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I'm working this weekend, so let me know if you need more.

The road is in good shape right now.

Here's the current NWS forecast through Sat night -
This Afternoon
Mostly cloudy, with a high...

I'll update as I can. I'm off tomorrow and need to go to town, but asked staff to let me know how things progress so I can post for y'all tomorrow afternoon.

The icy section has been in direct...

VDoT was able to get 58 fairly clear before the temps dropped yesterday, so getting to the park shouldn't be an issue. The park road has ice patches up to Sugarlands Overlook but between there and...

Here's a link to the NOAA forecast dialed into the campground. That high of 6 on Saturday is definitely worrisome, especially with 10-15mph sustained winds. We received about 8" of snow yesterday and...

Just to update iceman857's weather predictions, forecasts from this afternoon are now saying the winds should die down quite a bit on Saturday, but now there's a chance of up to 0.15" of ice from...

We only close the front gate if the entire park is closed, so no worries on time.
Marci

Hey All, Ranger Marci from the park here.

NWS is calling for sleet and ice on Friday morning, but we should be above freezing by about 10am. We've already called VDoT to treat the roads in the...

Grindstone is a Forest Service campground and they also closed at the end of November.

You can get on the AT northbound from the park at Rt. 603 which can be accessed by taking Hwy 16 back toward Marion. This is a lower elevation.

Southbound is the parking lot at 600, but that's not...

No, they closed at the beginning of November.

The park is surrounded by National Forest, so there's plenty of opportunity for other campsites. Perhaps one a little lower in elevation that would have better access road conditions, less...

Hey guys, Marci (formerly) of the park here. Due to the weather conditions forecast for the weekend on top of the existing snow, the powers that be have decided on a mandatory closure for Grayson...

Okay, one last update and I'll be done.

There is a phone at the Country Store that you can call to reach the group in case of weather holding you up. I already talked to Home Run and they know to...

Just a heads up from the mountain, the forecast is calling for precipitation to move in about noon on Friday. The current prediction is that this is going to be a mix of snow and SLEET until about 2...

Hey, if it takes a little more hutzpah to be outdoors for a weekend in the winter at GH, can you imagine how much it takes to choose to live here all year?!

Also, here's a link to the NOAA...

The roads aren't bad, we didn't get much snow last night and the sun is out in full force.

58 is the most reliable way to come up in winter weather. VDoT keeps it scraped the best of all the ways...

Booooooo! You will be missed, but I hope you'll get to make it back up for the Fall Festival.

Hey there, Ranger Marci here with a big Welcome Back!!! and some updates.

I just wanted to remind everyone that by paying for the camping, your parking is included for Friday, Saturday and Sunday....

I'm sure there are some others around. I heard that there was one hanging around Fox Creek Horse Campground on the other side of the mountain.

Also, we haven't had any further reports of bear...

First, Second & Third Peaks is a lower elevation, single track horse trail and with as much precipitation as we have gotten this winter, will likely be a muddy mess. The first time I hiked it, I...

Bummer! Well the roads are relatively clear and a beautifully sunny afternoon is melting of what was not scraped. Your fellow hangers have camp set up, a drying rack for wet clothes and a cheery vibe...

Marci from the park here with a quick update. We got about 12 inches of snow here last night. The park road is in pretty bad shape, but the maintenance ranger is working on plowing. I tried to get up...

Just an FYI......there is a pony auction that takes place on the Saturday of the festival. Last year there were only 4 ponies, but the year before, the cheapest one went for $10.......quite...

Evening guys,

Due to warmer than expected temperatures for the past two days (and Thursday too) a decent amount of the snow has melted, so expect a little less than we thought before. Don't...

The benches have been cleared. Snow depth varies up to about 8 inches under the shelter. The dimensions of the structure are approx 24X40 with the height starting at about 14 feet nearest the stage...

The campground road is just at one mile. Depending on where you park at Massie Gap (there are parking spaces almost all the way down to the campground road), you could add up to another quarter...

I can't see that there would be a problem with using tarps as long as there is no damage to the structure. I'll double check with the manager on Tuesday and let you know if he disagrees. If you...

Hey guys - just an update from your friendly neighborhood park office. We currently have anywhere between 1-2 feet of snow on the ground with drifts up to 4 feet.

Intellicast and NOAA are both...

We will make the camping available Thursday through Monday unless I am contacted by someone who needs to stay longer or come earlier. I'll try to figure out a easy and fair way to handle the...

Marceia Holland here from Grayson Highlands

When I glanced through the forums this morning, a couple of things came to mind that I had not included in my last email that was posted here.

Those...