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Cataloochee ski area, Great Smoky Mountains, North Carolina
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| | Cataloochee has a much lower than average proportion of red and black runs and a much higher than average percentage of intermediate or beginner runs. This ski mountain receives 2 feet of beautiful snow per winter, and that is not very high, but it's reasonable. The nearest ski hill featuring a more soaring drop from top to bottom is 91 miles away. With a 740 foot height difference it's not the highest hill there is, but Cataloochee makes up for it with other things. With a skiable territory of 65 acres, it's small enough |
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to get to know all your fellow snow folks. Snowboarding and skiing in this part of North Carolina is so much fun every day of the winter season. Cataloochee has a rather humble assortment of runs and a humble amount of ski lifts. The 4 different ski lifts here
| | are nicely kept up and run by pleasant people. The North Carolina mountains in the winter are something you can’t miss if you're hooked on snowboarding and skiing. You might be into skiing or snowboarding, or both, doesn't matter, in this general area, you'll encounter scores of ski hills. Cataloochee gets blanketed by lower than average snow every season. This is a mid-size ski area in possession of a medium drop if compared to other mid Atlantic ski hills. The 10 ski runs at this ski hill are picturesque. The best | |
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piece of information on this resort is naturally the ski map of Cataloochee on this web page. There are magnificent comfy lodgings here, but if you don’t have reservations, you may well end up sleeping in your vehicle. The winter landscape of the North Carolina
highlands and the very delightful trails are certain to keep you coming back. The Great Smoky Mountains covered in snow is a pure snowboarding and skiing paradise. Great exercise and getting out of the house for a while will make you feel good. The mountains of
the Great Smoky Mountains is a sight worth seeing. You get many skiers driving up here from Newport on snow-white weekends. This is a glorious ski area for everybody with scores of easy ski runs for learners.
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| These outdoors activities are available near Cataloochee ski area. |
| | Ski Areas Near Cataloochee ski area:
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Ober Gatlinburg, Tennessee
, 33 miles away 600 vertical feet 8 runs - 4 lifts 25% Expert & Adv. 50% Intermediate 25% Beginner |
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Scaly Mountain, North Carolina
, 35 miles away 225 vertical feet 10 runs - 4 lifts 10% Expert & Adv. 60% Intermediate 30% Beginner |
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Sky Valley, Georgia
, 38 miles away 210 vertical feet 5 runs - 2 lifts 33% Expert & Adv. 33% Intermediate 34% Beginner |
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Wolf Laurel, North Carolina
, 46 miles away 700 vertical feet 15 runs - 5 lifts 20% Expert & Adv. 50% Intermediate 30% Beginner |
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Ski Beech, North Carolina
, 91 miles away 830 vertical feet 15 runs - 10 lifts 30% Expert & Adv. 40% Intermediate 30% Beginner |
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Sugar Mountain, North Carolina
, 91 miles away 1200 vertical feet 20 runs - 8 lifts 15% Expert & Adv. 50% Intermediate 35% Beginner |
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Hawksnest, North Carolina
, 93 miles away 619 vertical feet 12 runs - 4 lifts 30% Expert & Adv. 50% Intermediate 20% Beginner |
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Appalachian Mountain, North Carolina
, 104 miles away 365 vertical feet 9 runs - 5 lifts 35% Expert & Adv. 40% Intermediate 25% Beginner |
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Winterplace, West Virginia
, 178 miles away 603 vertical feet 27 runs - 9 lifts 15% Expert & Adv. 44% Intermediate 41% Beginner |
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Spicy Run Mountain, Ohio
, 198 miles away 600 vertical feet 9 runs - 4 lifts 70% Expert & Adv. 20% Intermediate 10% Beginner |
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| | Whitewater Near Cataloochee ski area:
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Cataloochee Creek, Haywood
County
, 6 miles away, Class II-III(IV) - 6 miles long (Catalooche Campground to Waterville Lake) |
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Pigeon River, Haywood
County
, 10 miles away, Class IV-V - 7.2 miles long (Harmon Den to Big Creek) |
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Straight Fork, Swain
County
, 10 miles away, Class III-IV - 4.6 miles long (Round Bottom to Raven Fork) |
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* Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different.
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