Sugar Mountain Ski Resort, Inc. Enjoy winter and summer fun at Sugar. North Carolina’s largest Ski Area has 20 slopes, including a snowboard/terrain park, 8 lifts, a 1200 ft vertical drop, a longest run of 1 ½ miles, the only Double Black Diamond slope (Whoopdedoo) in North Carolina, an easy access tubing park with 6, 700ft runs, snowshoeing, affordable midweek winter value packages, special events, and is conveniently located right off Highway 184. The base lodge contains 2 cafeterias, ski/snowboard school, ski/snowboard rentals, ski/snowboard shop, game room, locker room and group sales. Summer fun includes weekend lift rides, mountain biking, hiking, and special events. Beech Mountain Resort, Inc./Ski Beech Ski resort. Retail sales, dining, ice skating, snow tubing, snowboarding. Hawksnest Golf and Ski Resort The ultimate snow tubing resort!! Family fun with a little help from gravity! In warm months we have great golf.