Nov. 18—Just 36 hours. That's all it took from the moment Cataloochee Ski Area fired up its snow machines last Saturday night until the slopes opened for the season on Monday morning, Nov. 14. The ...

Nov. 29—Unpredictable weather is a slippery slope when it comes to navigating opening day for the upcoming ski season. Despite not opening in time for Thanksgiving weekend as hoped, Cataloochee Ski ...

Cataloochee Ski Area announced plans to end its 2025-26 season on Wednesday, March 11.

Feb. 15—The local snowboarding scene has its own version of the Olympics playing out on the slopes of Cataloochee Ski Area — albeit a very, very distant cousin. The Cat Classic is an anything-goes ...

Jan. 6—Cataloochee Ski Area will play host to a mountain of exciting skiing and snowboarding ventures for adults and kids in 2023. Some begin as soon as next week. The snow is flowing and the lift is ...

MAGGIE VALLEY, N.C. -- With a little more than 14 hours of snowmaking, Cataloochee Ski Area has gone from almost bare ground to having four slopes and two lifts open as of Saturday morning.

Press release from Cataloochee Ski Area: Maggie Valley, NC – Cataloochee Ski Area will join other resorts across the country as they open for the 2015-16 season on Sunday, November 15, with lifts ...

Ski resorts in western North Carolina are opening early for their 2025-26 season. Cataloochee Ski Area in Maggie Valley opened for its season on November 12, after opening later for its 2024-25 season ...

Due to the severe weather in forecast, including heavy rain and high winds, Cataloochee Ski Area in Maggie Valley will suspend snow-making operations and will close Tuesday-Thursday, Nov. 29, 30 and ...

Snowmaking began Thursday at Cataloochee Ski Area to prepare for the season. Snowmaking will continue as weather allows during this early window of cold weather. Cataloochee skied a total of 137 days ...

In its annual mad dash to wrangle the vagaries of mountain weather and to claim bragging rights, Cataloochee Ski Area in Haywood County opened for the season Nov. 3. It was not only the first ski area ...

Press release from Cataloochee Ski Area: Cataloochee Ski Area, in Maggie Valley, North Carolina, opened on Nov. 3 at 8:30 a.m. to be the first ski area on the East Coast to open to the general public ...