Sugar Mountain
Where Sugar Mountain’s numbers come from
21 observations from 3 publishers behind 17 figures. Each row gives the figure we publish, how many sources gave one and how many agree; open it for what each said.
Figures
9/11 core figures collected.
Summit elevation5,300 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Sugar Mountain
Highest lift-served elevation5,233 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom OpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org)
OpenSkiMap — Sugar Mountain ResortPublishedSep 2026“Top of the highest mapped lift: 1,595 m (5,233 ft)”
Base elevation4,100 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Sugar Mountain
Advertised vertical drop1,200 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Sugar Mountain
Sugar Mountain — Sugar Mountain Stats – Sugar Mountain ResortPublishedSep 2026“VERTICAL DROP: | 1,200 ft.”
Lift-served vertical1,133 ftNo sources:Derived
Computed from highest lift-served elevation and base elevation, not read from a source.
= highest_lift_served_elevation_ft − base_elevation_ft
Skiable acres125 ac1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Sugar Mountain
Sugar Mountain — Sugar Mountain Stats – Sugar Mountain ResortPublishedSep 2026“SKIABLE ACRES: | 125 Acres”
Beginner terrain40%1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Sugar Mountain
Sugar Mountain — Sugar Mountain Stats – Sugar Mountain ResortPublishedSep 2026“Expert: 20% | Intermediate: 40% | Beginner: 40%”
Intermediate terrain40%1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Sugar Mountain
Sugar Mountain — Sugar Mountain Stats – Sugar Mountain ResortPublishedSep 2026“Expert: 20% | Intermediate: 40% | Beginner: 40%”
Expert terrain20%1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Sugar Mountain
Sugar Mountain — Sugar Mountain Stats – Sugar Mountain ResortPublishedSep 2026“Expert: 20% | Intermediate: 40% | Beginner: 40%”
Night skiingYes1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Sugar Mountain
Sugar Mountain — Sugar Mountain Stats – Sugar Mountain ResortPublishedSep 2026“NIGHT SKIING: | 6:00pm – 10:00pm nightly from opening to closing. 100 of 125 acres, 14 of 20 slopes under lights.”
Total lifts81 source1 of 1 agreefrom OpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org)
OpenSkiMap — Sugar Mountain ResortPublishedSep 2026“Lifts mapped in OpenStreetMap: 6 chairlifts, 1 rope tow, 1 magic carpet (8 in all)”
Average annual snowfall74 in1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Sugar Mountain
Sugar Mountain — Sugar Mountain Stats – Sugar Mountain ResortPublishedSep 2026“Twenty-five year a verage annual snowfall: 74 inches”
Drive from the fly-in airport1 h 18 min2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) to Sugar Mountain, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) to Sugar Mountain: 1 h 18 min and 59.8 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Sugar Mountain — Getting To Sugar Mountain Resort – Sugar Mountain ResortSep 2026“Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI): Blountville, TN • 423-325-6000 Driving time to Sugar is approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes and 60 miles away”
Drive from nearest major airport1 h 40 min2 sources1 of 2 agree · differfrom aurora.ski
Drive from Asheville (AVL) to Sugar Mountain, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Asheville (AVL) to Sugar Mountain: 1 h 40 min and 87.2 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Sugar Mountain — Getting To Sugar Mountain Resort – Sugar Mountain ResortSep 2026Differs: 2 h “Asheville Regional Airport (AVL): Asheville, NC • 828-684-2226 Driving time to Sugar is approximately 2 hours and 94 miles away”
Road miles from nearest major airport87.2 mi2 sources1 of 2 agree · differfrom aurora.ski
Drive from Asheville (AVL) to Sugar Mountain, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Asheville (AVL) to Sugar Mountain: 1 h 40 min and 87.2 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Sugar Mountain — Getting To Sugar Mountain Resort – Sugar Mountain ResortSep 2026Differs: 94.0 mi “Asheville Regional Airport (AVL): Asheville, NC • 828-684-2226 Driving time to Sugar is approximately 2 hours and 94 miles away”
Drive from closest airline airport1 h 18 min2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) to Sugar Mountain, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) to Sugar Mountain: 1 h 18 min and 59.8 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Sugar Mountain — Getting To Sugar Mountain Resort – Sugar Mountain ResortSep 2026“Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI): Blountville, TN • 423-325-6000 Driving time to Sugar is approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes and 60 miles away”
Road miles from closest airline airport59.8 mi2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) to Sugar Mountain, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) to Sugar Mountain: 1 h 18 min and 59.8 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Sugar Mountain — Getting To Sugar Mountain Resort – Sugar Mountain ResortSep 2026“Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI): Blountville, TN • 423-325-6000 Driving time to Sugar is approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes and 60 miles away”
Pages cited
Every source behind the figures, passes and facts, best tier first.
