Our community is quite large - over 6,000 acres (twice the size of Boone); composed of 72 miles of city streets thru 31 subdivisions. Only 25 acres are zoned commercial - the rest of our town is all-residential and recreation.

Temperatures at our higher elevations rarely reach 77 degrees - 10 degrees or more cooler than neighboring Banner Elk and Blowing Rock. Winter brings 80"-100" of natural snowfall.

In addition to 14 of the highest ski slopes in eastern America, the largest snowmaking, and greatest up hill lift capacity in the south - Beech Mtn. Also offers ice skating, sledding with snowmaking, ski kindergarten, day nursery, numerous restaurants (11), and a variety of evening entertainment at local lounges.

In summer our community hosts 15 festivals and events: Sunday evening concerts, a July 4th pig roast and fireworks, street dances, a very large crafts festival, Autumn at Oz and a Mile High Kite Festival.

The town also operates a 43-acre park with a 3 million dollar recreation center (which includes tennis, basketball and exercise room), softball field, tennis courts, nature center, hiking trails, picnic shelter and trout lake.The Beech Mtn. Club (private) maintains the 2nd highest golf course in eastern America - with tremendous views and the south's best golf climate, a large tennis complex (10 clay courts), a large children's day camp, heated outdoor pool, and year round recreation staff and programs.

Beech Mountain is an incorporated town and offers all the normal city services - excellent road maintenance, snow removal, garbage pickup, fire, police, and emergency medical, water and sewer, building code, sign ordinance, and zoning enforcement.

With 3800 vacant residential lots, 1400 homes and 800 condominiums, our real estate market is very active. Building lot prices begin at $35,000 and range to $320,000 for mile high view lots. Condominiums range from $95,000 to $275,000. Homes begin at $160,000 and range above one million.

Beechwood Realty Inc. (Parent Company of Slopeside Rentals)