Stein Erikson 1927-2015

Two Legends, Stein Erikson and Warren Miller (Watch Stein’s forward flip at the 1:00 minute mark)

Click here to read Warren Miller: Stein Eriksen: The Pied Piper Of Skiing

Stein Eriksen, Olympic Ski Champion Who Heralded Freestyle, Dies at 88
Click here for the NY Times article

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Conditions, news, weather,
webcams for all NC ski resorts
but wait, there’s more…
www.iSkiNC.com
Click here for today’s NC Ski ReportSugar

3-6-2026

Loose Granular
& Frozen Granular

Snowmaking is not in progress.

Tubing is open with sessions at 10am, 12pm, 2pm, 4pm, 6pm, and 8pm.

Ice Skating is closed for the season.

Spyder Sample Sale going on now!

Cataloochee

2-28-2026

62″ – 71″ Base

Machine Worked Surface

Night Skiing

Appalachian Ski Mountain

The regions only late night skiing & riding!

1-31-2026

100% Open

3″ new natural snow

Beech Mountain

1-31-2026

4″ New snow

$23 night tickets on select dates.

Locals Monday

Student Tuesday

Men’s Wednesday

Ladies Thursday

Hatley Pointe

2/27/2026 — Slope Report

We’re heading into the weekend with blue skies and spring-like turns on the mountain.

Open Slopes:
The Howling, Redemption Run, Way Out, Upper View Finder, Midway, Upper & Lower Streak, Side Slip, Simply Savage, Pat’s Way, Eagle, Broadway, Powder Hill, Snow Chute, and Tennessee Walker.

Conditions: All open slopes freshly groomed
Base Depth: 26″–40″
Current Temperature: 43°F
Weather: Clear blue skies

It’s a beautiful day to get in some relaxed laps and soak up the sunshine. Enjoy!

Sapphire Valley

Ski Sapphire Valley Snow and Operations Report: Feb 27, 2026

SKI SAPPHIRE VALLEY

Note – skiing and tubing can sell out on busy days!

Please call the Ski Area at 828-7473-7663 for last minute updates.

New Snow Last 24 hours:

0″ Machine Made

0″ Natural Snow

Average Snow Coverage Over All Slopes

Machine Groomed: 12 – 40″

Training Slope	Open
Main Slope	Open
Frozen Falls Tube Park	Open

I keep an eye on the slopes.
NC Ski Area Web Cams

Snow falls all over NC.

Resort or backyard,
if it has snow on it,
we ski it!

I heli-ski NC?

I ski all of NC!
(backyards with snowmaking?)

I ski Beech Mountain
in 1969
NC Skiing History

I ski earth.
(We are the world…)

I watch the 2012 ski movies!

I watch Warren Miller ski movies!

I watch more ski movies!

I even watch snowboard movies! (After I’ve run out of ski movies.)

I keep up with Skiing News

Beech Mountain Resort

Two Legends, Stein Erikson and Warren Miller (Watch Stein’s forward flip at the 1:00 minute mark)

Click here to read Warren Miller: Stein Eriksen: The Pied Piper Of Skiing

Stein Eriksen, Olympic Ski Champion Who Heralded Freestyle, Dies at 88
Click here for the NY Times article

62″ – 71″ Base

Machine Worked Surface

Ski Sapphire Valley Snow and Operations Report: Feb 27, 2026

SKI SAPPHIRE VALLEY

NC Ski Report

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App Ski Mtn – New Year’s Eve Celebration

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62″ – 71″ Base

Machine Worked Surface

Ski Sapphire Valley Snow and Operations Report: Feb 27, 2026

SKI SAPPHIRE VALLEY

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