The Continental Divide Cottages

12/27/2017

The weather is great for skiing here at the Continental Divide Cottages, have you reserved your cottage yet?

Our Rabbit Hill Cottage is a beautiful, well appointed home, with a "cooks kitchen", fireplace, 3 bedroom, two bath and spectacular views!

http://www.continentaldividecottages.com/our-cottages/rabbit-hill-cottage/

12/07/2017

11/15/2017

Beech Mountain, NC is the highest town in Eastern North America (5,506 feet) and an ideal day trip and only 15 miles from us at the Continental Divide Cottages. Nestled in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, Beech Mountain Ski Resort offers 95 ski able acres,15 slopes and trails at the Beech Mountain Resort with a vertical drop of 830 feet. Their longest run is one mile. Lifts include four doubles, a quad and a high-speed quad with a panoramic vista.
With an average snowfall of 84 inches.

Beech Mountain is a winter wonderland for skiing, snowboarding, skating, and sledding there is fun for the entire family!
Sugar Mountain, N.C is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains about 30 minutes southwest of Boone, NC, and only 16 miles from us at the Continental Divide Cottages and approximately 30 minutes south of nearby Beech Mountain.

Sugar Mountain is said to be the largest ski resort in North Carolina, Sugar Mountain resides at a base and summit elevation of 4,100 ft. and 5,300 ft. high respectively, featuring 125 acres of ski-able terrain across 21 trails. Sugar Mountain boasts the steepest run, Whoopdeedoo, at a pitch of 48 degrees yet half of the mountain is perfect for intermediate skiers and riders. Aside from skiing Sugar Mountain offers plenty of winter family fun with tubing and ice skating.

Both Sugar Mountain and Beech Mountain open their winter season in November, generally near Thanksgiving Day and will remain open until March depending on the weather conditions.

For more information on both visit their websites at
Sugar Mountain - http://www.skisugar.com/
Beech Mountain - https://www.beechmountainresort.com/

10/19/2017

Wow, is it beautiful here at our Rabbit Hill Cottage during Autumn. The nights are cool and crisp, great to cozy up by the fireplace, the views off the back deck of Grandfather Mountain are amazing. We still have availability for the last weekend of October and several weekdays.

To book online please go to our website at Continentaldividecottages.com

10/19/2017

This weekend is the popular Woolly Worm Festival Oct. 21-22, 2017 in Banner Elk, only 15 minutes from us at the Continental Divide Cottages

Since 1978, this quirky, world-famous festival has been used to predict the upcoming winter weather for the North Carolina High Country.

Festival also includes about 175 craft vendors, food, live entertainment, and rides. This two-day family event annually draws more than 20,000 attendees.

According to legend, the 13 bands on the woolly worm (woolly bear caterpillar) represent the 13 weeks of winter. Brown bands indicate a mild week, black bands indicate a cold, snowy week. Since every woolly worm has different colors, the Woolly Worm festival holds races to determine which worm is used to make the forecast. The owner of the winning worm receives $1,000!

For more info - https://bannerelk.com/members/woolly-worm-festival/

10/13/2017

Booking your vacation cottage just got easier! Check out our new website for instant booking, pricing, photos, Things to do while you visit and more... http://www.continentaldividecottages.com

10/13/2017

Are you coming to stay with us here at the Continental Divide Cottages soon? If you like to get out an explore nature, beauty & fall foliage Linville Falls is a must see! Only 15 miles and a half hour drive away from us is this amazing day trip to a spectacular waterfall and surroundings. Enjoy...

See our guide to Linville Falls on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina with photos, video and maps for the hiking trails.

10/06/2017

Fall happenings ~ Be sure to bring the whole family to Buckeye Recreation Center for our annual Leaf Lookers’ Hayride.

This is always a fall favorite on Beech Mountain. Make apple cider from our 150+ year old cider press, games and fall oriented activities and a great hayride through the trees in the high country.

Website: http://beechrecreation.org/family-fun/2017-leaf-looker-hayride/

10/04/2017

Wow, it's absolutely beautiful all around us at the Continental Divide Cottages!

10/02/2017

Do you love to Golf? We have 3 vacation homes to rent directly across the street from Mountain Glen Golf Club & Course. These three cottages are all in walking distance to each other, perfect if you have a group trip planned.

Check out this amazing drone video of the course https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqiJBElDK3g

09/28/2017

Are you planning a Fall getaway to the beautiful mountains of Western N.C? Check out our Jones House, 3 bedroom, 2 bath and even a gas fireplace.

3 bedroom, 2 bath, sleeps 6

Jones House at Mountain Glen is perfect for a couple, or for a group of avid golfers. The Jones House is a 3 bedroom, 2 bath, cottage and accommodates up to 6 people comfortably. This includes two bedrooms with two twin beds each, and one bedroom with a queen bed. The cottage includes a fully functional, well-appointed kitchen, living room and dining area, and large front porch for the night’s you prefer to stay home and relax. It also includes WIFI (wireless internet), Washer/Dryer, 1 Pull-Out Sofa, Hair Dryer and Cable TV.

Located just out of the town of Newland, across from Mountain Glen Golf Course, this mountain home cottage is convenient to all the High Country attractions.