The Sugar Mountain ski resort has been open for 40 years and is an absolute favorite of locals and visitors alike. Sugar Mountain offers 20 slopes and trails spread out over 115 skiable acres with a 12,000 ft. vertical with varying degree of difficulty broken out by 40% novice, 40% intermediate, and 20% expert. The longest run is 1.5 miles long.
In addition to skiing and snowboarding at Sugar Mountain, you can spend some of your day ice skating or snow tubing. There is a 10,000 sq. ft refrigerated outdoor ice skating rink with perfect conditions all winter long. The snow tubing course is located on the Sugar Mountain golf course (open in the summer season), and includes a 700ft long run with their own dedicated lifts, lights for night tubing, and snowmaking/grooming.
Other ammentities of Sugar Mountain include ski and snowbaord rentals, shops, lodging, fine dining, and cafeterias. As a former student at Appalachian State, Sugar Mountain was always a favorite of mine over any of the other nearby mountains. The mountain is big enough to support large crowds without feeling overcrowded or suffering through long lift lines, and offers a good degree of difficulty for people of all ages and skill levels. For information on lift ticket and/or rental rates, as well as accomodations for your mountain ski vacation, head over to the Sugar Mountain website.
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