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Where Can You Join the Mile High Club in Maggie Valley?

Posted October 31st, 2008 by Susie Blackmon

Cataloochee Ranch is in the heart of beautiful Maggie Valley… a mile high in Maggie Valley actually! Can’t imagine where else you can enjoy such beautiful views, authentic log cabins for lodging, home cooked, delicious, fresh food prepared daily for you, beautiful hiking territory, spectacular photography opportunities, and horses to ride!

Fall photography is REALLY spectacular and colorful up at the Cataloochee Ranch, so I lurk there every chance I get right now. This week I was lucky enough to go to Cataloochee Ranch for dinner, and the after-dinner feature was a presentation about, and live appearance of, a beautiful timber wolf… most unusual and ‘awwww’ inspiring! Photos of the wolf are in the show below.

Please enjoy this Cataloochee Ranch show. Ranch links and contact information follow below.

©Susie Blackmon Photos

Cataloochee Ranch Links:

Read the Cataloochee Ranch history here.

Find out about lodging at the Cataloochee Ranch.

What’s on the menu at Cataloochee Ranch?

Want to see Cataloochee Ranch by horseback?

Contact Cataloochee Ranch!

119 Ranch Drive, Maggie Valley, NC 28751
828-926-1401 • Reservations 800-868-1401 • fax 828-926-9249
eMail: info@cataloocheeranch.com

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What Else Do You Need to Remember This Weekend?

Posted October 31st, 2008 by Susie Blackmon

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Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing at Cataloochee Ranch in Maggie Valley.

Posted October 30th, 2008 by Susie Blackmon

Dinner at Cataloochee Ranch last night (trout and chicken) was delicious. Dessert for me, aside from fresh blueberry pie, was seeing this beautiful white timber wolf. Rob Gudjer provided endless information about the timber wolf, who was not at all concerned about being in the presence of admirers of the human kind. You can also see Rob and his wolves at Ghost Town in the Sky.

©Susie Blackmon Photos

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Cataloochee Ski Area in Maggie Valley Opens Earlier Than Ever Before!

Posted October 29th, 2008 by Susie Blackmon

The early snow in Haywood County yesterday (October 28th) is breaking records! Our Cataloochee Ski Area is open now, which is the earliest it has even been open for skiing!

"Cataloochee opened the season with an 8- to 12 inch base on two beginner slopes yesterday at 1 p.m., making it one of only three open ski areas in the country. The Maggie Valley ski area is second only to Loveland and Arapahoe Basin Ski Areas, both of which opened in Colorado on Oct. 14 and 15 respectively." (Read the rest of the local story here .)

Cataloochee Ski Area pre-season hours are: Monday through Friday from 1 to 10 p.m., and from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturdays. Thanksgiving Day the Ski Area will be closed, but it will open during holiday hours the following weekend. Holiday hours and rates will apply November 28 through 30. Hours for the regular season begin Dec. 15, with a few exceptions for special holidays.

Please visit the Cataloochee Ski Area website for lift ticket rates, snow reports , and updates on the operating hours before traveling! You may call the Cataloochee Ski Area office at 828-926-0285.

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Become Conscious of Haywood County Residential Sales Numbers.

Posted October 29th, 2008 by Susie Blackmon

Studying the residential sales numbers for Haywood County (including Maggie Valley, Waynesville, Canton, Clyde and Lake Junaluska), instead of either ignoring them or complaining about them, will enable you to buy and/or sell from the present moment rather than living and pricing in the past. What are our residential sales looking like this month, especially compared to previous years? I think we shut down early for winter.

My interpretation of our market, as an anagram: Tracks Euro Musk.

Comparison to Previous Years.

Compared to the same period (10/01 through 10/29) in 2007, October closings are down in number 32.1%; down 55.3% compared to 2006; and down 66.4% from 2005. Closings have steadily declined since 2005. Our absorption (inventory) is approximately 30 months. Holy cow.