Appalachian Mountain Ski Area ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Appalachian Mountain Ski Area is a ski area in North Carolina, the United States. Its 12 mapped downhill runs add up to 1.9 km, which ranks it #417 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 161 m long.

Slopes at Appalachian Mountain Ski Area

About 13% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 46% intermediate and 41% advanced or expert, which makes Appalachian Mountain Ski Area best suited to confident and advanced skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 6 lifts: 3 chairlifts, 2 magic carpets, 1 rope tow. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,112 m up to 1,192 m, a vertical drop of 80 m — typical of a local ski hill.

Getting to Appalachian Mountain Ski Area

The nearest airport is Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (TRI), about 75 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 37 min by car; Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) is 114 km away. Nearby ski areas include Hawksnest Snow Tubing, Sugar Mountain Resort (7.5 km), Beech Mountain Resort (5.9 km) and Hatley Pointe (4.8 km), which together add 22 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.