Shawnee Mountain Ski Area

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Shawnee Mountain
Location:
Nearest city: Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Vertical: 700 feet
Top elevation: 1351 feet
Skiable area: 125 acres
Runs: 23 total
Longest run: 5,100 feet
Lift system: 9 total
Terrain parks: 2 total
Web site: http://www.shawneemt.com

Shawnee Mountain is a ski resort in Eastern Pennsylvania located right outside Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania next to the Delaware River in the eastern most part of The Poconos. Shawnee Mountain has a summit elevation of 1,350 feet (410 m) and vertical elevation change of 700 ft (210 m) There are 125 acres (0.51 kmĀ²) of skiing terrain. The mountain has a total of 23 trails, the longest of which is 5100 feet (1,554 m), and 2 terrain parks. The longest, of which currently has many features including rails, boxes, a set of stairs, and a classic Volkswagon Beetle. It also conatins a halfpipe. Many do not consider it as such though, as it's walls are not steep or high. The other park features boxes and rails. It has 8 lifts, which include a fixed-grip quad, a double-double, three doubles and a triple. It also features night skiing and snow tubing. The mountain summit receives an average of 50 inches (1,300 mm) of snowfall each winter. The resort opened in 1975.

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