Ski Resorts in North Carolina with Kid Programs

The nursery at Appalachian Ski Mtn. is open seven days a week for children ages 1-4. $8/hour or $45/full day. SKIwee Lessons for ages 4 - 10. SKIwee program is an instruction and play program designed for ages 4-10 and developed by SKI magazine. Instructors are specially trained in teaching children. The price includes ski ticket, equipment rental, instruction and supervision. $67/full day, $47/half day. Additional 1-hour group lessons available for ages 6 and up. Available at different times throughout the day. Starting from $17/hour.

The Beech Mountain Resort Nursery provides care for infants and toddlers ages 6 months to 3 years. A snack, hot lunch, a quiet crib room and a large playroom with lots of toys and games provide children with a safe, enjoyable day. The Nursery is available everyday and reservations are required Monday-Friday. Operating hours are 8:30am to 5:00pm. Full-day prices are $50.00 per child or $7.00 per hour. The Youth Learning Center at Ski Beech offers an all day program including lessons dedicated to children 4-12 years of age. Registration: 8:30am to 9:15am, Equipment fitting: 8:30am to 9:30am Lessons, lunch and breaks:10:00am to 3:30pm, and parents meet with instructors to pick up their children 3:30pm. $75-$85 per session.

The Cataloochee Ski School staff specializes in teaching kids 4-12 the ins and outs of skiing and snowboarding. The Children’s Ski School programs are divided into three categories: Catt Trackers provides ski instruction for ages 4-7. Catt Explorers teaches all levels of skiing or snowboarding for ages 8-12. Half day and full day sessions available starting at $60/session.

Sugar Bear Ski School – The program is for youngster’s 5 - 10 years old. The Sugar Bear Ski School features slope ticket, ski rental equipment, lessons, lunch, and supervision. Registration is from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. with the day session lasting from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This gives parents time to pick up the children and still have time to ski with them. Enrollment is limited. and half day sessions are available. Polar Bear Snowboard School – This program is for youngster’s 7 – 14 years old and includes slope ticket, lessons, rentals and lunch. Registration is from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. with the day session lasting from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Enrollment is limited. Full and half day sessions are available. See: www.skisugar.com/skischool Day Care at Sugar Mountain Resort is open seven days a week from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Call for start and end date.

Kids ages 5 and up can take a private lesson and ski one-on-one with Wolf Ridge's experienced instructors. This is an opportunity for the student to get familiar with the ski equipment and a feel for the mountain. Wolf Ridge also provides a Wolf Cub Day Watch Program for ages 5 to 7. The Wolf Cub program is a half or full day program designed for kids to have fun in the snow. This program does not include ski instruction. Student/teacher ratio is 3 to 1. Group lessons are for first-time skiers or snowboarders that need the basic instruction (how to fall, get up, turn, stop, and ski/snowboard in control). Group lessons are available for ages 8 years old and up. Ski Group Lessons $18 per person Snowboard Group Lessons $21 per person.