The Appalachian Mountains are not just for hiking. In winter, the upper reaches are known for snow-covered slopes that draw families for snow skiing and tubing.
If the XXI Olympic Winter Games have you thinking about snow sports, there are two resorts within a couple hours’ drive of Chattanooga (in Mentone, Ala., and Gatlinburg, Tenn.), as well as several in western North Carolina, which boasts the highest elevations in the Southeast.
Although Georgia lacks a ski resort, it does have Snow Mountain at Stone Mountain Park, which has a 400-foot tubing hill and 30,000-square-foot play area.
For more information, check individual Web sites (listed below) or www.skisoutheast.com.
TENNESSEE
Ober Gatlinburg: 1001 Parkway, Gatlinburg. 865-436-5423 (main), 800-251-9202 (snow report); www. skiobergatlinburg.com.
ALABAMA
Cloudmont Ski & Golf Resort: 721 County Road 614, Mentone. 256-634-4344; www.cloudmont.com.
GEORGIA
Snow Mountain at Stone Mountain Park: Exit 8 off Highway 78, 16 miles east of Atlanta. 770-498-5690, 800-401-2407.
NORTH CAROLINA
Appalachian Ski Mountain: 940 Ski Mountain Road, Blowing Rock. 800-322-2373 (main), 828-295-7828 (snow report); www.appskimtn. com. Features: 11 slopes, three terrain parks, outdoor ice arena, late-night skiing.
Cataloochee Ski Area:
1080 Ski Lodge Road, Maggie Valley. 800-768-0285 (main), 800-768-3588 (snow report); www. cataloochee.com. Features: 16 slopes, tubing park, night skiing.
Ski Beech Resort: 1007 Beech Mountain Parkway, Beech Mountain. 800-438--2093 (main); 800-438-2093 (snow report); www. skibeech.com.
Ski Sapphire Valley: 400 Highway 64 West, Sapphire. 828-743-1169 (lodge), 828-743-1162 (snow report); www.skisapphire.com.
Sugar Mountain Resort:
1009 Sugar Mountain Drive, Sugar Mountain. 800-784-2768 (main), 800-784-2768 (snow report); www. skisugar.com.
Wolf Ridge Resort: 578 Valley View Circle, Mars Hill. 800-817-4111 (main); 828-689-4111 (snow report); www.skiwolfridgenc.com.
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