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Sugar Mountain Resort

As of 9:46 a.m. MT Oct 20, a weather-model estimate for Sugar Mountain Resort puts 0 in. of new snow in 24 h, 0 in. in 48 h, base 0 in.

Blue Ridge Mountains · NC

Status unknown. As of Oct 20, Sugar Mountain Resort has no confirmed operating status; base 0 in. (model estimate, 2 h old), 0 in. of new snow in 24 h (model estimate).Poor
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Description · generated

Sugar Mountain Resort is a ski area in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, United States, near Banner Elk. It has operated since 1969 and covers 125 skiable acres with 20 runs served by 8 lifts. The base sits at 4,100 feet and the summit at 5,300 feet, giving 1,200 feet of vertical. The longest run is 1.5 miles, and average annual snowfall is 74 inches. Most of the terrain is lit for night skiing, and the season generally runs from mid-November to late March.

Base webcam at Sugar Mountain Resort, 4,100′

Base· 4,100′

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63°Feels 63°
0"New snow
Wind
0%Precip chance
3
PeakCam Snow Scorepoor2026-10-20

As of Oct 20, Sugar Mountain Resort's PeakCam Snow Score is 3 of 100 (poor): snow quality 3 of 15, depth vs normal 0 of 30, 7-day snow 0 of 25, 7-day forecast 0 of 20.

Why 3? The five components
  • Depth vs normal0 / 30
    base 0 in. (model estimate); no station normal to compare with, so 60 in. earns 27 of 30 · model
  • New snow, 7 days0 / 25
    0 in. of new snow in the last 48 h (no daily rows yet) (model estimate) · model
  • Forecast, 7 days0 / 20
    0 in. forecast over the next 7 days (median of 9 models, Open-Meteo) · model
  • Snow quality3 / 15
    days since snow unknown, 3-day high 60°F (model estimate) · derived
  • Operating status0 / 10
    status unknown (nothing on file) · none

Algorithmic, formula score-v1: great ≥ 75, good ≥ 55, fair ≥ 35. How the score works · JSON

Last 30 days
30 scored days from 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-20: 0 to 3, low 0 on 2026-09-21, high 3 on 2026-10-20.
30 scored days from 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-20: 0 to 3, low 0 on 2026-09-21, high 3 on 2026-10-20.

Snow Report

0″
Base Depth
0″
24h New Snow
0″
48h New Snow
→ Stable
7-Day Trend
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Trails Open
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Lifts Open
Bluebird
Expect clear bluebird skies today.
Warming trend
Outlook

Updated · Source: open_meteo

  • Base depthmodelestimated 2 h
  • 24 h newmodelestimated 2 h
  • TempNWS stationlive 1 h
  • WindNWS stationlive 1 h
  • Next 48 hmodelestimated 3 h
  • What the tiers mean

5-Day Forecast

NWS Forecast ↗

14-day snow outlook · summit

No snow in the 14-day blend

9 models agree today · 9 models in the blend

  1. Today

    20

    –

    60°/35°

    9m

  2. Wed

    21

    –

    57°/35°

    9m

  3. Thu

    22

    –

    56°/35°

    8m

  4. Fri

    23

    –

    54°/32°

    8m

  5. Sat

    24

    –

    50°/29°

    7m

  6. Sun

    25

    –

    54°/32°

    7m

  7. Mon

    26

    –

    59°/34°

    6m

  8. Tue

    27

    –

    58°/35°

    5m

  9. Wed

    28

    –

    52°/36°

    5m

  10. Thu

    29

    –

    52°/35°

    4m

  11. Fri

    30

    –

    45°/28°

    4m

  12. Sat

    31

    –

    45°/22°

    2m

  13. Sun

    1

    –

    46°/29°

    2m

  14. Mon

    2

    –

    53°/30°

    2m

Median of the models that reach each day; the pale band is the 25th–75th percentile across models. Updated every 6 hours. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0) · every model · how it is verified

Tue
PM
61°
EVE
53°
Wed
AM
53°
PM
60°
EVE
51°
Thu
AM
49°
PM
53°

Snow amounts: PeakCam blend of 9 models (Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0) · Narrative, temperature and wind: National Weather Service · Updated hourly

What the instruments say

by elevation band
Latest station observations near Sugar Mountain Resort, by elevation band
BandStationDepthNewTempWindRead
SummitFW4626 Beech MountainNWS · 5,131 ft · 6.4 km––57°F4 mph
Mid-mountainWB4ROX BEECH MOUNTAINNWS · 4,806 ft · 7.6 km––58°F1 mph
BaseBANNER ELK, NC USGHCN-Daily · 3,730 ft · 3.8 km0″0″60°F–

Each row is one sensor at its own elevation, not a mountain average. Daily networks (SNOTEL, GHCN) read once a day; hourly ones (NWS, ECCC, BC ASWS) carry temperature and wind but no depth. Sources: NOAA National Weather Service; NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily.

Live Cams · 6 available

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Easy Street webcam at Sugar Mountain Resort

Easy Street

Grandfather View webcam at Sugar Mountain Resort

Grandfather View

Oma's webcam at Sugar Mountain Resort

Oma's

Oma's Top Lift webcam at Sugar Mountain Resort

Oma's Top Lift

Tennis/Golf webcam at Sugar Mountain Resort

Tennis/Golf

Last 24 hBase

4 frames · every 6 h
  1. Base still, 0″ new snow in 24 h
    0″24 h
  2. Base still, 0″ new snow in 24 h
    0″24 h
  3. Base still, 0″ new snow in 24 h
    0″24 h
  4. Base still, 0″ new snow in 24 h
    0″24 h

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About Sugar Mountain Resort

Sugar Mountain Resort is a ski resort in the Blue Ridge Mountains, NC. PeakCam tracks 6 webcams here. Snow figures on this page are weather-model estimates, not ground-sensor readings.

PeakCam treats this as the off-season here; if the mountain is still operating, the numbers and cams above are the thing to trust.

Frequently Asked

Where is Sugar Mountain Resort?
Sugar Mountain Resort is a ski resort in the Blue Ridge Mountains, NC. Coordinates: 36.13° N, 81.86° W.
How high is Sugar Mountain Resort?
Sugar Mountain Resort runs from a base at 4,100 ft to a summit at 5,300 ft, a vertical drop of 1,200 ft.
How big is Sugar Mountain Resort?
Sugar Mountain Resort has 125 acres of skiable terrain, 20 named runs and 8 lifts, as published by the resort. The longest run is 1.5 mi.
How much snow does Sugar Mountain Resort get in a typical season?
Sugar Mountain Resort reports an average of 74 in of snowfall a season (resort-published figure).
What is the base depth at Sugar Mountain Resort today?
As of 9:46 a.m. MT Oct 20, the latest report for Sugar Mountain Resort puts the base at 0 inches (model estimate).
Does Sugar Mountain Resort have live webcams?
Yes — this page has 6 webcams for Sugar Mountain Resort (live video), free and without an account.
Where does Sugar Mountain Resort's snow data come from?
Sugar Mountain Resort has no NRCS telemetry station, so depth and new-snow figures here are weather-model estimates (Open-Meteo), updated every six hours. They are a good storm signal but will not match an on-the-ground measurement exactly.

More on how these numbers are measured: www.peakcam.io/methodology