NorthHillsWx Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago Alright mountain folk- think my wife and I are going to come up for a NW flow event snowcation tomorrow. We were thinking banner elk-beech mountain and above 4500 feet. Only concern with beech is it being a zoo on the weekend, though we aren’t skiing. Any additional advice? Found a good number of rentals available want quick access to a town for meals and walking around, don’t need to be peak snowfall but want good chance at a couple inches 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago 5 minutes ago, NorthHillsWx said: Alright mountain folk- think my wife and I are going to come up for a NW flow event snowcation tomorrow. We were thinking banner elk-beech mountain and above 4500 feet. Only concern with beech is it being a zoo on the weekend, though we aren’t skiing. Any additional advice? Found a good number of rentals available want quick access to a town for meals and walking around, don’t need to be peak snowfall but want good chance at a couple inches Not really familiar about that area but that should be a great spot for this upcoming event. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago This is looking more and more like a classic setup flow event.Sent from my SM-G998U using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago 12k NAM has a significant uptick on the flow snow.Sent from my SM-G998U using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooneWX Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago 2 hours ago, NorthHillsWx said: Alright mountain folk- think my wife and I are going to come up for a NW flow event snowcation tomorrow. We were thinking banner elk-beech mountain and above 4500 feet. Only concern with beech is it being a zoo on the weekend, though we aren’t skiing. Any additional advice? Found a good number of rentals available want quick access to a town for meals and walking around, don’t need to be peak snowfall but want good chance at a couple inches From living in that area for a while: Banner Elk will be ground zero Sneaky good spots for these setups: - Blowing Rock - Aho area of Watauga County near the parkway - Zionville (Watauga) - Sugar Grove (Watauga) - Meat Camp (Watauga, near Elk Knob State Park) - Newland - crossnore - Minneapolis - Creston (Ashe Co) Avoid: - Deep Gap - West Jefferson -Jonas Ridge - Sugar (near ground zero but if you’re going to deal with the crowds, might as well go all in with Beech) 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago 12z gfs coming in a bit better but as we've seen the models have underestimated flow snow most of the season.Sent from my SM-G998U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago 2 hours ago, NorthHillsWx said: Alright mountain folk- think my wife and I are going to come up for a NW flow event snowcation tomorrow. We were thinking banner elk-beech mountain and above 4500 feet. Only concern with beech is it being a zoo on the weekend, though we aren’t skiing. Any additional advice? Found a good number of rentals available want quick access to a town for meals and walking around, don’t need to be peak snowfall but want good chance at a couple inches Banner Elk is usually a sure bet. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthHillsWx Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago 4 minutes ago, BooneWX said: From living in that area for a while: Banner Elk will be ground zero Sneaky good spots for these setups: - Blowing Rock - Aho area of Watauga County near the parkway - Zionville (Watauga) - Sugar Grove (Watauga) - Meat Camp (Watauga, near Elk Knob State Park) - Newland - crossnore - Minneapolis - Creston (Ashe Co) Avoid: - Deep Gap - West Jefferson -Jonas Ridge - Sugar (near ground zero but if you’re going to deal with the crowds, might as well go all in with Beech) 1 minute ago, eyewall said: Banner Elk is usually a sure bet. Think we’re going with banner elk for the town and availability of places to stay. Never been either, looking forward to it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago 4 minutes ago, NorthHillsWx said: Think we’re going with banner elk for the town and availability of places to stay. Never been either, looking forward to it. Should be a great setup for flow snow. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckethead Posted 3 hours ago Author Share Posted 3 hours ago The Cane River is frozen pretty solid up here near the state line.Sent from my Pixel 10 Pro using Tapatalk 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acc fan Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago Winter weather advisories for Ashe and Watauga counties. 1 to 6 inches 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago Ashe-Watauga-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Grayson-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier- Including the cities of Clifton Forge, Bland, Independence, Union, Troutdale, Bluefield, Boone, Whitetop, Pearisburg, Hinton, Hot Springs, West Jefferson, Hix, Lewisburg, Marion, Covington, New Castle, Alderson, Tazewell, White Sulphur Springs, Flat Top, and Volney 1240 PM EST Thu Feb 5 2026 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY... * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 1 and 6 inches. Winds gusting as high as 60 mph. * WHERE...Portions of northwest North Carolina, southwest and west central Virginia, and southeast West Virginia. * WHEN...From 1 PM Friday to 7 AM EST Saturda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Watauga-Wilkes-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe- Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath- Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst- Including the cities of Blacksburg, Rocky Mount, Wilkesboro, Clifton Forge, Fincastle, Bland, Independence, Troutdale, Floyd, Sparta, Buena Vista, Boone, Whitetop, Pearisburg, Amherst, Hot Springs, Lexington, Salem, West Jefferson, Roanoke, Galax, Marion, Dobson, Wytheville, Covington, Radford, Pulaski, New Castle, Bedford, Volney, and Stuart 1241 PM EST Thu Feb 5 2026 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...Portions of northwest North Carolina and southwest Virginia. * WHEN...From Friday evening through Saturday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago Blacksburg and East TN have put out advisorys for up north and the border counties over in east TN. Hopefully GSP will also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie Valley Steve Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago WWA issued for Yancey, Madison and Mitchell Counties above 3500ft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted 47 minutes ago Share Posted 47 minutes ago Mid to north mountain special Madison-Yancey-Mitchell- Including the cities of Faust 102 PM EST Thu Feb 5 2026 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... * WHAT...Snow expected above 3500 feet. Total snow accumulations between 1 and 3 inches with some locations up to 6 inches along the Tennessee border. Winds gusting as high as 65 mph. * WHERE...Madison, Mitchell, and Yancey Counties. * WHEN...From 1 PM Friday to 7 AM EST Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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