Here's when every North Carolina ski resort plans to open for the 2023-24 season
Opening day for the North Carolina ski season is almost here.
WRAL News has compiled a list of tentative opening dates set by North Carolina resorts. All are subject to change due to weather conditions (resorts categorized in aphabetical order).
Appalachian Ski Mountain
Opening Date: The resort was planning to open Nov. 17, but the resort announced the weather will be too warm to open by then.
Address: 940 Ski Mountain Rd, Blowing Rock, NC 28605
Phone: 828-295-7828
Number of trails: 13
Number of lifts: Six
Cost of a slope ticket: $34 to $82 per day
Beech Mountain Resort
Opening Date: Beech Mountain now plans to have its opening day on Dec. 2. The initial plan was to open on Nov. 24.
Address: 1007 Beech Mountain Parkway, Beech Mountain, NC 28604
Phone: Call toll free at 1-800-438-2093 or call the local number at 1-828-387-2011
Number of trails: 17
Number of lifts: Eight
Cost of a slope ticket: $40 to $76 per day
Other notes: Beech Mountain Brewing Co., at the base of Beech Mountain, is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this year. The brewing company has several music acts scheduled for the 2023-24 ski season.
Cataloochee Ski Area
Opening Date: Date not yet announced.
Address: 1080 Ski Lodge Road Maggie Valley, NC 28751
Phone: 828-926-0285 or 1-800-768-0285
Number of trails: 18
Number of lifts: Three chairlifts and two carpet lifts
Cost of a slope ticket: $30 to $83 per day
Hatley Point (formerly Wolf Ridge Ski Resort)
Opening Date: Dec. 16, weather permitting
Address: 578 Valley View Cir, Mars Hill, NC 28754
Phone: 828-689-4111
Number of trails: Four beginner terrain runs, nine intermediate terrain runs and two expert terrain runs
Number of lifts: Two chairlifts and one magic carpet
Cost of a slope ticket: $35 to $85 per day
Sapphire Valley
Opening Date: Dec. 16
Address: 127 Cherokee Trail Sapphire, NC 28774
Phone: 828-743-7663
Number of trails: Two
Number of lifts: Three
Cost of a slope: $39.75 to $95 per day
Sugar Mountain Resort
Opening Date: Date not yet announced. The resort plans to announce its opening date in November.
Address: 1009 Sugar Mountain Drive Sugar Mountain, NC 28604
Phone: 828-898-4521
Number of trails: 21
Number of lifts: Eight
Cost of a slope ticket: From $32 to $88 per day
