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- Sugar Mountain is a great ski resort for all skill levels. Slopes are ranked by difficulty and various lifts take you to the top of those slopes.
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Reviews for Sugar Mountain Resort. Read skier and snowboarder-submitted reviews on Sugar Mountain Resort that rank the ski resort and mountain town on a scale of one to five stars for attributes such as terrain, nightlife and family friendliness. See how Sugar Mountain Resort stacks up in the reviews, on and off the slopes, from skiing and ...
Sugar Mountain Resort. 845 reviews. #11 of 18 things to do in Banner Elk. Ski & Snowboard Areas. Closed now. 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM. Write a review. About. Big-mountain ski resort area featuring a 1,200-foot vertical drop and ski runs of one-and-one-half miles.
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May 31, 2023 · Beech Mountain has a summit elevation of 5, 506 feet and offers skiers around 95 acres of skiable terrain. The mountain has a vertical drop of 830 feet, with its trails being suitable for all levels of skiing ability. Sugar Mountain, on the other hand, has a higher summit elevation at 5, 300 feet.
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I am not a novice skier, but I would not consider myself an Olympian either. While I’ve skied in Keystone, Colorado; Breckenridge, Colorado; and Sugar Mountain before my trips, December 2022 marked my first time skiing in five years. The No. 1 advice I’d give to any first-time skier is to get a lesson, even though costs can add up with travel, rent...
Sugar Mountain
For first-time skiers, Sugar Mountain has a true bunny hill in the Magic Carpet Area to learn the basics. This is also the area where group lessons are taught. Once skiers become comfortable on their feet doing a bunny hill, Sugar Mountain’s Easy Street green run is the perfect lift for a first-timer. It is also away from the Summit Express lift, which will take more experienced skiers and snowboarders to the top of Sugar Mountain. The mountain has a 4,432-foot elevation. The resort first ope...
Beech Mountain
Generally speaking, Beech Mountain’s slopes are narrower and steeper than Sugar Mountain. Beech Mountain Resort first opened in 1967. “The difference in Beech is the runs are shorter, but they have … more runs spread out across the face of the mountain, so the lines aren’t as long, so you can pick and choose a little bit better,” Gardner said. Beech Mountain has eight lifts and two carpet conveyors. New in 2023 is Beech Mountain is now using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system instea...
Beech Mountain’s slope tickets are generally cheaper than Sugar Mountain’s, but it depends on which specific session time a skier selects. Weekday prices are less expensive than weekend and holiday rates. Weekend prices range from $64 to $96, but it depends on the session. 1. Sugar Mountain slope/lift tickets 2. Beech Mountain slope/lift tickets Ga...
Both resorts offer night skiing, which is a sublime experience once a skier is comfortable. Plus, there are usually fewer skiers at night compared to the daytime. However, skiing and snowboarding at Sugar Mountain closes from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. to allow crews to groom the slopes. Beech Mountain’s hours of operations 1. Sunday-Thursday: 9 a.m. to 9...
Sugar Mountain
Sugar Mountain has a cafeteria with food, snacks and drinks to relax while taking a break from the slopes. Tubing, ice skating and snowshoe guided tours are also offered. Tubing is open with sessions at 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m., 4 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Ice skating is open with sessions at 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m., 4 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Snowshoe tours are offered every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 3 p.m. and Saturday at 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Town of Banner Elk
It depends where specifically you’re staying, but Sugar Mountain is generally closer in proximity to the town of Banner Elk. The town – which sits between the Sugar Mountain Resort to the south and Beech Mountain Resort to the north – is like what you’d see in a Hallmark movie. Banner Elk has tasty restaurants and shops. I’d recommend the Banner Elk Cafe and Bayou Smokehouse and Grill. Other favorites include Stonewalls Restaurant and Sorrento’s Italian Bistro. You can get to Banner Elk from...
Beech Mountain Parkway
For someone staying in Beech Mountain who doesn’t want to drive all the way to Banner Elk, Beech Mountain Parkway is a village with several local restaurant and shops. It includes Fred’s General Mercantile for groceries, the famous Brick Oven Pizzeria, Bullwinkels Pizzaria, Fred’s Backside Deli, Holy Smokes BBQ and Mi Jalisco Mexican Grill among others. Beech Mountain Parkway closes for one day each December so the town of Beech Mountain can hold its annual Christmas Parade.
Appalachian Ski Mtn.
Gardner said she took her family to Appalachian Ski Mtn. for years when her kids were younger to help them learn to ski. “For years and years and years, we were at Appalachian [Ski Mtn.] because my kids were little, and I feel like that is by far the best place to go if you’re a beginner,” Gardner said. “If it’s your first, second [or] third day on skis, Appalachian all the way. It’s just super beginner friendly.”
Snowshoe Mountain in West Virginia
The Snowshoe Mountain Resort in West Virginia is about a six-hour drive from Raleigh. Snowshoe is renowned for being among the best ski resorts in the eastern U.S. “It’s the best [resort] you can drive to,” Gardner said. Gardner said Snowshoe typically has better skiing conditions than North Carolina’s resorts because it is further north. However, Snowshoe has a base elevation of 3,348 feet and a top elevation of 4,848 feet, which makes it shorter than Beech Mountain and Sugar Mountain. “Just...
Other resorts
Other North Carolina resorts include Sapphire Valley and Cataloochee Ski Area, the oldest ski area in the state. Also, the Wintergreen Resort is in Nellysford, Virginia. Last, the Hatley Pointe Mountain Resort, formerly the Wolf Ridge Ski Resort, is still working to open.
Sugar Mountain sits at a base elevation of 4,100 feet and climbs to a summit elevation of 5,300 feet. The ski area features 125 acres of skiable terrain across 21 trails. Sugar Mountain offers 100% snowmaking coverage and night skiing/snowboarding across 100 acres and 15 trails.
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Our village surrounds the Sugar Mountain Resort that features 125 acres of ski terrain on 21 slopes and 8 lifts for rapid transport. In fact, it offers the most ski area and the largest vertical drop (1,200 feet) in the North Carolina Blue Ridge Mountains.
Dec 8, 2016 · We went to Sugar Mountain over February break and enjoyed it. The ski resort does a good job of not letting the trails get too icy (which says a lot in the South). The trails are fun and are particularly good for new skiers. The lifts are fast and spacious and the lines are extremely short.
