Late March Abingdon Sunrise

Eric Thiessen — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 02:43:39 +0000

Trees silhouette the sun as it rises on March 30, 2013 in Abingdon, Virginia.

Powder at Beech Mountain

Eric Thiessen — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 12:56:06 +0000

On January 17 and 18, an unusually powerful snowstorm clipped across the Southern Appalachians, dropping over 13″ of fresh snow in the coalfield counties of Southwest Virginia and the high country of North Carolina. On January 18, Beech Mountain ski area reported the highest one-day snowfall of any area in the lower 48 states (for that day).

The following photos are from Beech Mountain on January 19:

Beech Mountain, January 19, 2013

The Alpine-like base area looked like a resort out West:

Fresh Snow Glistening on Rooftops

There was snow as far as could be seen. This is the view looking north into Tennessee and Virginia:

5500′ Above Sea Level

Abingdon Outdoors

Late March Abingdon Sunrise

Powder at Beech Mountain