- Tier 1Sugar Mountain — Getting To Sugar Mountain Resort – Sugar Mountain ResortSugar Mountain · skisugar.com
- Tier 1Sugar Mountain — Individual Lift/Slope Ticket Pricing – Sugar Mountain ResortSugar Mountain · skisugar.com
- Tier 1Sugar Mountain — official websiteSugar Mountain · skisugar.com
- Tier 1Sugar Mountain — Sugar Mountain Stats – Sugar Mountain ResortSugar Mountain · skisugar.com
- Tier 2Ikon Pass 2026-27 access detailsAlterra Mountain Company (Ikon Pass) · account.ikonpass.com
- Tier 2Indy Pass — partner resortsIndy Pass · indyskipass.com
- Tier 2Power Pass — season passes (Purgatory Resort)Mountain Capital Partners (Power Pass) · purgatory.ski
- Tier 2North Carolina Ski Areas Association — resortsNorth Carolina Ski Areas Association · goskinc.com
- Tier 2Southeastern Ski Areas AssociationSoutheastern Ski Areas Association · southeastski.com
- Tier 2Mountain Collective — Resort Map (partner list)The Mountain Collective · mountaincollective.com
- Tier 2Epic Pass 2026-27 resort access (epicpass.com)Vail Resorts (Epic Pass) · epicpass.com
- Tier 3Lift Blog — Sugar MountainLift Blog · liftblog.com
- Tier 3Wikipedia — List of ski areas and resorts in the United StatesWikimedia Foundation · en.wikipedia.org
- Tier 4Drive from Asheville (AVL) to Sugar Mountain, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027aurora.ski · openstreetmap.org
- Tier 4Drive from Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) to Sugar Mountain, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027aurora.ski · openstreetmap.org
- Tier 4Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)Bureau of Transportation Statistics (U.S. DOT) · geodata.bts.gov
- Tier 4GMBA Mountain Inventory v2.0 (standard): mountain range outlines, with each ski area placed where its runs and lifts areGMBA Mountain Inventory (placed by aurora.ski) · earthenv.org
- Tier 5OpenSkiMap — Sugar Mountain ResortOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · openstreetmap.org
Other facts
Where the page's other facts come from: its location, website, owner and the like.
- Nearest major airport
- Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)
- Closest airline airport
- Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)
- Airports the resort recommends
- Sugar Mountain — Getting To Sugar Mountain Resort – Sugar Mountain Resort
- Coordinates
- OpenSkiMap — Sugar Mountain Resort
Operating status
The sources that list this area, and what each says about whether it operates.
- operatingSugar Mountain · Tier 1 · 2026-09-28…scounts Multiday Rental Equipment Septuagenarian & Older Program Snow Day Rates 2026-27 Season Pass Individual Lift/Slope Ticket Pricing Reload Slope Tickets Rental Eq…
- operatingNorth Carolina Ski Areas Association · Tier 2 · 2026-09-28Listed by North Carolina Ski Areas Association: "Sugar Mountain Resort"
- operatingSoutheastern Ski Areas Association · Tier 2 · 2026-09-28Listed by Southeastern Ski Areas Association: "Sugar Mountain Resort"
- operatingWikimedia Foundation · Tier 3 · 2026-09-28* Sugar Mountain – Sugar Mountain
- operatingLift Blog · Tier 3 · 2026-09-28Sugar Mountain: 6 operating lift(s) — Big Birch (Quad), Easy Street (High Speed Quad), Gunther's Way (Double), Little Gray (Double), Oma's (High Speed Quad), Summit Express (High Speed Six); 7 removed/not operating
- operatingOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · Tier 5 · 2026-09-28Sugar Mountain Resort — status: operating; activities: downhill; lifts mapped: 8; downhill runs mapped: 26; Sugar Mountain
Data quality notes
- missingNot yet collected: named trails, advanced terrain.