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Mar 2009
Banner Elk
Visitors flock to Banner Elk for the slopes, but locals keep the small-town identity alive
Mar 2009
The Price of Gold
Others may have passed through Western North Carolina in search of gold, but none were more barbaric than Hernando de Soto. The impact of his bloody expedition on the region’s native population is just finally coming to light.
Mar 2009
The Perfect Storm
When rare snowfalls blanket the mountains, the brave risk life and limb to ski the backcountry