Happenings at The Snowbird Mountain Lodge in Robbinsville, NC

1. 2016
We are stewards of the Wolfe legacy, continually
improving our guests’ experience.This year, guests
will enjoy renovated baths in the Main Lodge and
Wolfe Cottage (Think rainfall showers!).Thanks to our
culinary team’s work with local farmers and growers,
Snowbird diners will savor
the very best of fresh,
local produce.We have also
updated our wine and spirits
list, and expanded our craft
beers to include more local
North Carolina offerings. Our
diamond anniversary events
feature naturalists,
photographers, artists and
musicians to add flavor to
your mountain getaway.
Join us to celebrate 75 years
of Snowbird Magic; this will
certainly be an amazing year.
We are in celebration of the
Great Adventure and look
forward to sharing with
friends: some old, some new... like you!
Late spring, 1941:Arthur and Edwin Wolfe
surveyed the view from the Lodge as they prepared
to open Snowbird’s doors to guests for the first
time.The anxiety level was high.They had invested
everything they had, believing that the people who
would soon arrive needed
a place like this, a retreat
to rediscover nature. I can
imagine very well how the
Wolfes must have felt.This
year, Snowbird celebrates
75 years!
Today, if the brothers could
drive up the mountain, they
would round the familiar
bend and recognize every-
thing they created.While
change has come, their vision
remains strong. Snowbird
continues to be that special
place: completely modern, yet
lost in time. It’s an unmatched
mountain experience where
guests are completely looked
after, all senses filled and satisfied.Where welcomes
are warm, genuine, heartfelt hospitality flows, and
connections are made. This remains what Snowbird
is all about, and in these times the original vision is
more important than ever.
Robert, Elizabeth and Sophie Rankin, Innkeepers & Adventurers
Snowbird Mountain Lodge
1941-2016800-941-9290 ~ 828-479-3433 ~ 4633 Santeetlah Road ~ Robbinsville, NC 28771
SnowbirdLodge.com ~ innkeeper@snowbirdlodge.com
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1026 4th AVE SE
DECATUR,AL 35602
4633 Santeetlah Road
Robbinsville, North Carolina 28771
Happy 75th Anniversary!
As an historic mountain inn, Snowbird honors tradition and oozes history from every floorboard.
We are pleased to be able to offer you contemporary, top-of-the-line programs
coupled with professional and courteous service.
Three Days All About Trout
Professional Fly Fishing Guides guide/teach
casting/fly tie,stream techniques,and guide our guests
on the three-mile delayed harvest section of
Big Snowbird Creek, which is super-stocked
catch-and-release. Last season we caught the Triple
Crown: Brooks, Browns, and Rainbows! It’s a rare
opportunity and these two weekends will fill up fast,
so we suggest early reservations.
Please note that with five guides, we limit the number of guests to
ten to ensure each guest has maximum instruction. $100 per day
per participant will be added to room charges for this program. This
package is for a three-night minimum stay and is inclusive of all
equipment except your fishing license. For beginners, intermediates,
and advanced.
Lodging rates include the following:
• Three meals daily.... full breakfast, gourmet picnic lunch,
outstanding four-course dinner
• Wireless Internet service
• Tennis facilities and equipment use
• Mountain bikes, fly rods, canoes, kayaks, paddleboards
• Daily NewYorkTimes Digest
• In-room amenities: coffee maker, Starbucks coffee,
fine tea, premium bath products
• Books, IPads, portable DVD players and movies
for check-out
• Massage therapy, yoga, guided meditation
(additional fees, by appointment)
Snowbird Mountain Lodge
1941-2016
Please visit SnowbirdLodge.com
for minimum night requirements and complete details.
OCT &
HOLIDAYS
APR-
SEPT & NOVFEB-MAR
MAIN LODGE $240 $285 $295
LARGE MAIN LODGE $255 $300 $315
WOLFE COTTAGE $285 $350 $380
CHESTNUT LODGE $325 $395 $420
“Wilderness is not a luxury
but a necessity of the human spirit.”
Edward Abbey
Program weekends include Wine Dinners, Yoga
Week, and Birding. See details inside and on our
web site.
Fun Facts about Snowbird’s History
• The Lodge faces the Snowbird Mountain Range, is
near Snowbird Creek, and the Snowbird Tribe of
Cherokee Indians lived in the area. Hence our name.
• TheWolfe brothers opened Snowbird to the public
in April 1941.
