Appalachian

Appalachian is a ski area located in the state of North Carolina in USA. The resort is in the town of Blowing Rock, NC.

Season Passes

Appalachian is not a part of any nationwide lift ticket system. Passes such as Epic, IKON, or Mountain Collective allow pass holders to ski at multiple mountians with a single purchase. Unfortunately, none of those passes work with Appalachian. To purchase season passes, you'll need to visit Appalachian's website.

Lodging Options

There are numerous options to stay at Appalachian around the resort. Check out the available options with the form below.

Appalachian Terrain Overview

Appalachian has a total of 9 ski trails, which are serviced by 6 ski lifts, gondolas and/or trams. Appalachian is considered a smaller than average ski area, with only a maximum of 27 acres available to ski. This area is equivalent to 11 hectares, 0.0 square miles, or 0.1 square kilometers.

Appalachian's slopes see on average 31 inches (0.8 meters) of snowfall a year.

Total Runs
9

Lifts
6

Skiable Acres
27(0 km²)

Annual Snowfall
31"(79 cm)

Appalachian Elevation

Appalachian has a summit elevation of 4,000 feet, or 1,219 meters. However, not all of that elevation is able to be skied. The base of the ski slope sits at 3,635 feet above sea level, creating a ski hill that is 365 feet (111 meters) high. This is referred to as the slope's vertical drop - or a measure of how high the skiable hill is.

Appalachian's summit elevation is about average. There are a lot of ski slopes that are quite a bit higher, but also many that are much, much smaller.

Summit Elevation
4,000'(1,219 m)

Vertical Drop
365'(111 m)

Base Elevation
3,635'(1,108 m)

Appalachian Difficulty Level

Difficulty Score^™
35.3out of 100

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Appalachian can be beginner-friendly, but it depends on the ski trails you ride. While it ranks in the lower half of all North American ski areas in terms of overall difficulty, it still has 67% of its trails rated at or above intermediate ski level.

Skiable Terrain by Difficulty Level

Appalachian has 27 total skiable acres, which can be broken down into the three main groups of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert.

Beginner
33%(9 acres)

Beginner trails (identified by a green circle) are the easiest trails on the hill with a gradual 25% or less gradient, and are usually wide to accommodate beginner skiers.

Intermediate
33%(9 acres)

Intermediate trails (identified by a blue square) are usually the most popular and crowded runs, which have a slope of anywhere between 25-40%.

Expert
34%(9 acres)

Expert trails (identified by a black diamond... or two) are the hardest slopes on the mountain, and have very steep gradients over 40%.

Is Appalachian good for beginners?

Appalachian can be beginner-friendly, depending on the runs you take. While it ranks in the lower half of all North American ski areas in terms of overall difficulty, it still has 67% of its trails rated at or above intermediate.

Appalachian Location

Appalachian is located in the state of North Carolina, USA. This ski area is nearest the town of Blowing Rock, NC.

Getting to Appalachian

By Car: If you are driving, you would set your GPS to either the ski resort's name (Appalachian), its coordinates of 36.17500, -81.66500 (latitude, longitude), or simply drive towards the town of Blowing Rock, NC to get close.

By Air: If you are coming in from across the country, then you may need to board an airplane to get here.

A large airport has scheduled major airline service with millions of passengers per year. This type of airport always accepts international flights. Here are the closest large airport(s) to Appalachian.

A medium-sized airport has scheduled regional airline service. This type of airport may or may not accept international flights. Here are the closest medium-sized airport(s) to Appalachian.

There may also be much smaller regional airports next to Appalachian, but we didn't list them here due to the fact that no major airlines go through them.

Other Nearby Ski Resorts

Skiers will - especially if coming from far away - try and visit a couple different slopes all in the same trip. Here are the closest other ski slopes within 100 miles of Appalachian.

Appalachian Mountain Stats