A View & A Conscience - Some very positive press coverage on The Peaks at Wolf Ridge and surrounding developments from the Asheville Citizen Times.

Sugar Mountain Oktoberfest on Oct 14th - I went last year and the event was great fun.

Wolf Ridge Ski Resort Expansion Is Amazing! Check out the new slopes & lifts for 2006/2007 & 2007/2008. This is the biggest ski expansion in NC in over 30 years. I live here and so can you. Call Ron for details about Wolf Laurel Resort.

Hawksnest Continues To Fight On - We are awaiting a response from the town politicians of Seven Devils before we publish our comments. Read this editorial from Ski North Carolina.

The Ginn Company Is Becoming A Leader in Ski Resort Development Rather Than A Follower - First they buy a great resort in VT at a low price and now they are building a private ski resort in Colorado. As we've said many times, private resorts are the future for affluent skiers short on time who desire easy parking, no lift lines, uncrowded slopes and top-of-the-line food, accommodations and entertainment in a private protected environment. Read more about what we believe is the future for the Private Mountain Club Concept written in 2005 here at http://www.mountainhighclub.com/privateclubconcept.htm for a "A  Four-Season Country Club Concept For A Select Group of Winter Skiers & Year-Round Mountain Enthusiasts That Will End Crowds, Congestion & Lift Lines Forever."

Living on Mountain Time - A long article with numerous links by Ronald including everything you want and need to know about real estate opportunities and the many benefits of  Wolf Laurel Resort and the surrounding area.  

Ronald's 10 Best Ski Resort Experiences Around the World - The most unique hotels, restaurants and ski experiences enjoyed by Ron in skiing all across North America and the Alps.

More News on New North Carolina Ski Resort at Phoenix Mountain - Stay tuned as this is exciting news for Southern skiers continues to unfold.

The Lodges at Eagles Nest - A new high mountain resort with a private ski area right beside Beech Mountain Resort near Banner Elk, NC. Be sure to check out their resort brochure online as this is a mountain action/activity resort club and couch potatoes need not apply. Private mountain resorts will become your path to quality skiing in the future. Successful professionals don't have the time to park in crowded parking lots, eat mediocre ski lodge food, wait in lift lines or fight crowded public slopes with learning groups. You deserve better and here is the most convenient private ski resort for affluent Southern skiers south of Bear Creek Mountain Club in Vermont.

Locals Excited and Concerned About Ginn Company Development Plans for Burke Mountain Resort - Burke Mountain is located in the middle of nowhere in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont and I've visited there often. The Ginn Company purchase is the best thing that could have happened to this habitually cash starved resort. If you are interested in real estate there, invest early!!!! A buyout with the necessary funding for top quality development and amenities is just what Burke has needed for a long time. The same thing is happening here to Wolf Laurel Resort and this too will be a great benefit for the entire area.

Finally, A New Ski Resort Planned for NC With the Opportunity For a 3 Mile Trail - Phoenix Mountain is rising up in Ashe County. This will be the first new ski resort in the South in quite a few years although several are in the planning stages up in West Virginia. It will be a joint venture with Vincent Properties of Blowing Rock and Prestige Builders Partners, a real-estate developer from Miami Lakes, Fla. This is great news for western NC and Ashe County. (Note, you may be required to register with the Winston-Salem Journal in order to read this news article.)
Ski South Africa? - Yes you can ski there believe it or not. Question, where in Northern Africa is there also a ski resort?

What Will Skiing Giant Intrawest Do?  As you know they own a number of ski resorts including Stratton, Snowshoe and Mountain Creek in NJ in the East not to mention Mount Tremblant in Quebec.. The problem is Pirate Capital LLC, a hedge fund now owns almost 11% of the stock and they appear to be pushing for value realization through a sale of the company, joint ventures on the assets or sale of some resorts. Time will tell but we hope they continue to provide the best ski resort experience on the planet.

Snowshoe Mountain Announces New High Speed Detachable Quad Lift for the 2006-2007 Season - This is great news but we are still waiting to hear when they will be developing slopes further around the mountain. Note Snowshoe to our knowledge is the only ski resort other than Bretton Woods that could have European style train skiing in the future. See Is America Ready For Classic European Train Skiing in the right column.

Ronald's 10 Best Ski Resort Experiences Around the World - Unique skiing experiences at great resorts in Europe, the western US and Canada and two even down South in Dixie.

Tired of Eastern Skiing & Looking For Adventure - Head up to eastern Canada. The #1 winter and summer resort in North American is Mont Tremblant in Quebec, Canada. With Intrawest's expansion plans it will over time possibly rival Vail and Whistler. While there make sure you visit the N'ice Club, an ice and snow lounge, as well as enjoying the slopes.

If you want to push your comfort level a little more, head up to Marble Mountain in Newfoundland. They claim to have the best skiing east of the Rockies but check out the snow conditions and weather first. They are far North but the resort is almost at sea level. I confess that I haven't skied Marble yet but hope to do so soon!

Snowshoe Mountain WV Now 100% Open! - Snowshoe is the best ski resort South of Vermont and New Hampshire and always my favorite as we formerly owned a condo at Highland House.

Ginn Company Promises Quality Development At Burke Mountain Vermont - We are hoping for the best for Burke as it has long been one of my favorite Vermont ski resorts and where we used to visit to avoid the more crowded resorts over holiday periods. Click here for more comments on Vermont ski resorts for Southern skiers willing to drive a distance for real guaranteed snow up in New England. We will be soon updating our comments on Burke.

Expansion Plans For Wolf Laurel Ski Resort - Rick Bussey and Orville English plan new mountain-top villages and two additional lifts and more slopes. Again, we believe Wolf Laurel Ski Resort may soon become the largest ski resort South of Snowshoe Mountain, WV.

Ski South - Shrewd resorts succeed through smart technology and savvy investment down here in the South. Major rumors about big expansion plans at Hawksnest Resort near Banner Elk.

Wisp Expands It's Skiing Terrain By 30% - We urge our readers to visit Wisp as this unique 4-season vacation area combines an expanding ski resort with a lakefront environment. In addition, they are building a recirculating Other than in Lake Placid, NY, only Mount Tremblant in Quebec provides this kind of snow/lake front resort experience.

Loon Resort in NH Plans Major Expansion - I've visited Loon many times and it is a New England Resort worthy of your attention. If you plan a ski trip to New Hampshire, we suggest you combine Loon with a visit to Bretton Woods Ski Resort at Mount Washington. Then you can go back over 50 years in ski technology and ride their new ski train up Mountain Washington and ski down beside the tracks. See last years article, Is America Ready For Classic European Train Skiing?

Czech Skiing? - Having just returned from Prague, I must say the capital is one of my favorite cities in Europe next to Salzburg, Austria. Czech skiing certainly isn't up to Swiss or Austrian standards, then again, neither are the prices.