If you are wondering how much snow piled up in the North Carolina mountains over the past few weeks, let’s just say the higher you go, the deeper you’ll sink. Great Smoky Mountains National ...
Newfound Gap Road has reopened but multiple other roads within the national park are still closed after last week’s snowstorm ...
22, with a possible wind chill of 8 below zero. Most roads in the Smoky Mountains were closed Wednesday, Jan. 22, due to the snow and ice. This includes US 441/Newfound Gap Road, a key two-lane ...
The Smokies are a beautiful place to explore in winter - but visitors should be prepared for snow, ice, high winds, bitter ...
On average, the highest elevations in Great Smoky Mountains National Park get over 100 inches of snow a year. Temperatures 20 degrees below zero are possible. Roads and areas of the popular park ...
U.S. 441/Newfound Gap Road between Gatlinburg and Cherokee, North Carolina, is now open to traffic following the Jan. 10 winter storm that dumped up to 6 inches of snow in areas across East Tennessee.
During the winter months, it's not uncommon to find snow in the Smokies, where elevations range from 876 to 6,643 feet. (For comparison, Chattanooga's elevation is 676 feet.) Winter is the time to ...