Camelback Ski Area
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Camelback Mountain Resort is a ski and snowboard resort
located in the Pocono Mountains region in Tannersville, Pennsylvania
and Jackson Township
adjacent to, and partially within Big Pocono State Park
. In the 1950s when developers were working to expand the original solitary ski run, they negotiated with the then PA DER for permission to use a small portion of the state park for the ski area in exchange for $1 a year and the obligation to maintain the entire park.
Camelback Mountain (Big Pocono)
itself reaches an elevation
of 2,133 feet (650 m). There are 160 acres (56 hectares) of skiing & snowboarding terrain; the mountain
s have a total of 34 slopes (the longest of which is 1 mile(1,609 m), namely, the Nile Mile) and features a vertical drop of 800 ft (244 m), 15 lifts, including 2 high speed detachable chairlift
s; the Sullivan Express and Stevenson Express, both quads. It is the largest ski resort in the Poconos. It has two terrain parks, the larger of which is now accessible only by ascertaining a park pass. Camelback also has the only Half Pipe in the Pocono Mountains. Camelback is also a member of the Burton Learn to Ride Program with a Learn To Ride Center, Freesyle Learn To Ride center, Women's Learn To Ride Center and Children's Learn to Ride Center. The resort was opened in December 1963. The mountain summit
receives an average of 50 in (127 cm) of snow
fall each winter. It has snowmaking
facilities and is 100% lit for night skiing
.
The resort also features a waterpark, called Camelbeach, that is open during the summer. It includes 30 waterslides (the most in Pennsylvania), including four body slides, ten mat slides, six tube slides and ten raft rides, in addition to The FlowRider, the ultimate surfing ride, a 30000 square feet (2,787.1 m²) wave pool, adventure river, bumper boats
and full-sized competition pool. Also, new in 2006, Camelbeach now features a Wave riding pool by means of surfing.
The newest addition to Camelback Mountain Resort is the Camelback Mountain Adventures.It includes Treetop Adventure courses, 1000 ft (304.8 m) of zipline, Mountain Segways, Disco Golf, Euro Bungy and a Climbing Wall. Camelback Mountain Adventures is open from June to November.
Ski resort
A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing and other winter sports. In Europe a ski resort is a town or village in a ski area - a mountainous area, where there are ski trails and supporting services such as hotels and other accommodation, restaurants, equipment rental and a ski lift system...
located in the Pocono Mountains region in Tannersville, Pennsylvania
Pocono Township, Pennsylvania
Pocono Township is a township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. Township government is located in the village of Tannersville, Pennsylvania, near the site of the popular Camelback Water Beach & Ski Area, which is located in Pocono and the adjacent Jackson Township. The top of the ski...
and Jackson Township
Jackson Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania
Jackson Township is a township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,979 at the 2000 census. A portion of Big Pocono State Park a Pennsylvania state park is on Camelback Mountain in Jackson Township.-Geography:...
adjacent to, and partially within Big Pocono State Park
Big Pocono State Park
Big Pocono State Park is a Pennsylvania state park in Jackson and Pocono townships in Monroe County, Pennsylvania in northeastern Pennsylvania in the United States...
. In the 1950s when developers were working to expand the original solitary ski run, they negotiated with the then PA DER for permission to use a small portion of the state park for the ski area in exchange for $1 a year and the obligation to maintain the entire park.
Camelback Mountain (Big Pocono)
Camelback Mountain (Big Pocono)
Camelback Mountain or Big Pocono is a conspicuous geographic feature on the Pocono Plateau. It is not a mountain, but rather a peninsular section of the Pocono Plateau, that when viewed from three sides, appears to be a mountain...
itself reaches an elevation
Elevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 2,133 feet (650 m). There are 160 acres (56 hectares) of skiing & snowboarding terrain; the mountain
Mountain
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s have a total of 34 slopes (the longest of which is 1 mile(1,609 m), namely, the Nile Mile) and features a vertical drop of 800 ft (244 m), 15 lifts, including 2 high speed detachable chairlift
Detachable chairlift
A detachable chairlift or high-speed chairlift is a type of passenger aerial lift, which, like a fixed-grip chairlift, consists of numerous chairs attached to a constantly moving wire rope that is strung between two terminals over intermediate towers. They are now commonplace at all but the...
s; the Sullivan Express and Stevenson Express, both quads. It is the largest ski resort in the Poconos. It has two terrain parks, the larger of which is now accessible only by ascertaining a park pass. Camelback also has the only Half Pipe in the Pocono Mountains. Camelback is also a member of the Burton Learn to Ride Program with a Learn To Ride Center, Freesyle Learn To Ride center, Women's Learn To Ride Center and Children's Learn to Ride Center. The resort was opened in December 1963. The mountain summit
Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
receives an average of 50 in (127 cm) of snow
Snow
Snow is a form of precipitation within the Earth's atmosphere in the form of crystalline water ice, consisting of a multitude of snowflakes that fall from clouds. Since snow is composed of small ice particles, it is a granular material. It has an open and therefore soft structure, unless packed by...
fall each winter. It has snowmaking
Snowmaking
Snowmaking is the production of snow by forcing water and pressurized air through a "snow gun" or "snow cannon", on ski slopes. Snowmaking is mainly used at ski resorts to supplement natural snow. This allows ski resorts to improve the reliability of their snow cover and to extend their ski...
facilities and is 100% lit for night skiing
Night skiing
Night skiing is the sport of skiing or snowboarding after sundown, offered at many ski resorts and mountains. There are usually electric lights along the piste which allow for better visibility...
.
The resort also features a waterpark, called Camelbeach, that is open during the summer. It includes 30 waterslides (the most in Pennsylvania), including four body slides, ten mat slides, six tube slides and ten raft rides, in addition to The FlowRider, the ultimate surfing ride, a 30000 square feet (2,787.1 m²) wave pool, adventure river, bumper boats
Bumper boats
Bumper boats are an amusement park ride that uses inner tube shaped watercraft that can be steered by the rider. Some are driven by electric motors, some by gasoline engines, and some require the rider to propel the craft by pedaling. Most are equipped with water guns for duels with other riders...
and full-sized competition pool. Also, new in 2006, Camelbeach now features a Wave riding pool by means of surfing.
The newest addition to Camelback Mountain Resort is the Camelback Mountain Adventures.It includes Treetop Adventure courses, 1000 ft (304.8 m) of zipline, Mountain Segways, Disco Golf, Euro Bungy and a Climbing Wall. Camelback Mountain Adventures is open from June to November.
The Trails
- The Birches, an Advanced Novice ski run
- King Tut, an Intermediate run
- The Hump, Expert
- The Asp
- The Rocket
- Marje's Delight
- The Dromedary
- Big Pocono Run
- Upper Cleopatra
- Marc Anthony
- Julius Caesar
- Little Caesar
- Laurel Glade
(Terrain Park) - Coolmoor
- The Meadows
- John Bailey
- Sulivan's Trail
- The Sphinx
- Honeymoon Lane
- Home Again
- Lower Cleopatra
- Sunbowl
- Oak Grove
- Turkey Trot
- Upper Moore's Ramble
- Lower Moore's Ramble
- Rhododendron Glen
- Pocono Raceway
- The Pharaoh
- The Bactrian
- Cliffhanger
- Near East
- The Nile Mile
