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Cataloochee Ski Area Statistics and Facts | Media Photo Page
LOCATION: 1080 Ski Lodge Road, Maggie Valley, N.C. 28751
800 NUMBER: 800-768-3588
ONLINE: www.cataloochee.com
WEBCAM: www.cataloochee.com/webcam.html
SEASON: November - April
OPEN/CLOSE DATES: 2002-2003 11/29/02 - 3/9/03 96 Days
2003-2004 11/28/03 - 3/7/04 91 Days
2004-2005 12/4/04 - 3/20/05 90 Days
2005-2006 11/17/05 - 4/1/06 122 Days
2006-2007 11/4/06 - 3/27/07 126 Days
2007-2008 11/7/07 - 3/30/08 130 Days
2008-2009 10/28/08 - 3/22/09 126 Days
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HOURS: Day: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, non-holiday
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Holidays

Morning Half Day: 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, non-holiday
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Sunday and Holidays

Afternoon Half Day: 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Twilight Skiing: 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.*

Night Skiing: 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.*

*Twilight and night skiing are available Tuesday through Saturday (December 16 – March 7) except for Christmas Eve. Also available on the following holiday Sundays, Dec. 21, Dec. 28, Jan. 18, Feb. 15 as well as Monday, Dec. 22 and Monday, Dec. 29. Prior to December 16 and after March 7, see our Early/Late Season Schedule below.

Early/Late Season Schedule: Prior to December 16, 2008 and after March 7, 2009, we will twilight and night ski only Monday through Friday, 1pm until 10pm and day ski only Saturday and Sunday from 8:30am until 4:30pm, except for November 28-November 30, 2008, when we will be open from 8:30am-10pm on Nov. 28-29, and 8:30am-4:30pm on November 30, 2008. Closed Thanksgiving Day.

Holiday Rates: Holiday rates apply Friday, November 28 through Sunday November 30, 2008 as well as Friday, December 19, 2008 through Friday, January 2, 2009; Friday January 16 through Monday, January 19 and Friday, February 13 through Monday February 16, 2009.

Christmas Day: Open Christmas Day, 1:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.

SKIABLE ACRES: 50 acres
VERTICAL DROP: 740 Feet
ELEVATION: 5,400 Feet (TOP)
LONGEST RUN: Upper and Lower Snowbird 3500 Feet
SLOPES AND TRAILS: Expert:
Upper Omigosh* 1000 ft.
Alley Cat* 900 ft.
Cat Cage Terrain Park*

I
ntermediate:
Lower Omigosh* 1800 ft.
Rock Island Run* 1200 ft.
Upper Snowbird* 1600 ft.
Lower Snowbird* 1900 ft.
Short 'n sweet 550'

Novice:
Over Easy* 400 ft.
Rabbit Hill* 600 ft.
Wolf Creek Hollow*
Beginners Luck*
Easy Way* 600 ft.
Turkey Trot 1200'
Upper Turkey Trot 400'
Upper Over Easy 400'

* Slopes have lights for night use.

LIFT NETWORK: Omigosh Lift (Double)
Easy Way Lift (Triple)
Rock Island Line Lift (Quad)
Wolf Creek Hollow Moving Carpet Conveyor Lift
Beginners Luck Moving Carpet Conveyor Lift
Cat Cage Rope Tow
Mid-Unloading
Mid-Loading
SNOWMAKING: 100%
EQUIPMENT RENTALS: Equipment Rental: Our full service rental department offers over over 4000 sets of ski and snowboard equipment plus a state-of-the-art boot drying system.
TUBING: Multiple runs are available at Tube World in Maggie Valley. The tube park is located on Hwy 19 (Soco Road) in maggie Valley, 4 miles from the Ski Area. www.tubemaggievalley.com
RACING: www.cataloochee.com/race
MAKING NEWS: One of the first ski areas to open on the East Coast for four years running.  Earliest opening ever, October 28, 2008.

Atlanta Constitution Journal - Cataloochee Makes Skiing a Southern Pleasure - 10/19/08
USLBA - Cataloochee Recieves 2008 Best of Knoxville Award - 4/18/08