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Sugar Mountain Ski Resort
North Carolina, USA
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| Resort Statistics | | vertical drop: | 1,200 feet | | summit: | 5,300 feet | | base: | 4,100 feet | | lifts: | 8 | | trails: | 20 | | longest run: | 7,920 feet |
Snowboarding | | permitted: | Yes | | terrain park: | Yes | | half-pipe: | No | | | Snow and Terrain | | annual snowfall: | 78 inches | | snowmaking: | 100% | | skiable area: | 115 acres | | easiest: | 40% | | more difficult: | 40% | | most difficult: | 20% |
Other Activities | | x-country: | No | | snow tubing: | Yes |
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Sugar Mountain Ski Resort News
Winter weather lifts attendance at N.C. ski resorts (News 14 Carolina)
January 10, 2010 - The snow and extreme winter temperatures aren't causing tourists to shy away from the North Carolina mountains. Sugar Mountain Ski Resort officials say business in the last few weeks has been the best it's been in years.
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Plan your Christmas break on the slopes (Asheville Citizen-Times)
December 18, 2008 - SUGAR MOUNTAIN – When the economy is bad, the best remedy might be a ski weekend.
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Silver lining in bad economy (The State)
November 22, 2008 - Carolina’s ski resort operators say they understand the uncertainty caused by the faltering economy. “We face that worry and concern every winter,” said Kim Jochl of Sugar Mountain resort in Avery County. “It’s called weather.” Cold, not snow, is what drives the ski industry. The current cold wave is made to order for resorts. “It’s nice to get natural snow, but it’s more important for us to use ...
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By Scott Nicholson
November 21, 2005 - Area ski slopes took advantage of a cold snap to fire up the snow makers and opened for the weekend. Sugar Mountain Ski Resort opened on Friday for skiing and snowboarding, after crews began making artificial snow Wednesday afternoon.
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Entertainment
December 10, 2004 - Skiers cruise down a slope at Sugar Mountain Resort near Banner Elk. The resort has made several improvements, including increasing its snow-making capabilities.
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Tis
the Season to Ski
November 17, 2003 - WCYB-TV, VA - A cold snap in North Carolina has skiers
all across the region heading to the slopes. Sugar Mountain Resort in
Banner Elk has been making snow since early Thursday. A one-thousand
foot stretch on the flying mile trail opened yesterday. Crowds have been
large over the weekend, and despite a constant rain for much of today,
diehards are still hitting the slopes. Sugar Mountain has a long
tradition of being the first to open in North Carolina.
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