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The idea for the ski resort emerged from developer Karl Hope's need to supplement his existing summer investments in the area. [7] Hope owned The Shawnee Inn and had various ventures on the Delaware River. To create a year-round attraction, Hope decided to develop a ski resort, leveraging his experience with smaller ski areas in the Northeast. [8]
Camelback Resort's skiing and snowtubing trail map Camelback Resort's hotel. Camelback Resort is a four season resort located in Tannersville, Pennsylvania in the Pocono Mountains in Northeastern Pennsylvania. The resort opened in December 1963. It is the largest ski resort in the Poconos.
Blue Mountain uses RFID ticket scanners at every lift. The mountain offers 46 snow tubing trails, each over 1,000 feet (300 m) long. [citation needed] It was the only ski resort in Pennsylvania to offer family-size tubes which have been replaced with figure 8 tubes as well as single tubes, with both day and night snow tubing. [citation needed]
The resort was able to open one week earlier due to an aggressive snow season. [7] Jack Frost is a major tourist destination and attraction in the region and has caused an influx of new home buyers. Home buyers have cited the ski resort, golf courses, and distance from New York City and Philadelphia as factors for purchasing local properties. [8]
Defunct ski areas and resorts in Pennsylvania (2 P) Pages in category "Ski areas and resorts in Pennsylvania" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
Montage Mountain is a ski area in Pennsylvania that is located 8 miles (13 km) from downtown Scranton, Pennsylvania. Situated roughly 125 miles (201 km) north of Philadelphia and west of New York City , this resort has twenty-six trails, two terrain parks, and one of Pennsylvania's longest snow tubing areas. [ 1 ]
Ski Big Bear is a skiing and snowboarding resort located in Lackawaxen Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania (in the Census Bureau CDP of Masthope).While open to the public, it is an amenity of the Masthope Mountain Community and community property owners receive a season pass as part of their annual community dues.
Whitetail Mountain Resort is a four-season resort located on Two Top Mountain, a mountain in the Bear Pond Mountains of Pennsylvania. The resort opened for skiing in 1991, and was acquired a few years later by Snow Time, Inc. , the company which also manages Liberty Mountain Resort and Ski Roundtop . [ 1 ]