hey man im from nc, so i went to a place callecd cataloochee, which was closer to my town than beech mountain or sugar mountain, which are both in boone. depending on what you ride, i tended to prefer beech.
Yo ok in North Carolina you have
Beech Mt , hawk nest, and sugar mt all in the
Banner elk area of north Carolina
snow is hit or miss some years they have great snow fall others its hardly non at all most of them are up and running by thanksgiving weekend
the businesses cator to tourons good food can be had at elks lodge across from the fire station alpine ski and top of the world for snow boarding
but top of the world is the best of the two alpine is for the skiers
top of the world is fro board heads
P.S the local college is lees McCray and the girls are easy