Each summer and fall, Sugar Mountain Resort adapts its ski slopes to exhilarating downhill biking and scenic lift rides.
2025 Dates:
Memorial Day Weekend, May 23-26, 2025
Summit Express Chairlift and Easy Street Chairlift
Friday – Memorial Day Monday: 10am until 6pm
May 25, 2025 / Go Nuts North Carolina Regional Enduro
CLOSED: Summit Express and Easy Street Chairlifts & Bike Park
10am until 2pm, closed to all non-competing mountain bikers
OPEN: Summit Express Chairlift rides available for foot passengers: 10am until 6pm
July 4 – September 1, 2025
Summit Express Chairlift and Easy Street Chairlift
Friday – Sunday: 10am until 6pm
Labor Day Monday: 10am until 6pm
Friday, July 4: 9am until 10pm. No mountain bikes after 5:30pm (Summit Express chairlift closed from 5:45pm until 7:30pm)
On July 4, between 7:30pm and 10pm, a one-time ticket must be purchased for the fireworks viewing Summit Express chairlift ride. Ticket sales for fireworks viewing lift rides end at 8:30pm. Read more: Summit Crawl & Fireworks
October 11 & 12, 2025 / (Oktoberfest)
Summit Express Chairlift only (Scenic chairlift rides only)
Saturday and Sunday: 10am until 5pm
Bike Park & Scenic Chairlift Rides
The Summit Express chairlift shuttles sightseers and mountain bikers from the base of Sugar Mountain to its 5,300’ peak – taking you up 1,200 in elevation! Bikers ride down the network of trails back to the lodge. Sightseers can hop off the lift to enjoy the view and ride the lift back down. Take a short trail at the top to reach the rock outcroppings that overlook Pisgah National Forest (pic above). Tip: Often the temperature decreases 5-10 degrees as you ascend, so have a jacket handy. Expect summer highs on the summit in the 60s and 70s.
The Sugar Mountain bike park features expert terrain and newly built beginner and intermediate downhill trails. Varying line option choices from the summit to the base include rollers, small dips, table tops, and other fun features. A trail access/lift ticket is required. Purchase tickets at the Snowsports School at the lodge. Bike rentals, gear rentals, bike wash and first-time tours available.
Tours & Lessons
Tours are available for those who have never ridden at Sugar Mountain Resort and need someone to show them around for a run or two with lift service, trail signage and map use. A one-hour lesson focuses on bike control through body positioning, braking, and cornering. The trails are demanding on your body and bike. Be prepared! Helmets required – including full-face helmets for downhill expert trails. Get more Biking info on the Resort Website.
2025 Lift Rates
- $22 for a one-time roundtrip sightseeing ride (all ages)
- $40 junior (11 and under) all-day ticket
- $53 adult (12 and older) all-day ticket
- $25 junior (11 and under) half-day ticket (10-2 or 2-6)
- $39 adult (12 and older) half-day ticket
- Get more info on the Resort Website.
Address: 1009 Sugar Mountain Drive, Sugar Mountain, North Carolina 28604
Places to Stay
Stay on the mountain this summer in a vacation rental or condo. See our Sugar Mountain Vacation Rentals.
More Things to Do
See our Sugar Summer Guide for many other nearby attractions and mountain activities to enjoy during your vacation with us. The resort is across the road from our popular Public Golf Course and Tennis Courts!