![]() Whereas Sugar is perhaps North Carolina’s most well-known mountain, Beech, as locals call it, might be its favorite. Where to stay: There are plenty of homeshare options on Airbnb and VRBO. Food and drink options are plentiful but check out Sorrento’s Italian Bistro for some classic Sicilian fare (and carbo loading) or Nguyen’s Asian Grill for bone-warming pho. Just four miles down the road you find the ultra-charming little mountain town of Banner Elk, where you’ll be doing most of your non-slope hanging. Where to après, eat, and drink: For those who aren’t only interested in blasting down the mountain, Sugar boasts an excellent lodge for après- (or avant-) ski, along with tubing, ice skating, and even snowshoeing options. Passes for juniors run $40 and $59 respectively. The pass situation: Single-day adult passes are $58 Monday through Friday and $84 on weekends and holidays. 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. Of course, if you’re in search of the greens and the blues, you’ll have plenty to keep you occupied. 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. ![]() 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. ![]()
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