Elk has a 925 ft (282 m) vertical drop, 27 trails (six greens, 10 blues and 11 diamonds) and two terrain parks. North Chair at Elk Mountain accesses a top elevation of 2,667 ft (813 m)-the highest lift-serviced skiing in eastern Pennsylvania. The Endless Mountains, as seen from the top of Elk Mountain Elk Mountain built a 4,000-foot-long (1,200 m) long quad chairlift in 1994.
Night skiing came to Elk Mountain in 1966, and trails were expanded further in 1972. A year later, in 1962, snowmaking was added along with a new A-frame lodge at the base of the mountain. In 1961, a double chair lift was installed, allowing for additional trails. The ski area provided a small lodge, a 2,200 ft (670 m) T-Bar ski lift, tow rope lifts and a small number of trails. The mountain has been given favorable reviews from Ski Magazine, including a listing in "Six Unsung Heroes", a roundup of hidden gems in skiing. It is located 30 mi (48 km) north of Scranton. Herrick Township, Susquehanna County, near Union Dale, Pennsylvania, U.S.Ĥ1☄3′16″N 75☃3′32″W / 41.721°N 75.559°W / 41.721 -75.559Įlk Mountain Ski Resort is a ski area in the Endless Mountains on the summit of Elk Hill in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. There should definitely be online booking, especially with COVID.Ski area in Pennsylvania, United States Elk Mountain Ski Area I called now at 5 pm and I was told that three hours wait time MUST HAVE BEEN an “exaggeration” even though I was clearly told that earlier on in the day. As much as he loves snowboarding, we decided to try to do something else because $80 + tax is steep to wait in line for three hours is steep, with only a couple hours of daylight left for a newcomer. After waiting thirty minutes in line for the ski school, I was told there were no more ski lessons available until 5:45 pm and rentals had a 3 and a half hour wait, with all other local rentals being fully booked. You apparently have to wait at the ski school part of the lodge for those tickets. The options are listed before you, including a “first time” package which I was interested in to learn the ins and outs of skiing. Once we got there, there was a long wait to even buy your lift ticket. I am not an avid skier by any means, I was visiting from florida and my boyfriend and I tried to visit. Conditions were soft, crowds nonexistent, relaxed vibes, very pretty mountain due to all the trees.
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Best moguls are on upper Tunkhannock.Ĥ:00, hit portable bathrooms at bottom of quad, and walked right to our car. Note: Decent pitch on all the blacks on both sides so not best for moderate intermediates that are still a little unsteady with pitch, just fyi, but not extreme either so anyone will be fine. Skied across to the quad side, finished up on quad side. Took lodge doubles up a few times and hit some blacks. Bar (sitting at a bar stool) doesn’t serve food, so just grab a table if you want food. Beers, food, cool servers, live music, no kids.
Noonish rode Tioga trail over for lunch at the restaurant.
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Pro tip: portable bathrooms by the quad, nice. Lift line picked up a little around 11:00 but still moves fast, under 5 min at any lift at any time. Skied a couple blacks both groomed and ungroomed, all good. Skied some blues, no lift lines at the quad. Rode the doubles, no line, by the lodge to the summit and did an easy ski across top to the quad side. There is also a bathroom upstairs by the restaurant. Used bathroom downstairs of lodge, clean.
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Scanned QR code on phone for my lift tix at an outside kiosk right up some stairs where shuttle drops you, under 30 seconds. Also, I think there might be a tix kiosk near quad but not 100% sure, I wanted to start off at the lodge and never thought to confirm very likely. Note: if you have a ticket already that you reloaded you can walk right up to the quad next to shuttle without going to lodge. Shuttles are every couple minutes, no need to run to catch one. Walked 30-60 seconds and jumped on a flatbed shuttle for a quick 60-90 second ride up a hill to main lodge area. Day trip, Sunday Mar-2023, haven’t been since b4 pandemic.
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