• A Chicago interior decorator designed the Lodge
furniture,dining room chairs,and curtains.Bedroom
furniture and dining room tables were handmade by
two young men from nearby Robbinsville.

2. Events are complimentary with your stay.
February 5 Open for Our 75th Season!
February 13 Valentine’s Day Dinner
February 20 Wine Dinner with Steve Pigniatello
March 5 Hannah Styles, Country & Bluegrass
March 10-12 Fly Fishing withWNC Guides
March 19 Soulful Folk Americana Music
with Louise Mosrie
April 2-8 Hiking with Joel and Kathy Zachry
April 9 Carolina Bluegrass Boys
April 11-14 Dulcimer Workshop
with Paul and Dee Andry
April 16-22 Hiking with Scott Dean
April 23-29 Birding with EmilieTravia
April 30-May 6 Nature Walks with John and Nancy Rennie
May 7-13 Nature Walks with Leon Bates
May 14-20 Birding with SimonThompson
May 28 Memorial Day BBQ & Bluegrass
May 30-June 4 Night Walking & Synchronous Fireflies
withWanda DeWaard
June 6-10 Paddleboarding with ChrisThilgman
&Yoga with Anne Kennedy
June 18 Carolina Bluegrass Boys
June 25 Hannah Styles, Country & Bluegrass
July 2 Independence Day BBQ
July 16-21 Painting with Nan Cunningham
July 23-29 Soul Food Journal with Kat Fitzpatrick
August 6 Hannah Styles, Country & Bluegrass
August 8-11 Photography with Mark Dauber
August 13 Wine dinner with Nick Demos
August 20 Carolina Bluegrass Boys
September 3 Labor Day BBQ & Bluegrass
September 17 Wine Dinner with Nick Demos
September 19-23 Nature Walks with John and Nancy Rennie
September 24-30 Birding with Aaron Steed
Oct 29-Nov 4 Hiking with Joel and Kathy Zachry
November 11-12 Wine Dinners with John McCune
November 15-17 Fly Fishing withWNC Guides
November 19 Soulful Folk Americana Music
with Louise Mosrie
November 24 Snowbird’s Thanksgiving Feast
November 27 SeeYou Next Season!
Wine Dinner with Steve Pignatiello
February 20
The first of our popular wine dinners features fine
French wines paired with a five-course, all-French
menu. Plan to take some of Steve’s great finds home,
as some wines are available for purchase.
www.pcommswines.com
Wine Dinner with Nick Demos
August 13 / September 17
Sommelier Nick Demos joins us for a five-course
dinner featuring a single vintner’s series of wines
paired with a sumptuous menu from our chefs.
Wine Dinners with John McCune
November 11-12
John McCune celebrates with special wines and stories
from around the globe. His extensive travels through
California, New Zealand, France, South Africa and
Argentina have given him access to some of the finest
wines in the world.
Valentine’s Dinner February 13
Memorial Day BBQ & Bluegrass May 28
Independence Day July 2
Labor Day BBQ & Bluegrass September 3
Snowbird’s Thanksgiving Feast November24
Dulcimer Workshop with Paul & Dee Andry
April 11-14
Paul has been teaching our mountain dulcimer work-
shop for 20 years.This fun-filled week features lessons
for first-timers and a reunion of past attendees. New
and loaner instruments are available.Guests are invited
to participate in evening “jam” sessions.
March 5 Hannah Styles, Country & Bluegrass
March 19 Louise Mosrie, Soulful Americana
April 9 Carolina Bluegrass
April 11-14 Dulcimer Workshop
with Paul and Dee Andry
June 18 Carolina Bluegrass
June 25 Hannah Styles, Country & Bluegrass
August 6 Hannah Styles, Country & Bluegrass
August 20 Carolina Bluegrass
November 19 Louise Mosrie, Soulful Americana
SPRING ADVENTURES
March 10-12 Flyfishing - WNC Guides
April 2-8 Hiking - Joel & Kathy Zachry
April 16-22 Nature Walks - Scott Dean
April 23-29 Birding - Emilie Travia
April 30-May 6 Nature Walks - John & Nancy Rennie
May 7-13 Nature Walks - Leon Bates
May 14-20 Birding - Simon Thompson
SUMMER ADVENTURES
Night Walking & Synchronous Fireflies
May 30-June 4
Learn about the magic of fireflies, and how to be more
comfortable in the forest after dark by using your senses
to move safely and with awareness. Led by Wanda DeWaard.
