STR in High Country NC - Beech vs Sugar vs Banner Elk?

[Patrick M.]

Greetings all- I'm looking seriously into the area around Beech Mountain, Sugar Mountain, and Banner Elk as a place to pick up a 2 br or 3 br Short Term Rental. It seems like Sugar has a longer ski season, but there may be more to do year round on Beech (Mountain biking, Land of Oz, etc).

Is this accurate? Does this matter? Or do people just pop in their car and drive from one of these places to another in a heartbeat?

I'm starting to buy some data and look into the numbers, but beyond that - can anyone speak to the differences in STR viability among these places, if there are differences? Thanks for any insights!