Snow history
Sugar Mountain Resort Snow History
Sugar Mountain Resort averages 16.9″ of snow per season over 9 seasons (2017–18 to 2025–26). The snowiest was 2017–18 with 27.4″.
Average annual snowfall and season totals, 2017–18 to 2025–26.
Sugar Mountain Resort season snowfall totals by year
| Season | Total snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 17.3″ | 102% |
| 2024–25 | 10.9″ | 64% |
| 2023–24 | 12.8″ | 76% |
| 2022–23 | 8.1″ | 48% |
| 2021–22 | 20.6″ | 122% |
| 2020–21 | 20.2″ | 120% |
| 2019–20 | 9.8″ | 58% |
| 2018–19 | 25″ | 148% |
| 2017–18 · snowiest | 27.4″ | 162% |
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Average snowfall by month at Sugar Mountain Resort
| Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0″ | 0.7″ | 4.2″ | 6.6″ | 2.9″ | 2.1″ | 0.4″ | 0″ |
Mean per month over 9 seasons; June–September average less than an inch and are omitted.
How Sugar Mountain Resort compares
Sugar Mountain Resort's 16.9″ average is below the 19.1″ average for other North Carolina resorts with history on this site (5 resorts). See the North Carolina snow report for current conditions across the state.
Where this history comes from
Season totals are built from the Open-Meteo historical weather archive at Sugar Mountain Resort's summit grid point (36.130, -81.857, ~5,300 ft), summed October 1 to September 30. They are modeled, not resort-reported, so they are consistent across resorts but can differ from a resort's own stake readings. Current-season numbers on the Sugar Mountain Resort snow report use observed station data where a SNOTEL or ACIS station is linked.
Common questions
- How much snow does Sugar Mountain Resort get in a year?
- About 16.9″ per season on average (median 17.3″) across 9 completed seasons.
- What is the snowiest month at Sugar Mountain Resort?
- Jan, averaging 6.6″.
- What was Sugar Mountain Resort's biggest snow year?
- 2017–18, with 27.4″ for the season.
- Are these the resort's official snowfall numbers?
- No. Totals are modeled from the Open-Meteo historical archive at the resort's summit grid point, so they are comparable across resorts but can differ from marketing figures and summit stake readings.