Hawksnest Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Hawksnest is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 5.0mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).
Hawksnest Weather (Days 4-6): Light rain (total 5.0mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, near gales from the WNW by Sun night).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | -12 |  | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | -9 | |
Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
|  |  | |  |  | |  |  |  | | |  |  | | | |  | |
snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | light rain | light rain | some clouds | light rain | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | rain shwrs | |
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Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
max °C | -9 | -7 | -7 | -4 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 13 |
min °C | -12 | -7 | -11 | -9 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 12 |
-22 | -16 | -17 | -12 | -3 | -8 | -4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 10 | |
75 | 77 | 49 | 54 | 72 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 98 | 89 | 60 | 89 | 79 | 45 | 56 | 62 | 55 | 85 | |
0 | 350 | 0 | 600 | 1200 | 1100 | 1700 | 2450 | 2200 | 2750 | 2950 | 2700 | 3100 | 3050 | 3450 | 3550 | 3450 | 3950 | |
 | 7:35 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
 | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:39 | — |
A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 5.0mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).
Light rain (total 5.0mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, near gales from the WNW by Sun night).
Latest snow reports near Hawksnest:
Light rain reported from Banner Elk at 4026 feet one mile N of Sugar Mountain but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Sugar Mountain
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 14 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 16 Mar 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.2 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.4 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Hawksnest at the specific elevation of 1265 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Hawksnest. 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 2.0 Based on 1 vote and 1 review
Hawksnest is a very underrated ski area. The skiing is second only to Sugar Mtn. in the area, but the prices are much more reasonable. Another great thing about Hawksnest is that it isnt very crowded. The blacks are on par with everything else in the area. Most skiers in the area would rate NC resorts as follows.... 1. Sugar Mtn. 2. Hawksnest (Seven Devils, NC) 3. Beech Mtn. 4. App. Ski Mtn. (Boone, NC)
Scott from United States writes:
Hawksnest is a very underrated ski area. The skiing is second only to Sugar Mtn. in the area, but the prices are much more reasonable. Another great thing about Hawksnest is that it isnt very crowded. The blacks are on par with everything else in the area. Most skiers in the area would rate NC resorts as follows....
1. Sugar Mtn.
2. Hawksnest (Seven Devils, NC)
3. Beech Mtn.
4. App. Ski Mtn. (Boone, NC)
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