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North Carolina

Sapphire Valley

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Had a great time.  This is a mountain for beginners.  Trails include the bunny slope and one greenish blue.    We had small kids who loved their time there.  Tubing was good too: the fun of sliding down the hill without the effort learning a skill.  Recommend overall if that’s what you’re looking for.  Food was better than expected…better than your average ski resort.  Short lift lines in the AM.  Cons: Rental lines and overall organization was atrocious.  Lift line was quite long in the afternoon.  Tubing was oversold so not everyone could get a tube.  For tubing, people were being sold “take it or leave it” tickets for the 10 to 12 slot at 11:30.  That’s after an hour+ wait in line.  They also had one person selling tubing tickets (which 100% of people wanted) one person selling T shirts and one person selling memberships…the latter two were not allowed to help the tubing sales, with very predictable results.  Bottom line: great place to stand up on ski for the first or second  time, nice staff, but management is not service oriented.  Leadership needs to visit a bigger ski resort with a notepad and an open mind. 

Tom S. 

Sapphire Valley ski hill consists of three downhill runs, one each for advanced, intermediate, and beginner skiers, featuring runs up to 1600 feet in length and a vertical drop of 200 feet

A variety of 1 and 2 bedroom units are on site offering living arrangements for groups of 4 to 6.  

The newest addition to the many Sapphire Valley Amenities is a 10,000 sq. ft. facility offering two large meeting rooms, two activity rooms, a banquet room, nature center, gift shop, TV lounge, catering kitchen, in addition to a reception area and spacious decks.

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