Cataloochee Ski Area
Website: http://www.cataloochee.com/ (webcam)
Opening Date: November 27, 2009
Closing Date: March 28, 2010
Current Conditions
- Closed
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- C U in 10/11!
Address
1080 Ski Lodge Road
Maggie Valley, North Carolina 28751
(828) 926-0285
1080 Ski Lodge Road
Maggie Valley, North Carolina 28751
(828) 926-0285
Media Contact
Tammy Brown
Tammy Brown
Directions
Great Skiing is Easy To Find!
Cataloochee Ski Area is located four miles off U.S. 19 above beautiful Maggie Valley, North Carolina and is easily accessed from Interstate-40.
from the East (Asheville/Charlotte): Take I-40 West to exit 27 (Maggie Valley). Exit on to U.S. 19 South (exit right) and follow the signs.
from the West (Knoxville): See Detour of I-40 listed below.
from the North West (Cherokee): Take U.S. 441 South to U.S. 19 North (Maggie Valley) and follow the signs.
from the Atlanta area and points south: Take U.S. 441 to U.S. 23 exiting in the city of Waynesville (exit 102B). Take 276 North to U.S. 19 South (turn left) and follow the signs. For additional directions or assistance call: 1-800-768-0285 or (828) 926-0285.
Please do not use Google Maps or Map Quest to get driving directions to the ski area. They can incorrectly direct you through impassable roads. Use the directions above for the quickest routes.
Directions to Cataloochee Ski Area from Knoxville and Tennessee:
Though a rockslide has forced the closure of Interstate 40 near the North Carolina/Tennessee state line at Exit 451, several alternate routes are available to those with plans to travel to Haywood County, North Carolina, from Tennessee and other points west.
Here are a few detour options:
Take Exit 435 (Newport, Tenn.) off I-40 West. Make a left off the exit ramp onto Highway 321/32 (Cosby Highway) toward Newport. Make a right onto Highway 25/70 (East Broadway Street). Continue on Highway 25/70 toward Hot Springs, N.C. In Hot Springs, make a right onto N.C. 209. Bear left at Ferguson Supply Store to stay on N.C. 209. Continue on N.C. 209 through the Crabtree and Iron Duff communities. N.C. 209 soon intersects with I-40 at Exit 24. Continue on N.C. 209 to Lake Junaluska. From here, take the Great Smoky Mountains Expressway (U.S. 19/23/74) east to Exit 106 to Clyde and Canton. Take Exit 103 off U.S. 19/23/74 West to Maggie Valley. Continue to the following exit (Exit 102) to Waynesville.
Take Exit 407 (Sevierville, Tenn.) off I-40 West. Make a right off the exit ramp onto Highway 66 (Winfield Dunn Parkway) toward Sevierville. Continue straight through intersection with Main Street in Sevierville, where road becomes Highway 441/71. Stay straight on U.S. 441, which becomes 441/321/73/71. Continue on this highway through Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, at which point you will enter the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Follow U.S. 441 through the national park to Cherokee, N.C. Make a left onto U.S. 19 and follow to Maggie Valley.
For those who would prefer an all-interstate detour, take I-40 East to I-81 North to I-26 East to I-40 West. From I-40 West, take Exit 31 to Canton, Exit 27 to Clyde, Lake Junaluska and Waynesville, and Exit 20 to Maggie Valley.
The initial estimates of the engineers are that it could take several months to clean up the entire slide and restore traffic, according to the N.C. Department of Transportation. The last exit open on Interstate 40 westbound is Exit 20 at U.S. 276 to Maggie Valley. Travelers heading to Haywood County on I-40 from Asheville and points east are not affected, with exits 31, 27, 24, and 20 still accessible. Visitors from areas to the south and north, not traveling on I-40, will not be affected.
Cataloochee Ski Area is located four miles off U.S. 19 above beautiful Maggie Valley, North Carolina and is easily accessed from Interstate-40.
from the East (Asheville/Charlotte): Take I-40 West to exit 27 (Maggie Valley). Exit on to U.S. 19 South (exit right) and follow the signs.
from the West (Knoxville): See Detour of I-40 listed below.
from the North West (Cherokee): Take U.S. 441 South to U.S. 19 North (Maggie Valley) and follow the signs.
from the Atlanta area and points south: Take U.S. 441 to U.S. 23 exiting in the city of Waynesville (exit 102B). Take 276 North to U.S. 19 South (turn left) and follow the signs. For additional directions or assistance call: 1-800-768-0285 or (828) 926-0285.
Please do not use Google Maps or Map Quest to get driving directions to the ski area. They can incorrectly direct you through impassable roads. Use the directions above for the quickest routes.
Directions to Cataloochee Ski Area from Knoxville and Tennessee:
Though a rockslide has forced the closure of Interstate 40 near the North Carolina/Tennessee state line at Exit 451, several alternate routes are available to those with plans to travel to Haywood County, North Carolina, from Tennessee and other points west.
Here are a few detour options:
Take Exit 435 (Newport, Tenn.) off I-40 West. Make a left off the exit ramp onto Highway 321/32 (Cosby Highway) toward Newport. Make a right onto Highway 25/70 (East Broadway Street). Continue on Highway 25/70 toward Hot Springs, N.C. In Hot Springs, make a right onto N.C. 209. Bear left at Ferguson Supply Store to stay on N.C. 209. Continue on N.C. 209 through the Crabtree and Iron Duff communities. N.C. 209 soon intersects with I-40 at Exit 24. Continue on N.C. 209 to Lake Junaluska. From here, take the Great Smoky Mountains Expressway (U.S. 19/23/74) east to Exit 106 to Clyde and Canton. Take Exit 103 off U.S. 19/23/74 West to Maggie Valley. Continue to the following exit (Exit 102) to Waynesville.
Take Exit 407 (Sevierville, Tenn.) off I-40 West. Make a right off the exit ramp onto Highway 66 (Winfield Dunn Parkway) toward Sevierville. Continue straight through intersection with Main Street in Sevierville, where road becomes Highway 441/71. Stay straight on U.S. 441, which becomes 441/321/73/71. Continue on this highway through Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, at which point you will enter the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Follow U.S. 441 through the national park to Cherokee, N.C. Make a left onto U.S. 19 and follow to Maggie Valley.
For those who would prefer an all-interstate detour, take I-40 East to I-81 North to I-26 East to I-40 West. From I-40 West, take Exit 31 to Canton, Exit 27 to Clyde, Lake Junaluska and Waynesville, and Exit 20 to Maggie Valley.
The initial estimates of the engineers are that it could take several months to clean up the entire slide and restore traffic, according to the N.C. Department of Transportation. The last exit open on Interstate 40 westbound is Exit 20 at U.S. 276 to Maggie Valley. Travelers heading to Haywood County on I-40 from Asheville and points east are not affected, with exits 31, 27, 24, and 20 still accessible. Visitors from areas to the south and north, not traveling on I-40, will not be affected.