North Carolina's First Ski Area provides Great Skiing, Riding and Tubing in the Great Smokies! 100% snowmaking, 14 lighted slopes including 1 expert, 2 advanced, 5 intermediate & 6 beginner, 5 lifts including one triple chair lift, one quad chairlift, & three conveyor lifts; and six lanes of snowtubing fun! Over 3,000 sets of shaped ski and snowboard rentals. PSIA school instruction. Thanksgiving - mid-March, easy access via I-40. Operating Hours are 9am until 4:40 pmk Mondays, 9am-10pm Tuesday through Friday-Saturday, Sunday, and Holiday 8:30am 10pm. Children 4 and under, free lift ticket. Special events and discounted weekends listed at our website.