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Sugar Mountain Resort

Location

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United States

36° 7' 30.2808" N, 81° 52' 10.47" W

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General info:

Sugar Mountain is a long-time favorite with families and is the largest ski area in North Carolina. There are 115 skiable acres and 20 runs, along with seven lifts, including one triple, four doubles, and two surface lifts. The terrain park has its own surface lift. There is also snowshoeing, tubing, and ice skating available.

BASE: 4100ft
SUMMIT: 5300ft
VERTICAL DROP: 1200ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 11
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 5
Surface: 6

Costs:

DAY PASS ADULTS weekday: US$41.00
DAY PASS CHILDREN weekday: US$32.00
DAY PASS ADULTS weekend: US$68.00
DAY PASS CHILDREN weekend: US$45.00

We recommend to confirm the latest prices from the resorts website as the prices might have changed after last update.

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