Typically, the winter months draw millions of visitors to the Blue Ridge Mountains, inviting hiking trails and live music venues. But all that is over for now.

Thanks to the EmergencyRV nonprofit, an Asheville, North Carolina family has received new hope after their home was devastated by Hurricane Helene.

A release said the new damage would keep the interstate closed until engineers decide it's safe to make the area around the gorge a narrow, two-lane path.

The storm upended the Christmas tree industry in the state’s western region. Now, farmers and residents are eager for the comfort of the season’s rituals.

With the reopening, no other U.S. highways are closed in Buncombe County, officials said. Several North Carolina highways remain closed in the county, including stretches of N.C. 81 and N.C. 197, and stretches of roads on the state secondary system.

Hurricane Helene may have hurt some of North Carolina's Christmas trees grown for Americans across the U.S. Justin Whitehill, an associate professor at North Carolina State University, joins CBS News with more details.