EXHIBIT 99.1



                         CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                           18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                           AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
               SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In  connection  with the  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the  quarterly
period  ended July 31,  2002 of Blue Ridge Real  Estate  Company and Big Boulder
Corporation  (together,  the  Registrants)  as  filed  with the  Securities  and
Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the Report), I, Patrick M. Flynn, Chief
Executive  Officer and  President of the  Registrants,  certify,  pursuant to 18
U.S.C. ? 1350, as adopted pursuant to ? 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002,
that:

     (1) The Report fully  complies with the  requirements of  Section13(a)  or
15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C.  ?78m(a) or ? 78o(d));
and

     (2)  The  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of
operations of the Registrants.


/s/  PATRICK M. FLYNN________
Patrick M. Flynn
Chief Executive Officer and President
August 30, 2002