Liberty Mountain Resort

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Liberty Mountain Resort
Location:
Pennsylvania, USA
Nearest city: Carroll Valley, Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 39°45′48.6″N 77°22′30″W / 39.7635, -77.375 (Liberty Mountain Resort)Coordinates: 39°45′48.6″N 77°22′30″W / 39.7635, -77.375 (Liberty Mountain Resort)
Top elevation: 1,190 feet (360 m)
Base elevation: 570 feet (170 m)
Skiable area: 100 acres (.40 km²)
Runs: 16 total
35% beginner
40% intermediate
25% advanced
Longest run: "Dipsy Doodle" ~ 5,200 feet (1584.96 m)
Lift system: 9 total (5 quad chair, 1 J-Bar, 3 surface)
Terrain parks: 3
Snowfall: 31 in/year (.78 m/year)
Web site: http://www.skiliberty.com

Liberty Mountain Resort is a winter sports resort located in Carroll Valley, Pennsylvania and owned by Snow Time, Inc which also operates Ski Roundtop and Whitetail Ski Resort.[1]

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[edit] History

Liberty Mountain Resort was originally developed in the mid 1960s as a focal point for a major real estate development. The name of the ski mountain and the development was Charnita, named after Charles and Anita Rist, the developer and his wife.

Charlie Rist hired Dick Brown to develop and manage the ski area. Dick Brown had just designed the neighboring ski resort, Ski Roundtop, the year before. Ten years later, the Charnita development suffered unfortunate bankruptcy. Ski Roundtop's owner Snow Time, Inc. purchased the mountain and renamed it Ski Liberty. Ski Liberty was later renamed Liberty Mountain Resort in the late '90s to be more enticing to snowboarders. Snow Time, Inc also added a snow tubing area around this time.

The resort is owned by Snow Time, Inc. which also owns two other area winter sport resorts, Whitetail Ski Resort and Ski Roundtop. These three resorts cross-promote and offer many savings-plans and coupons good for any of the three resort but at the same time maintain a monopoly on resorts within day-trip driving distance of the Washington DC/Baltimore areas.

[edit] Trails

Ski Liberty possesses slopes with varying levels of difficulty.The trail names are as follows:

Easier Trails: Nova, Sneaky Pete, Dipsy Doodle, First Class Area, Lower Blue Streak, Snow Cat Alley

More Difficult Trails: Upper Heavenly, Lower Heavenly, Whitney's Way, Lower Ultra, Lower Eastwind, Sidewinder, Lower Strata

Most Difficult Trails: West Side Park, Half Pipe, Upper Ultra, Upper Eastwind, Upper Strata, Adventure Alley, White Lightning, Upper Blue Streak, Vertigo Park

[edit] Statistics

  • Elevation: Front base 570 ft, Back base 650 ft.
  • Summit: 1,190 ft.
  • Vertical Drop: Front side 620 ft, Back side 550 ft.
  • Longest Run: Dipsy Doodle 5,200 ft.
  • Number of Trails: 16
  • Slope Difficulty: 35% Beginner, 40% intermediate, 25% expert
  • Lifts: 5 Quads, 1 J-bar, 3 carpet lifts
  • Rental Equipment: 2,500 shaped Rossignol skis, 800 Burton snowboards
  • Night Skiing: 100% terrain, 7 nights a week
  • Uphill Capacity: 13,400 skiers/hour
  • Snowmaking: 100%
  • Skiing Season: December to mid-March (weather dependent)
  • Lodging: Year-round, 41 room slopeside hotel

[edit] Amenities

  • Snowsports Schools
  • Children's Learning Center
  • First Timer's Guide
  • Boulder Ridge Snow Tubing
  • Liberty Mountain Terrain Parks
  • Groups and Night Club Cards
  • McKee's Tavern
  • Special Events
  • Liberty Mountain Sports
  • Advantage Cards and Season Passes
  • Boulder Ridge Challenge Course
  • Half-pipe 500 ft.
  • Terrain Parks Three parks for three ability levels; 10 acres
  • Snow Tubing up to 15 lanes, 1 carpet, kiddie tubing area
  • Sports Shop Full service (open seasonally)
  • Playcare Ages 6 months to 10 years (reservations recommended)

[edit] References

 The references in this article would be clearer with a different or consistent style of citation, footnoting, or external linking.
  1. ^ Liberty Mountain Resort. DCSki.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-29.