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Cataloochee Ski Area

North Carolina, US

4 kmXStrails
221 mvertical
5lifts
❄︎light snow
58 cma season, measured

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North America
New York City — town, pop. 8,804,190Los Angeles — town, pop. 3,820,914Toronto — town, pop. 2,794,356Chicago — town, pop. 2,664,452Cataloochee Ski AreaNew York CityLos AngelesTorontoChicago
North Carolina
Knoxville — town, pop. 190,740Athens — town, pop. 127,315Asheville — town, pop. 95,056Roswell — town, pop. 94,501Gastonia — town, pop. 74,543Hatley PointeOber MountainCataloochee Ski AreaKnoxvilleAthensAshevilleRoswellGastonia
Within 30 km
Waynesville — town, pop. 9,809Cullowhee — town, pop. 6,228Canton — town, pop. 4,190Lake Junaluska — town, pop. 2,734Sylva — town, pop. 2,617Cherokee — town, pop. 2,138Cataloochee Ski AreaCataloochee Ski AreaWaynesvilleCullowheeCantonLake JunaluskaSylvaCherokee

Closed today

Season: usually early November - late March.

Webcamson cataloochee.com

26/27 Passes

PassWhat it grantsBlackouts
Indy Pass2 daysblackout calendar not published
Indy+ Pass2 daysno blackout dates

The mountain

1,583 msummit
221 mvertical
1,362 mbase
Trees
0.1 km, 2.5% of mapped runs plus 1 ha of zones — Wild Cat Glade (2 matched by distance, not outline)
Region
North Carolina, United States

Where it stands

trails
4 kmmedian 19 km
14%
vertical
221 mmedian 324 m
37%
advanced or harder
11%median 26%
15%
novice or easy
31%median 30%
56%
snowfall
58 cmmedian 207 cm · model here 36 cm
1%

this resort middle half median model

The Season

6%of Dec–Mar days it snows
2days, longest snowy stretch
model
Snowfall, season to date model
20406080 cmOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

middle half of winterstypical (dashed: model)2025/26

Snowfall: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters, scaled ×1.61 to OnTheSnow 10-season mean · natural snow, a groomed base runs deeper

Terrain

above: this resort · below: typical of the 99 North American resorts under 10 km

  • novicegreen circle0.1 km · 2 runs
  • easygreen circle1 km · 5 runs
  • intermediateblue square2.1 km · 8 runs
  • advancedblack diamond0.4 km · 2 runs

North American grading.

Trail map

Wolf Creek Hollow — green circle (novice)unnamed run — green circle (novice)unnamed run — green circle (novice)Beginner's Luck — green circle (novice)Beginner's Luck — green circle (novice)Wolf Creek Hollow — green circle (novice)Upper Turkey Trot — green circle (easy)Over Easy — green circle (easy)Easy Way — green circle (easy)Turkey Trot — green circle (easy)unnamed run — green circle (easy)Turkey Trot — green circle (easy)Rabbit Hill — green circle (easy)Over Easy — green circle (easy)Easy Way — green circle (easy)Upper Turkey Trot — green circle (easy)Richard's Run — blue square (intermediate)Lower Snowbird — blue square (intermediate)Rock Island Run — blue square (intermediate)Short N Sweet — blue square (intermediate)Upper Snowbird — blue square (intermediate)Lower Omigosh — blue square (intermediate)Lower Snowbird — blue square (intermediate)Lower Omigosh — blue square (intermediate)Upper Snowbird — blue square (intermediate)Short N Sweet — blue square (intermediate)Wild Cat Glade — blue square (intermediate) — gladedRock Island Run — blue square (intermediate)Richard's Run — blue square (intermediate)Alley Cat — black diamond (advanced)Upper Omigosh — black diamond (advanced)Upper Omigosh — black diamond (advanced)Alley Cat — black diamond (advanced)Omigosh — chairlift — 1364 m to 1583 mOmigosh — chairlift — 1364 m to 1583 mEasy Way — chairlift — 1369 m to 1408 mEasy Way — chairlift — 1369 m to 1408 mRock Island Line — chairlift — 1361 m to 1509 mRock Island Line — chairlift — 1361 m to 1509 mWolf Creek Hollow — magic carpet — 1363 m to 1367 mWolf Creek Hollow — magic carpet — 1363 m to 1367 mBeginner's Luck — magic carpet — 1370 m to 1374 mBeginner's Luck — magic carpet — 1370 m to 1374 m100 m
lift3 chairlifts2 magic carpetsruns coloured as on the terrain bar · north is up · OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMapFull screen ↗
Lifts and runs by name
Lifts
Omigosh, Easy Way, Rock Island Line, Wolf Creek Hollow, Beginner's Luck
Green circle
Wolf Creek Hollow, Beginner's Luck, Turkey Trot, Upper Turkey Trot, Rabbit Hill, Over Easy, Easy Way
Blue square
Lower Snowbird, Richard's Run, Rock Island Run, Short N Sweet, Lower Omigosh, Upper Snowbird, Wild Cat Glade
Black diamond
Upper Omigosh, Alley Cat

Nearby

ResortDistanceTrailsSnowfallPassesCompare
Cataloochee Ski Area—4 km❄︎
Ober Mountain45 km2 km❄︎
Hatley Pointe68 km5 km❄︎
FAQ
Is Cataloochee Ski Area on the Indy Pass?
Yes. The Indy Pass grants 2 days at Cataloochee Ski Area for 2026/27, with blackout calendar not published.
Is Cataloochee Ski Area on the Indy+ Pass?
Yes. The Indy+ Pass grants 2 days at Cataloochee Ski Area for 2026/27, with no blackout dates.
How much snow does Cataloochee Ski Area get?
Cataloochee Ski Area has light snowfall by our banding, averaging 58 cm a season over the last ten measured seasons.
What else can I ski nearby on the same pass?
Ober Mountain (45 km), Hatley Pointe (68 km)
Sources
Pass terms
Indy
Mountain figures
OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMap
Season dates and live status
skiresort.info
Snow on the ground
Open-Meteo
Webcams
the resort's own webcam page; the imagery remains the operator's
Snowfall, measured
OnTheSnow, 10-season mean
Snowfall, model
ERA5, ~10 km grid, at mid-mountain

Data (ODbL) · Method

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