Winter Sunrise

Winter Sports

Experience skiing, snowboarding or snow tubing in the North Carolina mountains

A winter stay in Asheville puts skiers, snowboarders and snow tubers about 30 minutes away from the closest slopes, and just over an hour from some of the highest ski peaks east of the Mississippi River, with elevations over 5,500 feet. Be sure to check out our winter vacation packages or find a room.

The highest Carolina mountain peaks average 60 inches of snow a year and expert snow makers keep the powder fresh even when Mother Nature does not cooperate. The Asheville area, at a lower elevation, stays relatively snow-free for much of the season. This makes travel easy with little or no snow on the ground.

 

Within 45 minutes of Asheville

Cataloochee Ski Area
Maggie Valley, NC
Phone: 828-926-0285
or 800-768-0285

16 slopes, 3 lifts, 1 rope tow, 1 magic carpet lift.
Skiing and snowboarding

Tube World
 Maggie Valley, NC
Phone: 800-768-0285

6 slopes and 1 children's tube area.
Snowtubing only

Wolf Ridge Ski Resort
Mars Hill, NC
Phone: 828-689-4111
or 800-817-4111

15 slopes, 4 lifts, tubing off site.
Skiing, snowboarding and snowtubing

Within 2 hours of Asheville

Appalachian Ski Mountain
Blowing Rock, NC
Phone: 800 -322-2373

9 slopes, 5 lifts.
Skiing, snowboarding and ice skating

Hawksnest Winter Resort
Seven Devils, NC
Phone: 828-963-6563
or 800-822-4295

12 slopes, 9 tubing lanes, 4 lifts, 1 magic carpet
Snowtubing

Sapphire Valley Ski Resort
Sapphire, NC
Phone: 828-743-7663

2 slopes, 1 lift, 1 tube lane
Skiing and snowboarding and tubing

Scaly Mountain Snowtubing Area
Scaly Mountain, NC
Phone: 828-526-3737

2 slopes, 1 lift.
Snowtubing

Ski Beech
Beech Mountain, NC
Phone: 800-438-2093

14 slopes, 9 lifts.
Skiing, snowboarding, snowtubing and ice skating

Sugar Mountain Resort
Banner Elk, NC
Phone: 828-898-4521
or 800-784-2768