Wellness

10 places to ski, snowboard, and tube near Raleigh

Plan your next snowy adventure with these 10 resorts to ski, snowboard, and tube within five hours of Oak City.

February 2, 2026 • 
Anne Weber, Cat George, Allie Remhof
A group of three in snow gear riding a ski lift.

Hatley Pointe’s slopes are powder fresh in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Photo provided by Hatley Pointe

You may already be aware that the City of Oaks is not exactly the city of slopes, but a winter sports trip may not be as far from home as you think. We’ve rounded up 10 resorts to ski, snowboard, and tube within five hours of Raleigh to inspire your next snowy adventure.

Appalachian Ski Mtn., 940 Ski Mountain Rd., Blowing Rock, NC | ~3 hours from downtown | Season: December-March | Skiing (10-13 trails), snowboarding, ice skating

Sugar Mountain Resort, 1009 Sugar Mountain Dr., Sugar Mountain, NC | ~3.5 hours from downtown | Season: November-March | Skiing (20 trails, 14 at night), snowboarding, tubing, ice skating, snowshoeing

Hawksnest Snow Tubing, 2058 Skyland Dr., Seven Devils, NC | ~3.5 hours from downtown | Season: November-March | 30 lanes of snow tubing, from 400 to 1,000 ft

Ski lifts at Sugar Mountain.

Ski the slopes of Sugar Mountain.

Photo by Maddie S.

Beech Mountain Resort, 1007 Beech Mountain Pkwy., Beech Mountain, NC | ~3.5 hours from downtown | Season: November-March | Skiing (17 trails), snowboarding, terrain park, tubing, snowshoeing, sledding

Wintergreen Resort, 39 Mountain Inn Loop, Nellysford, VA | ~3.5 hours from downtown | Season: December-March | Skiing (26 trails), snowboarding, tubing

Winterplace Ski Resort, 100 Old Flat Top Mt. Rd., Ghent, WV | ~3 hours 45 minutes from downtown | Season: December-March | Skiing (28 trails), snowboarding, terrain park, tubing

A women skiing down a mountain.

Beech Mountain Resort also has amenities like a skybar, brewery, and scenic lift rides.

Photo provided by VisitNC.com and the electronic archive prohibition

Hatley Pointe, 578 Valley View Cir., Mars Hill, NC | ~4 hours from downtown | Season: December-March | Skiing (21 trails) + snowboarding

Black Bear Snow Tubing, 373 Kerr Rd., Hendersonville | ~4 hours from downtown | Season: December-March | 500 ft of snow tubing

Moonshine Mountain Snow Tubing Park, 5865 Willow Rd., Hendersonville | ~4 hours from downtown | 600 ft of snow tubing

Cataloochee Ski Area, 1080 Ski Lodge Rd., Maggie Valley, NC | ~4.5 hours from downtown | Season: November-March | Skiing (18 trails), snowboarding, terrain park, tubing

Did we miss your favorite spot? Let us know.

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