Camelback Ski Area

Infobox ski area
name= Camelback Ski Area
picture= Camelbackski1.jpg
caption= A picture from Little Caesar
location= Tannersville, Pennsylvania, USA
nearest_city= New York City
lat_degrees=41
lat_minutes=2
lat_seconds=24
lat_direction= N
long_degrees=75
long_minutes=18
long_seconds=22
long_direction= W
top_elevation= ft to m|2133|round=0
skiable_area=160 acres
number_trails= 33 trails
3% Advanced Expert
longest_run= "Nile Mile" - ft to m|5280|round=0
liftsystem= 15
terrainparks= 3
snowfall= 50 in/yr (1.27 m/yr)
external_link= http://www.skicamelback.com|

Camelback Mountain Resort is a ski and snowboard resort located in the Pocono Mountains region in Tannersville, Pennsylvania at Big Pocono State 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 mountains have a total of 33 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 chairlifts; the Sullivan Express and Stevenson Express, both quads. It is the largest ski resort in the Poconos. It has three terrain parks, the larger of which is now accessible only by ascertaining a park pass, and snowtubing. Camelback also has two Halfpipes, the only resort in the Pocono Mountains to offer both a beginner and advanced Halfpipes. 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 of 1963. The mountain summit receives an average of 50 in (127 cm) of snowfall 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 30,000-square-foot 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 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

External links

* [http://www.skicamelback.com/ Camelback Ski Area official website]
* [http://www.skicamelback.com/images/trailmap_large%2008%20with%20Ledgend.jpgTrailmap]
* [http://www.skicamelback.com/conditions.php Conditions]