Skiing in North Carolina

North Carolina has long been a great skiing state in the South Eastern part of the Country. While a lot of the snow is man made it's still snow, and the skiing is great. We have many fine Ski Resorts in North Carolina; I will list some and what they offer, in this article.

Sugar Mountain Resort- Avery County North Carolina

Possibly the most famous North Carolina Ski Resort. They have a triple chairlift, 4 doubles and 3 surface lifts. The system they have in place allows for over 8,000 people an hour to be lifted up to the top of the mountain. They offer 20 slopes of varying difficulty, and 115 acres of skiing area. They also have tubing and snowboarding. In the lodge they have a candy shop, a lounge, a sports shop and equipment rentals and much more! They also have a skiing and snowboarding school with both individual and group classes.

Appalachian Ski Mountain in Blowing Rock North Carolina

Open since 1962, they have 10 slopes , 2 terrain parks and an outdoor ice arena. Their season lasts from November to April. They also offer night skiing 7 nights a week. They have ski and stay packages to lodge right next to the slopes.

Cataloochee Ski Area in Maggie Valley North Carolina

They have some nice drive-slide-stay packages, and offer classes in skiing and snowboarding. The lodge has a double sided fireplace as well as a gift shop and sometimes has musical entertainment. If you love it so much that you have to come back, buy a season pass for discounts.

Ski Beech Resort at Beech Mountain

They have group rates, and offer other specials and discounts. They have both a snow sports learning center, and a youth learning center. Ski Beech also offers a 7,000 sq foot ice skating rink. They claim the highest elevation in Eastern North America, and can lift over 9,000 skiers an hour. They even have a nursery for kids aged 6 months to 3 years old.

Wolf Creek Ski Resort in Mars Hill North Carolina

Wolf Creek has tubing and skiing as well as snow boarding. They have recently added 15 acres of skiing and a new terrain park. They have two lodges with huge fireplaces to stay at, and this is a family oriented resort.

Hawksnest Ski Resort near Boon North Carolina