Ober Mountain ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Ober Mountain is a ski area in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, the United States. Its 10 mapped downhill runs add up to 2.5 km, which ranks it #386 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 252 m long.

Slopes at Ober Mountain

About 17% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 59% intermediate and 24% advanced or expert, which makes Ober Mountain a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 7 lifts: 4 chairlifts, 1 j-bar, 1 cable car, 1 magic carpet. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 807 m up to 977 m, a vertical drop of 170 m — typical of a local ski hill.

Getting to Ober Mountain

The nearest airport is McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS), about 41 km away in a straight line — roughly 53 minutes by car; Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) is 97 km away. Nearby ski areas include Cataloochee Ski Area (3.6 km), Sapphire Valley Ski Resort (0.5 km) and Hatley Pointe (4.8 km), which together add 9 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.