Sugar Mountain, NC – Crews are adding a new nearly half mile-long ski run on Sugar Mountain, but resort officials indicate that it won’t be ready for North Carolina skiers and riders until next winter.

Sugar Mountain’s new intermediate-rated ski slope will drop off the dog leg of the ski area’s Northridge and Switchback runs. Just off Switchback is a short steep section. It then gently transitions to a flat cruiser, and from there the slope rolls to a challenging but pleasantly steep pitch which eventually levels out to the left and finally merges with Easy Street. The new slope is expected to be 2,000 feet long, 150 feet wide and ready for skiing and riding at the start of the 2014-15 winter season. Snowmaking facilities as well as lights for night skiing and riding will be installed.

Throughout the summer and fall months Sugar Mountain Resort added snowmaking hydrants and replaced all existing snowmaking pipes on the resort’s Big Red slope.

“The overhaul of the snowmaking infrastructure on Big Red provides the opportunity to cover the slope quicker and more efficiently than in years past,” said Gunther Jochl, Owner and President of Sugar Mountain Resort. Big Red, a wide and gentle cruiser, services Sugar Ski & Country Club. NASTAR competitions, the area’s local High Country Junior Race Series, and the popular Monday Night Adult ski league are all held on Big Red.