Paddle Boarding & Yoga - June 6-10
Learn about this fun new water sport with us on Lake
Santeetlah’s cool summer waters! Led by Chris Tilghman.
Anne Kennedy’s yoga classes focus on developing mindful
awareness through attention to breath, healthy alignment,
and a slow flow of postures. Fun, comfortable class for all levels.
AUTUMN ADVENTURES
September 19-23 Nature Walks - John & Nancy Rennie
September 24-30 Birding - Aaron Steed
October 29-November 4 Hiking - Joel & Kathy Zachry
November 15-17 Flyfishing - WNC Guides
Valentine’s Dinner
February 13
You and your valentine arrive to find flowers and something
sweet in your room. Saturday evening’s treat is our
Valentine’s dinner featuring complimentary champagne.
This is the first event of our 2016 season and
sure to be a sellout, so make reservations early.
Painting with Nan Cunningham
July 16-21
Nan Cunningham has been teaching painting for more than
40 years. Her workshops are fun-filled, lively adventures!
All levels are welcome from beginner to advanced. Bring
your own materials for painting, collaging and printing.
www.nancunningham.com
Soul Food Journal with Kat Fitzpatrick
July 23-29
Many of us are feeling the need to travel lighter these days.
Tuck a journal in your suitcase (there will be some for sale
if you forget).Kat will supply crayons,stamps,inks,collage
elements, paint, and calligraphy pens for a day of drawing,
painting,writing,and collage on the mountaintop.Suggested
reading:Big Magic:Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth
Gilbert. www.katfitzpatrick.com
Photography with Mark Dauber
August 8-11
Mark is renowned for his easy ability to communicate and
coach a wide variety of students,from beginners to profes-
sionals. He will show you how to capture the images you
see and give you the tools necessary to shoot the images
you’ve always wanted. www.markdauber.com
Wine Dinner with Steve Pignatiello
February 20
The first of our popular wine dinners features fine
French wines paired with a five-course, all-French
menu. Plan to take some of Steve’s great finds home,
as some wines are available for purchase.
www.pcommswines.com
Wine Dinner with Nick Demos
August 13 / September 17
Sommelier Nick Demos joins us for a five-course
dinner featuring a single vintner’s series of wines
paired with a sumptuous menu from our chefs.
Wine Dinners with John McCune
November 11-12
John McCune celebrates with special wines and stories
from around the globe. His extensive travels through
California, New Zealand, France, South Africa and
Argentina have given him access to some of the finest
wines in the world.
Valentine’s Dinner February 13
Memorial Day BBQ & Bluegrass May 28
Independence Day July 2
Labor Day BBQ & Bluegrass September 3
Snowbird’s Thanksgiving Feast November24
Dulcimer Workshop with Paul & Dee Andry
April 11-14
Paul has been teaching our mountain dulcimer work-
shop for 20 years.This fun-filled week features lessons
for first-timers and a reunion of past attendees. New
and loaner instruments are available.Guests are invited
to participate in evening “jam” sessions.
March 5 Hannah Styles, Country & Bluegrass
March 19 Louise Mosrie, Soulful Americana
April 9 Carolina Bluegrass
April 11-14 Dulcimer Workshop
with Paul and Dee Andry
June 18 Carolina Bluegrass
June 25 Hannah Styles, Country & Bluegrass
August 6 Hannah Styles, Country & Bluegrass
August 20 Carolina Bluegrass
November 19 Louise Mosrie, Soulful Americana
About Our Outdoor Guides
Leon Bates: Retired urban forester and horticulturalist, senior botanist, avid hiker and conservationist
Wanda DeWaard: Outdoor educator/naturalist since 1974,specializing in firefly education and monarch butterfly research
Scott Dean: Naturalist and biologist well known for wildflower photography and history
Anne Kennedy: Certified KripaluYoga instructor,Offers a fun,comfortable class,and specializes in“curvy girl” (and guy) yoga
John & Nancy Rennie: Wealth of combined knowledge of landscape design, horticulture, native plants, and forestry
Aaron Steed: Has mapped territories and nesting sites and mastered the art of banding songbirds and migratory hawk-counting
Simon Thompson: Nationally known ornithologist, helps locate and identify migratory birds
Chris Tilghman: Surfer on waters of the world, stand-up paddleboard instructor, founder of Surf Blue Ridge
Joel & Kathy Zachry: Professional, experienced guides for breathtaking scenery and safe wildlife observation
Emilie Travia: Her career in birding has included research and banding projects across the country. (She also knows bats!)