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History of Beech Mountain: How a Small Town Became a Ski Resort

A small town in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina would seem an unlikely place for skiing and snowboarding. But that’s exactly what has happened with Beech Mountain. A former mining community, home to just over 1,000 residents, has reinvented itself as a ski resort. Today, there are more than 150 days of skiing eachContinue reading “History of Beech Mountain: How a Small Town Became a Ski Resort”