Winter Activities

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Ice Skating

Appalachian Ski Mountain

  • located in a spectacular scenic setting overlooking the ski slopes and Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Location: 940 Ski Mountain Road, Blowing Rock NC 28605 
  • Phone: (828) 295-7828

Sugar Mountain

  • located at the Sugar Mountain Tennis Courts, tickets online only
  • Location: 1121 Sugar Mountain Drive, Banner Elk NC 28604 (located on the Tennis Courts)
  • Phone: (828) 898-4521

Scenic Drives

Blueridge Parkway

  • scenic byway with stunning mountain views
  • Closest Entrance: Milepost 305
  • Phone: (828) 670-1924

Skiing & Snowboarding

Appalachian Ski Mountain

  • ski hill known for it’s terrain park
  • Location: 940 Ski Mountain Road, Blowing Rock NC 28605 
  • Phone: (828) 295-7828

Beech Mountain Resort

  • trails for all ski levels and ages
  • Location: 1007 Beech Mountain Parkway, Beech Mountain NC 28604
  • Phone: (828) 438-2093

Sugar Mountain Ski Resort ⭐

  • trails for all ski levels and ages
    • Webcams – check the conditions and crowds before you head out!
    • Ski Shuttle – Sugar Mountain offers a ski shuttle on the weekends and some weekdays, check out their map and schedule online
  • Location: 1009 Sugar Mountain Drive, Banner Elk NC 28604 
  • Phone: (828) 898-4521

Showshoeing

Sugar Mountain

  • guided one hour tours with rentals included
  • Location: 1009 Sugar Mountain Drive, Banner Elk NC 28604 
  • Phone: (828) 898-4521

Snow Tubing

Hawksnest Snow Tubing

  • affordable fun for the whole family, featuring four different tubing areas with up to 30 lanes, located in Seven Devils
  • Location: 2058 Skyland Drive, Seven Devils NC 28604
  • Phone: (828) 963-6561

Jonas Ridge Snow Tubing

  • slopes are steep and fast, viewing area for those who don’t want to participate, located in Jonas Ridge
  • Location: 9472 NC-181, Newland NC 28657
  • Phone: (828) 733-4155

Sugar Mountain

  • located at the Sugar Mountain Golf Course, 700 foot long lanes serviced by a magic carpet ride back up to the top, tickets online only
  • Location: 10554 Sugar Mountain Drive, Sugar Mountain NC 28604
  • Phone: (828) 898-4521

Theme Parks

Tweetsie Railroad 

  • family-friendly Wild West theme park, with some special winter holiday hours (check their website)
  • Location: 300 Tweetsie Railroad Lane, Blowing Rock NC 28605
  • Phone: (828) 893-3874

Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster ⭐

  • year-round amusement park, also has an adventure course
  • Location: 3265 Tynecastle Highway, Banner Elk NC 28604
  • Phone: (828) 898-7866