Cataloochee Ski Area
Overview
Key stats
Official website — Last checked 2026-09-13
Base elevation1362.1 m
Top elevation1582.8 m
Vertical drop220.7 m
Lifts5
Runs17
Total run distance3.61 km
Lifts by type
| Type | Count |
|---|---|
| chair lift | 3 |
| magic carpet | 2 |
Runs by difficulty
| Difficulty | Distance |
|---|---|
| easy | 0.97 km |
| novice | 0.14 km |
| advanced | 0.44 km |
| intermediate | 2.06 km |
Maps
View official Cataloochee Ski Area trail map (page) →
Run & lift overview
Cataloochee Ski Area: 35 runs, 5 lifts. Generated from community-mapped OpenStreetMap data, not Cataloochee Ski Area's official map artwork. © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenSkiMap (ODbL).
Getting there
Nearest airports
- Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) — 51.4 km straight-line
- McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) — 86.4 km straight-line
- Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) — 108.1 km straight-line
Nearest cities
- Knoxville, Tennessee — 87.3 km straight-line
- Athens, Georgia — 179.6 km straight-line
- East Chattanooga, Tennessee — 203.5 km straight-line
Also covered by
Passes
- Indy Base Pass — 2 All-Day or All-Night tickets per resort; blackout dates apply (exact 26/27 holiday blackout dates not yet finalized as of verified_date)
- Indy+ Pass — 2 All-Day or All-Night tickets per resort, no blackout dates
Nearby resorts
- Sugar Mountain Resort — 128 km straight-line
- Beech Mountain Resort — 130 km straight-line
- Wintergreen Ski Resort — 453 km straight-line
- Massanutten Resort — 497 km straight-line
- Canaan Valley Resort — 501 km straight-line
FAQ
FAQ not yet available.
Data sources
Last verified: 2026-09-13
Base facts from OpenSkiMap (ODbL), OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata (CC0), OurAirports (public domain) and GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). See /data-sources/.