Ober Mountain — Ober Gatlinburg until the 2022 rebrand — is the mountaintop park at 3,590 feet on Mount Harrison: a 10-minute Aerial Tramway ride from the Strip (or a drive up Ski Mountain Road) to a summit bundling Tennessee's longest scenic chairlift, the Tennessee Flyer mountain coaster, a wildlife encounter, an ice rink, the alpine slide and, in winter, Tennessee's only ski resort. The films span the name change, and the summaries say which era each shows.

Watch: first looks

3 videos · summaries from the actual guides

Ober Mountain - GUIDE TO FUN - For Gatlinburg's HIGHEST Attraction!

Brandon’s Travel Guides

Brandon's complete Ober orientation: the 10-minute Aerial Tramway from the Strip, the mountaintop park at 3,590 feet on Mount Harrison, Tennessee's longest scenic chairlift, the Tennessee Flyer coaster, and the order to do it all in.

Key takeaways
  • The tram ride is 10 minutes from the Strip
  • Summit sits at 3,590 feet on Mount Harrison
  • Tennessee's longest scenic chairlift is at the top

Ober Gatlinburg Full Tour: All Spring, Summer & Fall Activities

Adventure Is Out There

The warm-season Ober, filmed in 2021 under the old Ober Gatlinburg name: the tramway, wildlife encounter, indoor ice skating and ice bumper cars, the alpine slide, shops and the scenic chairlift - everything except ski season.

Taking the Gatlinburg Tram to Ober Mountain

Doofles

Doofles rides the Gatlinburg Aerial Tramway up and tours Ober Mountain end to end, with running commentary on the views, the mountaintop pizza, and what the day costs.

The order to do it

Brandon's orientation is the planner: tram up, then the coaster and the chairlift before the indoor attractions. The Carpetbagger's long, affectionate visit — his first since the name retired — rides the tram, the alpine slide and the ice boats and judges the rebrand an improvement. The warm-season full tour (filmed 2021 under the old name) covers everything except ski season: wildlife, ice skating and bumper cars, shops, the chairlift.

Ski season

A ski-review channel grades the resort across five categories — terrain from its roughly 3,200-foot skiable summit, lifts and value — making the Southeast skier's case for and against. Adventure Is Out There's first-snowboard film is the beginner's version: rentals and tickets at the mountain, the practice slope, snow tubing (which needs no skill — start there), and a mini tour in snow season.

Watch: more views

3 videos · summaries from the actual guides

Ober Mountain in Gatlinburg Tennessee - A Must Do!

Val and Ed’s Adventures

Val and Ed ride the big cable car up for a full Ober Mountain day, working through everything waiting at the top and calling it a Gatlinburg must-do.

The ONLY Ski Resort Located in Tennessee!

AdventureLife365

A ski-review channel grades Tennessee's only ski resort across five categories: the terrain from its roughly 3,200-foot skiable summit, the lifts and the value - the Southeast skier's case for and against Ober.

Key takeaways
  • The only ski resort in Tennessee
  • Skiable summit around 3,200 feet
  • Graded across terrain, lifts and value

1st Time Snowboarding at Ober Mountain in Gatlinburg Tennessee!

Adventure Is Out There

Ryan of Adventure Is Out There learns to snowboard at Ober with his daughter: driving up Ski Mountain Road, rentals and tickets, the practice slope, snow tubing, and a mini tour of the mountaintop park in snow season.

Key takeaways
  • Rentals and tickets handled at the mountain
  • Snow tubing needs no skill - start there
  • Beginner snowboarding is doable with a lesson mindset

The bobsled and the festival

Ninety seconds of pure ride closes the set: the Smoky Mountain Bobsled, 1,800 feet of twin track down Mount Harrison running since 1976, speed lever in the rider's hand. Ober's Oktoberfest, filmed in fall 2026 — giant Bavarian pretzel, festival food, the scenic chairlift over autumn color — is the mountain in party dress.

Sources: the 9 videos on this page, filmed at Ober Mountain in Gatlinburg between 2021 and 2026.

Watch: the full set

3 videos · summaries from the actual guides

Ober Mountain - Sky Tram, Alpine Slide and Ice Boats - Classic Attraction - Formerly Ober Gatlinburg

The Carpetbagger

The Carpetbagger's long, affectionate Ober visit - his first since the Ober Gatlinburg name retired - riding the sky tram, the alpine slide and the ice boats, and judging whether the classic attraction improved with the rebrand.

Key takeaways
  • First visit since the Ober Gatlinburg name retired
  • The tram, alpine slide and ice boats are the classics
  • His verdict: the rebrand improved it

Ober Mountain Oktoberfest 🍂 A MUST-DO This Fall! + Scenic Chairlift Views

Floridians in the Smokies

Ober's Oktoberfest in full swing, filmed in fall 2026: a giant Bavarian pretzel, festival food and drink, live entertainment, fall decorations, and the scenic chairlift over autumn color.

Smoky Mountain Boblsed on-ride 5K POV Ober Mountain

CoasterForce

Ninety seconds of pure ride: CoasterForce's 5K POV down the Smoky Mountain Bobsled - Ober's alpine slide, 1,800 feet of twin tracks down Mount Harrison, running since 1976, with the speed lever in the rider's hand.

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