UNCTV NC Weekend Join North Carolina Weekend host Deborah Holt Noel for a trip to Snowbird Mountain Lodge. NC Weekend Episode March 10, 2011. Southern Accents TV Host Karen Elliott visits the Snowbird Mountain Lodge. Season 19, Episode 5, filmed 2011. Our State North Carolina Magaine Carolina Shangri-La - The views of the Snowbird Mountains captivated Robert Rankin some 30 years ago. He couldn’t stay away and now calls them home.