July 1-September 5, 2022
October 7-9, 2022
October 14-16, 2022
Every Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday July 4th and Labor Day Monday from 10:00am until 6:00pm the bike park is open. Chairlift rides aboard the Summit Express shuttle bikers and foot-passengers to the mountain’s peak and the Easy Street lift services a beginner-level gravity skills trail for bikers only.
July 2-September 5, 2022
October 8 & 9, 2022
October 15 & 16, 2022
The sports shop doors are open every Saturday and Sunday from 10:00am until 6:00pm. Receive 30-60% off select items.
July 4, 2022
Climb via foot to Sugar’s 5,300’ peak as fast as you can by way of the Easy Street, Gunther’s Way, and Northridge slopes. Entry fee includes a t-shirt and downhill transportation via the Summit Express. Register in-person M-F from 8am until 4pm or online anytime until 4pm, Friday, July 1. Packet pick-up and registration Sunday, July 3 from 10am until 6pm Monday July 4 from 7am until 8am. No same day registration. Competition begins at 9:00am. Food and beverages are available, and the Rockabilly’s perform from 10:00am until 1:00pm.
July 4, 2022
A mountain-top, fireworks show, sponsored by the Village of Sugar Mountain Tourism Development Authority, viewed from Sugar’s 5,300’ peak begins around 9:15pm. The Summit Express chairlift runs July 4 from 7:30pm until 10:00pm for mountain-top fireworks viewing. Ticket sales for fireworks viewing lift rides end at 8:30pm. No mountain bikes after 5:45pm. Typical Mountain Boys perform at the base lodge from 6:00 until 9:00pm and food and beverages are available at the mountain’s base. Beverages are available at the summit.
July 4, 2022
Monday, July 4 from 10:00am until 5:45pm the bike park is open and chairlift rides aboard the Summit Express shuttles bikers and foot-passengers to the mountain’s peak and the Easy Street lift services a beginner-level gravity skills trail for bikers only.
Wednesdays-September 5, 2022
5:30-9:00pm on the Sugar Mountain Golf Club Deck
July 15-17, 2022
Kids are going to have so much fun they will not want to go home. Three days of fun, friends, and developing and improving their gravity skills. For tweens and teens ages 11-16.
July 15-17, 2022
The three-day juried festival, enjoyable for all ages, welcomes visitors at no charge and brings an eclectic gathering of unique fine artists and master crafters to the foot of beautiful Sugar Mountain. Times are Friday, 1:00 – 5:00pm, Saturday, 10:00 – 5:00pm and Sunday, 10:00 – 4:00pm. Please call the Avery County Chamber of Commerce: 828-898-5605 for questions and to learn more about beautiful Avery County.
July 17, 2022
Rascal Jack’s Sandwich Shack will be serving up craft-made sandwiches, wraps, paninis, salads, and tacos from 11am until 2pm.
July 23, 2022
A day of fun, girlfriends, and developing and improving mountain bike gravity skills.
July 23, 2022
Rascal Jack’s Sandwich Shack will be serving up craft-made sandwiches, wraps, paninis, salads, and tacos from 11am until 2pm.
July 31, 2022
Rascal Jack’s Sandwich Shack will be serving up craft-made sandwiches, wraps, paninis, salads, and tacos from 11am until 2pm.
August 5-7, 2022
Kids are going to have so much fun they will not want to go home. Three days of fun, friends, and developing and improving their gravity skills. For tweens and teens ages 11-16.
August 12-14, 2022
The three-day juried festival, enjoyable for all ages, welcomes visitors at no charge and brings an eclectic gathering of unique fine artists and master crafters to the foot of beautiful Sugar Mountain. Times are Friday, 1:00 – 5:00pm, Saturday, 10:00 – 5:00pm and Sunday, 10:00 – 4:00pm. Please call the Avery County Chamber of Commerce: 828-898-5605 for questions and to learn more about beautiful Avery County.
August 20-21, 2022
Go Nuts Racing is a USA Cycling Regional Championship Series. Join in on the action as racers from around the US do battle on Sugar’s classic downhill tracks. The competition heats up with a standard downhill race Saturday and a grueling Enduro on Sunday. Bike Park & chairlift ride schedule changes are in effect during the Go Nuts event.
October 7-9, 2022
Take a scenic ride aboard the Summit Express chairlift or make a few rounds in the bike park, Friday from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 10:00am until 5:00pm.
October 8-9, 2022
Enjoy the two-day Oktoberfest from 10:00am until 5:00pm in the North Carolina Mountains. The festival features live Bavarian music by the Harbour Towne Fest band. Watch a performance by the Avery County Cloggers. Feast on German and American food & beverages. Kids can enjoy the children’s fun center and hayrides. Local & regional craft-vendors spread their ware along the Lower Flying Mile slope. Take a scenic ride aboard the Summit Express chairlift to the mountain’s peak or make a few rounds in the bike park. Shop for winter wear or take home a souvenir from the sports shop. Lodging specials are available and much, much more.
October 14-16, 2022
Take a scenic ride aboard the Summit Express chairlift or make a few rounds in the bike park, Friday from 11:00am until 7:00pm and Saturday and Sunday from 10:00am until 6:00pm. The sports shop doors are open Saturday and Sunday from 10:00am until 6:00pm. Receive 30–60% off select items.
Six fast-dry clay tennis courts and an 18 hole executive golf course are within the Village of Sugar Mountain. Both are open to the public. For more information please visit www.seesugar.com.
Sugar Mountain Resort, Inc.
1009 Sugar Mountain Drive
Sugar Mountain, NC 28604
828-898-4521
800-Sugar-MT (784-2768)
BASE 75.5° ![]() HI: 75.7° LO: 59.5° 6/29/22 2:38pm | SUMMIT 67.1° ![]() HI: 68.0° LO: 55.1° 6/29/22 2:46pm |
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- Bike Park & Scenic Chairlift Rides at 00:00AM, Friday 01 July 2022
- Sports Shop Sale at 00:00AM, Saturday 02 July 2022
- Fireworks on Top of Sugar Mountain at 00:00AM, Monday 04 July 2022
- Sugar Mountain Summit Crawl at 00:00AM, Monday 04 July 2022


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Pet Policy
Well behaved pets are welcome on Sugar Mountain Resort property. However, they must be on a leash at all times and are not allowed on any decks or inside the base lodge or on the chairlifts.