North Carolina Ski Resorts: The Ultimate Guide to a Perfect Weekend Ski Trip

"Due to its bounty of runs and the fact that it has the most vertical of any of North Carolina’s ski mountains at 1,200 feet, Sugar Mountain is North Carolina’s largest and arguably most well-known ski area. What the others on this list lack in expert trails, Sugar more than makes up for with plenty of steep, challenging runs geared toward veteran skiers and snowboarders. Of course, if you’re in search of the greens and the blues, you’ll have plenty to keep you occupied. And Sugar is loaded with eight lifts, including six-passenger lifts and a new high-speed line that spirits you to the peak in just over two-minutes, which can easily make you forget about the lack of vertical."