Sugar Mountain ski area, North Carolina

Sugar Mountain ski area, North Carolina

I HAD THE TIME OF MY LIFE AT SUGAR! NOTHING COMPARES TO IT! DONT GO TO THE IMITATIONS LIKE BEECH AND HAWKSNEST, SUGAR BY FAR IS THE BEST. says Josh.

Sugar Mountain has a rather humble array of ski trails and an okay quantity of great ski lifts. You have to go 182 miles to get to a ski area having a better size vertical drop. This ski hill has 20 ski trails, and they are stunning. Sugar Mountain has lower than average snow each winter. Every ski season this ski hill gets 5 feet of fluffy snow, and that is relatively

    ok for a ski hill like this one. The gorgeous beauty of the North Carolina highlands and excellent runs are motive enough to come here to ski. The trailmap of Sugar Mountain on this web page unsurprisingly says a thousand words. This ski mountain has a height
difference of 1,200 feet; Sugar Mountain makes good use of it all. Sugar Mountain has a much lower than average ratio of hard slopes and a much higher than average fraction of easy ski trails. Sugar Mountain is a mid-size ski area in possession of a relatively sky-scraping drop from top to bottom when compared to other mid Atlantic ski areas. All of the 8 lifts are exciting to hitch a ride with. Some people prefer skiing and some snowboarding, either way, there are loads of brilliant spots for that close at hand. There's

115 acres of skiing territory, and all of it makes for nice skiing. Getting a brilliant workout and just being on the slopes for a while will make you feel brilliant. No shortage of glorious accommodations, but you'd better book in advance of a trip in view of the fact that these accommodations fill up quickly. The highlands of North Carolina in the winter are a pleasant location for snowboarding or skiing.

Coordinates:
Latitude: 36.130381
Longitude: -81.856136

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QUICK STATS
Elevation drop: 1,200 feet
Expert and advanced runs: 25 %
Intermediate runs: 35 %
Beginner runs: 40 %
Runs: 20
Lifts: 8
Annual snowfall: 5 feet
Skiing Area: 115 acres
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Sugar Mountain ski area Trail Map:

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These outdoors activities are available near Sugar Mountain ski area.

Ski Areas Near Sugar Mountain ski area:

Hawksnest, North Carolina , 2 miles away
   619 vertical feet
   12 runs - 4 lifts
   30% Expert & Adv.
   50% Intermediate
   20% Beginner

Ski Beech, North Carolina , 4 miles away
   830 vertical feet
   15 runs - 10 lifts
   30% Expert & Adv.
   40% Intermediate
   30% Beginner

Appalachian Mountain, North Carolina , 14 miles away
   365 vertical feet
   9 runs - 5 lifts
   35% Expert & Adv.
   40% Intermediate
   25% Beginner

Wolf Laurel, North Carolina , 46 miles away
   700 vertical feet
   15 runs - 5 lifts
   20% Expert & Adv.
   50% Intermediate
   30% Beginner

Cataloochee, North Carolina , 91 miles away
   740 vertical feet
   10 runs - 4 lifts
   25% Expert & Adv.
   50% Intermediate
   25% Beginner

Winterplace, West Virginia , 96 miles away
   603 vertical feet
   27 runs - 9 lifts
   15% Expert & Adv.
   44% Intermediate
   41% Beginner

Scaly Mountain, North Carolina , 118 miles away
   225 vertical feet
   10 runs - 4 lifts
   10% Expert & Adv.
   60% Intermediate
   30% Beginner

Ober Gatlinburg, Tennessee , 120 miles away
   600 vertical feet
   8 runs - 4 lifts
   25% Expert & Adv.
   50% Intermediate
   25% Beginner

Sky Valley, Georgia , 122 miles away
   210 vertical feet
   5 runs - 2 lifts
   33% Expert & Adv.
   33% Intermediate
   34% Beginner

The Homestead, Virginia , 171 miles away
   700 vertical feet
   9 runs - 5 lifts
   34% Expert & Adv.
   33% Intermediate
   33% Beginner

Whitewater Near Sugar Mountain ski area:

Elk River, Avery County , 6 miles away, Class IV-V - 8.4 miles long (Route 1326 to Route 1305)

Watauga River, Watauga County , 7 miles away, Class I-II - 12 miles long (North Carolina Route 105 Bridge to US Route 321 Bridge)

Lost Cove Creek, Avery County , 7 miles away, Class -blank- - 8 miles long (Main)

Trails Near Sugar Mountain ski area:

Daniel Boone Scout Trail, Caldwell , 4 miles away

Yancey Ridge Trail, Avery , 8 miles away

Little Pond Mountain Trail, Carter , 16 miles away

National Parks Near Sugar Mountain ski area:

Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville - NC , 57 miles away

Golf Courses Near Sugar Mountain ski area:

Mountain Glen Golf Club, Newland , 4 miles away