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Elk Mountain Ski Resort is a ski area in the Endless Mountains on the summit of Elk Hill in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. It is located 30 mi (48 km) north of Scranton . The mountain has been given favorable reviews from Ski Magazine , including a listing in "Six Unsung Heroes", a roundup of hidden gems in skiing.
Elk Hill rises conspicuously above the surrounding landscape. The mountain actually has two peaks. The main summit of North Knob is 2,693 feet (821 m), and the lower summit known as South Knob is 2,602 feet (793 m). [2] It is home to Elk Mountain Ski Area which has a 1,000 feet (305 m) vertical drop and 27 ski trails.
The ski area sits on the east side of Elk Mountain. There is a tow rope and one 2 person lift at the area. The bottom of the lift sits at 4990 feet above sea level, the top reaches 5850 feet, from top to bottom the ski area is 860 vertical feet. [4] There are 24 runs that are unrated.
A 1756 map of the Endless Mountains on display at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. An autumn view from Elk Mountain Ski Resort in the Endless Mountains. Several Native American bands settled the area in prehistoric times.
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The first resort to respond was Vail Ski Resort, which hired him to paint a new trail map. [6] [7] The first ski map that he designed and painted by himself was Boreal Mountain Resort in California; as of 2016, Niehues' map was still in use, 29 years after it was created. [8] He retired completely in 2021. [9]
Hidden Valley Ski Area is a ski resort in the St. Louis, Missouri suburb of Wildwood, Missouri. The ski area consists of 15 trails on 65 acres (26 ha) of two different peaks to form a 320 ft vertical drop. All of these trails feature Snowmaking, with a capacity of 6600 gallons of water per minute. [3]
Elk Mountain is a summit in Routt County, Colorado. The mountain lies to the northwest of Steamboat Springs and is easily seen from the city, especially from along Lincoln Avenue (U.S. Route 40), Steamboat's main street. The mountain is also easily seen from Mount Werner, the home of the Steamboat Ski Resort.