North Carolina's largest ski resort – skiing, snowboarding, tubing and skating, minutes from Banner Elk.
Sugar Mountain is the big one: the most terrain of any ski area in North Carolina, plus snow tubing, ice skating and snowshoe tours. In summer and autumn the resort hosts events and scenic lift rides.
Tips
- Weekdays are much quieter than weekends and holidays.
- Rent gear in Banner Elk the night before to skip the lines.
- Check the snow report before you drive up.
