Gatlinburg, TN

lotsoskiing

Fires there look to have devastated the area….have not seen report about the tram/ski area. Webcam shows glow of fires.

rickbolger

Kind of murky info coming in, News channels saying "Ober Gatlinburg Destroyed" but Ober Gatlinburg tweeted that property is ok as of 9:00 am today.  So sounds like ski area is unharmed.  A bit north in Sevierville, Dollywood ok.

In the park, Chimney Tops on fire.    As a personal aside, cabin I rented at Black Bear Falls circa 2006 reportedly destroyed

Don’t know about the sky lift or the tram terminal, they’re downtown

NELSAP

Another CNN article just out says the resort was destroyed…so very conflicting. We’ll find out soon.

JMaul

Ober Gatlinburg Still Standing.  Video on FB

I fear though that downtown got hit.

rickbolger

I think it would take an atomic bomb to destroy that ghastly lodge.  

JMaul

<p style=“box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”>From WBIR NBC Channel 10<p style=“box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”>Here is a list of structures and areas affected by the Gatlinburg wildfires. The list is in alphabetical order. We will continue to keep this updated as we find out more, and keep in mind that information is constantly changing as more assessments are made.<p style=“box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”>Alamo Steakhouse: Destroyed<p style=“box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”>Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts: All buildings except Hughes Hall and Wild Wing survived with little damage. (More info)<p style=“box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”>Black Bear Falls: TEMA reports it was destroyed, but numerous people have contacted us to tell us that is not the case. We are working to confirm that information.<p style=“box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”>Chalet Village: Suffered damage, but not destroyed<p style=“box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”>CLIMB Works: Intact<p style=“box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”>Cobbly Knob area: About 70 homes destroyed<p style=“box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”>Cupid’s Chapel of Love: Destroyed<p style=“box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”>Dollywood: Several cabins damaged or destroyed. DreamMore resort not damaged. Dollywood park has some wind damage but no damage from fire. Park will be closed Wednesday. (More info)<p style=“box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”>Downtown Gatlinburg: Intact<p style=“box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”>Elkmont: Intact <p style=“box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”>Gatlinburg-Pittman High School: Not damaged<p style=“box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”>Hillbilly Golf: Buildings intact, some damage to the golf course.<p style=“box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”>LeConte Lodge: Intact<p style=“box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”>Little Log Wedding Chapel: Intact<p style=“box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”>Mysterious Mansion: Destroyed<p style=“box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”>Ober Gatlinburg: Intact<p style=“box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”>Park Vista hotel: Intact (More info)<p style=“box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”>Parrot Mountain: Intact<p style=“box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”>Pi Beta Phi Elementary School: Intact (Suffered some minor wind and smoke damage)<p style=“box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”>Pittman Center Elementary School: Not damaged<p style=“box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”>Ripley’s Aquarium: Intact. Biologists at the aquarium confirm the animals are OK. (More info) Wear’s Valley area: About 70 homes destroyed<p style=“box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”>Westgate Resort: Several cabins damaged. Main check-in building is just a skeleton.  <p style=“box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”>(before/after pic of Westgate below)<p style=“box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”><p style=“box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”><p style=“box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”>

JMaul

Mysterious Mansion, marked as destroyed, is adjacent to the Sky Lift. 

Possibly the lift is damaged/destroyed and that is where the mis-information started about Ober Gatlinburg.

Living in a place where so much depends on tourism and destruction occurs, I can certainly empathize. 

rickbolger

Yowza.  so if downtown is ok, the only thing I can think of for the ski area is if any fire damage between town and the mountain relating to the towers.  I rode the thing but don’t recall how many towers.

Most significant thing for any of us, really, is that the LeConte Lodge wasn’t damaged.  It’s one of those rustic lodges/cabins in the National Park that is irreplaceable.    A lot of the crap around Gatlinburg is kind of ticky tacky and they’ll slap it back together before next season.

sotto

Looks like the top terminal is no more. The lift appears intact, but with the fire so close I’m sure it took some heat damage.

rickbolger

Oh my!  That was one of those CNL Properties, now bundled off to some other murky entity.    Sorry no that’s Boyne.

Nevermind.  Hope they can fix the lift.

Rented in Black Bear Falls a few years back, curious what has really happened there.

newman

That’s the Senic Chair. That goes to a peak that has no skiing.

ciscokid

<blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“newman”>That’s the Senic Chair. That goes to a peak that has no skiing.</blockquote>

Don’t worry Boyne made enough $ off that baby since ’53. Rode it a few years back iirc it was from Sugar Cal.

How did the tram make out? And the SLI ?

rickbolger

<blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“ciscokid”>Don’t worry Boyne made enough $ off that baby since ’53. Rode it a few years back iirc it was from Sugar Cal. </blockquote>

Ha! I looked at that chair after a Gatlinburg Blue Plate Special (corn dog & funnel cake) and it looked like it went straight up, made me feel ill,. I said “pass.” Family started in and I said “no way we’re going on that old clunker”

So I paid a fortune to ride the tram. Had photos on SJ 1.0

Confirmed it was one of the CNL things, Boyne operation hasn’t changed though.

mapnut

Are we talking about two different scenic chairlifts here? There’s the one that rises out of Ober Gatlinburg to a 3,400-foot peak (no skiing), and there’s the Gatlinburg Sky Lift, which rises 500 feet right out of town. Sotto’s photo is of the Sky Lift.  The Mysterious Mansion website http://gatlinburgsmysteriousmansion.com/ has a photo of the area on fire (scroll down just a bit).

ciscokid

Yes, I took the GSL( Boyne) Right in town

This is Ober http://obergatlinburg.com/

Sky lift Boyne http://www.gatlinburgskylift.com/history.html

rickbolger

yes there are two different scenic lifts, one up at the ski area and one in town, neither one serves ski trails.  Up at Ober Gatlinburg you’ll find all sorts of things including a menagerie of bears, a pizzeria, indoor skating, a shopping mall, frontier family photos, some sort of bouncy ball thing, water park, and of course, funnel cake.

Here’s the Boyne thing downtown

Cisco had photos of this in SJ 1.0

Here’s the tourist lift up at the ski area.  As I understand it, the lift on the left in this photo is used for skiers, and it doesn’t go as high as the scenic lift.

here’s the main skiing chair lift at Ober Gatlinburg, goes looker’s left from the base.  The ones above are looker’s right, together the set up forms a big V shape.

Here’s the tram that connects town up to the ski mountain.

Here’s a typical old tymey photo, I think you need one of these to ride the lifts. 

newman

You can drive up a public street to the top of the towns chair. Save the 15 bucks. You can see the panorama from the top on googleearth. The town also has another scenic chair that is closed but still standing. Its part of a small amusement park that closed.

lotsoskiing

They’ve made snow: http://obergatlinburg.com/webcam/<div> <div> </div><div> </div></div>

bousquet19

Is that you in the washtub, rickbolger?

newman

Made snow for tubing hill only. Was open last weekend.