The North Carolina High Country is home to Appalachian Ski Mountain, Ski Beech, and Sugar Mountain Resort, all located within 30 minutes of one another. Hawksnest Resort is the East's largest smow tubing facility.
Known as the "Ski Capital of the South," the Boone Area is a favorite destination of families, couples and adventure-seekers. North Carolina has the highest mountains east of the Rockies and the best variety of restaurants, shops, and other year-round attractions of any destination in the Southeast.
Not a skier? We have a variety of other winter sports available for your enjoyment. Each ski resort offers a variety of other winter sports such as ice skating, snowboarding, or snow tubing.
The ski season begins in mid-November and usually runs through the month of March.
"Fastest-Growing Small Town"
In January 2012, Forbes named Boone
# 4 among "America's Fastest-Growing Small Towns."
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Boone Named to
"The 10 Best Places to
Retire in 2012"
by U.S. News & World Report.
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Top Destination Spa
Westglow Resort & Spa ranks second
in Travel & Leisure's September 2011 "Top Destination Spas."
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Sierra Magazine calls Appalachian State one of the Top 20 "Coolest Schools" in a Sept./Oct. 2011 ranking based on green categories.
The Boone Area is the perfect place to savor the most popular unit of the National Park System. Explore the Blue Ridge Parkway!