Wolfe Pointe in NC to reopen as Hatley Pointe

[Peter Minde]

"How do you make a small fortune in the ski business? Start with a large one."

Meet The Courageous Woman Bringing A 1970s Ski Resort Back To Life

Deb Hatley and her husband, David, bought a neglected North Carolina ski resort and plan to launch Hatley Pointe, a boutique mountain resort, this November.

www.forbes.com

 

[Harvey]

Courage, or money. 24 inches of annual snowfall.

At least they are going real estate and four season.

 

[trackbiker]

That area just got hit with the flooding from Hurricane Helene. I wonder how much damage they suffered? It would be hard to believe that they escaped unscathed. Hopefully it's minimal.

 

[MarzNC]

That area just got hit with the flooding from Hurricane Helene. I wonder how much damage they suffered? It would be hard to believe that they escaped unscathed. Hopefully it's minimal.

The latest I've seen about Hatley Pointe is that there was minimal damage at the resort itself. It's high in the hills about 20 miles north of Asheville. The problem will be the general state of roadways in the area by the time ski season starts. The entire region is still for emergency travel only west of Hickory, which is 80 miles away from Asheville.

I wonder what their source of potable water is. The water treatment plants in Asheville are heavily damaged. Could take weeks to repair. Not good.

Looks like I-26 north of Asheville has closed sections as of Oct. 1, but they are north of the turn off to Hatley Pointe.