Shawnee Mountain Ski Area
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Shawnee Mountain | |
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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.