North Carolina Ski and Snow Reports

Currently 4 ski areas (67%) out of 6 ski resorts reporting are open for skiing and snowboarding. State wide 56% of lifts are open. 60% of trails in North Carolina are open.

Ski Beech has 65% of trails open, Appalachian Ski Mtn has 100% open, and Cataloochee Ski Area has 83% open.

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Sugar Mountain Ski Resort

1200 ft vertical, 7 lifts, 20 trails

Last updated 2026-03-11 07:09:00

Base-Depth	Runs-Open	Percent-Open
27-63"	17	85%

Primary Surface Conditions:	Frozen Granular
Last Snowfall:	2" on Feb 24^th
Previous Snowfall:	4" on Feb 23^rd
Season Total:	62"
Season Dates:	Opened Nov 11, 2025 (121 days so far)
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Appalachian Ski Mtn

365 ft vertical, 6 lifts, 12 trails

Last updated 2026-03-10 07:39:00

Base-Depth	Runs-Open	Percent-Open
44-75"	12	100%

Primary Surface Conditions:	Machine Groomed
Season Total:	18"
Season Dates:	Opened Nov 29, 2025 (102 days so far)
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830 ft vertical, 9 lifts, 17 trails

Last updated 2026-03-10 12:32:00

Base-Depth	Runs-Open	Percent-Open
34-42"	11	65%

Primary Surface Conditions:	Machine Groomed
Season Total:	52"
Season Dates:	Opened Dec 5, 2025 (96 days so far)
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Cataloochee Ski Area

740 ft vertical, 5 lifts, 18 trails

Last updated 2026-03-09 07:29:00

Base-Depth	Runs-Open	Percent-Open
48-56"	15	83%

Primary Surface Conditions:	Machine Groomed
Last Snowfall:	3" on Feb 23^rd
Season Dates:	Opened Nov 12, 2025 (118 days so far)
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700 ft vertical, 4 lifts, 22 trails

Last updated 2026-03-07 12:12:07

Base-Depth	Runs-Open	Percent-Open
-	-	-

Closed for Snow Sports
Season Dates:	Opened Dec 10, 2025 (88 days so far)
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Sapphire Valley

200 ft vertical, 3 lifts, 2 trails

Last updated 2026-03-01 13:51:13

Base-Depth	Runs-Open	Percent-Open
-	-	-

Closed for Snow Sports
Season Dates:	Opened Dec 13, 2025 (79 days so far)
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