Sugar Mountain Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Sugar Mountain is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 4.0mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).
Sugar Mountain Weather (Days 4-6): Light rain (total 8.0mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, gales from the W by Sun night).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 1.5 m | -14 |  | |||
| Bottom Lift: | 0.6 m | -12 | |
Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | |||||||||||||
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light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | light rain | cloudy | light rain | rain shwrs | clear | clear | rain shwrs | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
max °C | -12 | -10 | -6 | -6 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 |
min °C | -14 | -10 | -11 | -7 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 11 |
-25 | -21 | -19 | -10 | -7 | -8 | -5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 7 | |
82 | 76 | 47 | 53 | 77 | 79 | 87 | 90 | 97 | 97 | 81 | 95 | 93 | 77 | 74 | 62 | 56 | 88 | |
0 | 250 | 0 | 600 | 1100 | 1050 | 1650 | 2300 | 2100 | 2800 | 2750 | 2450 | 2700 | 2900 | 3100 | 3400 | 3350 | 3850 | |
 | 7:35 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
 | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:39 | — |
A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 4.0mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).
Light rain (total 8.0mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, gales from the W by Sun night).
Latest snow reports near Sugar Mountain:
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: | 147 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 61 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 8 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 16 Mar 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.1 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.5 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Overall 2.4 Based on 5 votes and 5 reviews
I was sent this web address to finally express my absolute disgust for what has become a "culture" at Sugar Ski Area in NC. The gross discrepancies in base snow depth reported by this owner has gone on for years and there is little anyone has done to stop this outrageous behavior. Example? January 2024. If you look at their website they are reporting a base of up to 70 inches! Are you kidding? My go-to Colorado resort is reporting a base of only 12 inches. Honest! a base of 70 inches would be many of the largest ski areas in Colorado, Utah and Cali combined! Consider a young family, perhaps new to skiing decides to go to Sugar Ski Area. The huge expense associated with a ski vacation is well known. Now to get to Sugar and see grass, especially on the tube sliding hill. Almost the snow has been man made and it is skimpy at best. 70 inches? It's deceitful and should not be allowed to continue year after year. If you call the area you will quickly learn that the staff is under orders not to divulge any info that may lead to the truth as to current conditions. I appreciate this forum to report this outrage. If you are a newbie to skiing, stay away! The nearby hill of Beech is not much better in the honesty department. Want to go skiing? Never Sugar Ski Area.
Oldest Dude from United States writes:
I was sent this web address to finally express my absolute disgust for what has become a "culture" at Sugar Ski Area in NC. The gross discrepancies in base snow depth reported by this owner has gone on for years and there is little anyone has done to stop this outrageous behavior. Example? January 2024. If you look at their website they are reporting a base of up to 70 inches! Are you kidding? My go-to Colorado resort is reporting a base of only 12 inches. Honest!
a base of 70 inches would be many of the largest ski areas in Colorado, Utah and Cali combined!
Consider a young family, perhaps new to skiing decides to go to Sugar Ski Area. The huge expense associated with a ski vacation is well known. Now to get to Sugar and see grass, especially on the tube sliding hill. Almost the snow has been man made and it is skimpy at best. 70 inches? It's deceitful and should not be allowed to continue year after year. If you call the area you will quickly learn that the staff is under orders not to divulge any info that may lead to the truth as to current conditions.
I appreciate this forum to report this outrage. If you are a newbie to skiing, stay away! The nearby hill of Beech is not much better in the honesty department.
Want to go skiing? Never Sugar Ski Area.
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