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Beginner's Luck at Cataloochee Ski Area

Novice · 271 m long with 13 m of vertical, averaging 3° and 4° at its steepest, facing NE.

4°steepest 50 m

3°average pitch

271 mlength

13 mvertical

1382 mtop elevation

NEfaces

Snow and sun

Beginner's Luck is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Beginner's Luck

Lifts that reach the top: Beginner's Luck (skiing novice terrain to get there); Wolf Creek Hollow (skiing novice terrain to get there); Easy Way (skiing easy terrain to get there); Rock Island Line (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Omigosh (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 0 minutes, novice skiing needed):

Ski Beginner's Luck (novice)

Where it ends

Joins Over Easy, Easy Way, unnamed novice trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Beginner's Luck (1 min), Easy Way (1 min), Omigosh (1 min).

See Beginner's Luck on the 3D map All runs at Cataloochee Ski Area

Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.