Can they make snow?
How this works
We pull NOAA's hourly forecast for your location and calculate the wet-bulb temperature for each hour. Snowmakers rely on wet-bulb because it accounts for both cold and dry air, the two conditions that let water droplets freeze in flight. Below 28°F−2°C they can run; below 25°F−4°C the snow is good quality.

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North Carolina ski resorts: snow and snowmaking forecast

Live from NOAA's hourly forecast for all 4 resorts we track in North Carolina, at the base and the summit.

Most new snow, next 48 hours

  1. Beech Mountain Resort 2″4 cm
  2. Cataloochee Ski Area 0.6″1.5 cm
  3. Sugar Mountain 0.6″1.5 cm
  4. Appalachian Ski Mtn 0.1″0.3 cm

Most snowmaking, next 48 hours

  1. Beech Mountain Resort 48 h
  2. Sugar Mountain 48 h
  3. Cataloochee Ski Area 47 h
  4. Appalachian Ski Mtn 29 h

All North Carolina resorts

Can they make snow now, then hours of snowmaking and new snow over the next 48 hours.

ResortNowSnowmakingNew snow
Appalachian Ski Mtn NO 29 h 0.1″0.3 cm
Beech Mountain Resort YES 48 h 2″4 cm
Cataloochee Ski Area YES 47 h 0.6″1.5 cm
Sugar Mountain YES 48 h 0.6″1.5 cm

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