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Sugar Mountain Resort

United States · North Carolina · Single resort

Sugar Mountain Resort is a ski resort in North Carolina (United States). It has 7.5 km of downhill runs, mostly difficult and 8 lifts. The runs go from 1237 to 1595 m (358 m vertical).

Piste length
7.5 km
Lifts
8
Base station
1237 m (4,058 ft)
Top station
1595 m (5,233 ft)
Vertical drop
358 m (1,175 ft)
Country
United States

Piste difficulty split

  • Green circle: 0.3 km (3%)
  • Blue square: 2 km (26%)
  • Black diamond: 4.1 km (54%)
  • Double black: 1.2 km (16%)

Details

  • Night skiing: No
  • Steepest spot: 59% (31°)
  • Mostly facing north-east (43% of run length). North-facing slopes keep good snow longer, but are colder with less sun.

Lifts: 8

Chairlift: 6 · Drag lift: 1

  • Summit Express · Chairlift · 2,518 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 1250–1595 m
  • Magic Carpet · 1,500 pers./h · 1237–1248 m
  • Green Lift · Chairlift · 1,400 pers./h · Seats: 3 · 1250–1371 m
  • GW Lift · Chairlift · 1,200 pers./h · Seats: 2 · 1318–1588 m
  • Little Gray · Chairlift · 1,200 pers./h · Seats: 2 · 1264–1350 m
  • Easy Street Lift · Chairlift · 1,050 pers./h · Seats: 2 · 1250–1324 m
  • Handle Tow · Drag lift · 500 pers./h · 1337–1376 m
  • Oma's Express · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 1357–1493 m

On site

  • 13 car parks

Historical conditions and snowfall

  • November: Snowfall in the month (average) 6 cm, Snow depth 2 cm
  • December: Snowfall in the month (average) 12 cm, Snow depth 7 cm
  • January: Snowfall in the month (average) 14 cm, Snow depth 10 cm
  • February: Snowfall in the month (average) 18 cm, Snow depth 10 cm
  • March: Snowfall in the month (average) 9 cm, Snow depth 5 cm
  • April: Snowfall in the month (average) 1 cm, Snow depth 1 cm

Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 756 m). It shows the shape of the season well but is not a slope measurement — the upper runs usually have more snow. Data: NASA POWER.

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