Sugar Mountain Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Sugar Mountain is: Light rain (total 2.0mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).
Sugar Mountain Weather (Days 4-6): A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 1.9 m | -13 |  | |||
| Bottom Lift: | 1.0 m | -9 | |
Latest snow reports near Sugar Mountain:
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| |  |  | |  |  | | |  | | |  |  |  | | | | |
clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | light snow | cloudy | light snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 18 | 25 | 6 | 1 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -6 | -6 | -5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | -2 | -4 | -7 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -6 | -5 | -8 |
min °C | -9 | -8 | -7 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -6 | -7 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -8 | -7 | -13 |
-18 | -16 | -13 | -6 | -8 | -6 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -9 | -14 | -14 | -13 | -16 | -18 | -12 | -14 | -22 | |
33 | 35 | 38 | 27 | 45 | 91 | 94 | 88 | 97 | 93 | 79 | 33 | 94 | 95 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 60 | |
0 | 400 | 0 | 1200 | 1300 | 1750 | 1500 | 1900 | 1900 | 1000 | 650 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 450 | 0 | |
 | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — |
 | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — |
Light rain (total 2.0mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
Latest snow reports near Sugar Mountain:
| Top snow depth: | 185 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 104 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 1.0 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 18 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.3 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.5 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.5 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Sugar Mountain at the specific elevation of 1250 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Sugar Mountain. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of United States.
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Overall 2.4 Based on 5 votes and 5 reviews
Middle aged former ski racer here, living in the skier's hi11 that is NC. For ski conditions, Sugar is the best in NC and one of the best in the SE. The main beginner run is segregated from the rest of the hill, so doesn't have reckless people using it as a highway to the lift. If the air is cold enough, they are making snow on the hill, which means the conditions are always the best in the area (but lots of blowing snow), and there's no skiing outside the area. There's usually no snow except right on the hill. However, and it's a big however, the customer service is the worst I've ever seen. It is cable tv and cell phone levels of bad. Lift tickets cannot be purchased except in person on site nor until the day, unless you come between 8 and 9pm. At 9:00:05, window is closed, even if there's 200 people in line. Kids lessons cannot be purchased except in person on site, from closing time until they sell out or until 6pm. Group tickets, just bizarre. They're a good deal but the headaches are painful. If you can afford the time, drive to Snowshoe or fly out west. If you can't, Sugar is your best NC choice but it's like they don't want customers.
A Miller from United States writes:
Middle aged former ski racer here, living in the skier's hi11 that is NC. For ski conditions, Sugar is the best in NC and one of the best in the SE. The main beginner run is segregated from the rest of the hill, so doesn't have reckless people using it as a highway to the lift. If the air is cold enough, they are making snow on the hill, which means the conditions are always the best in the area (but lots of blowing snow), and there's no skiing outside the area. There's usually no snow except right on the hill.
However, and it's a big however, the customer service is the worst I've ever seen. It is cable tv and cell phone levels of bad.
Lift tickets cannot be purchased except in person on site nor until the day, unless you come between 8 and 9pm. At 9:00:05, window is closed, even if there's 200 people in line.
Kids lessons cannot be purchased except in person on site, from closing time until they sell out or until 6pm.
Group tickets, just bizarre. They're a good deal but the headaches are painful.
If you can afford the time, drive to Snowshoe or fly out west. If you can't, Sugar is your best NC choice but it's like they don't want customers.
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