Communities with skiing...

[Summering]

Village of Four Seasons, a resort community near Elk Mountain in Union Dale, PA of Susquehanna County
A wonderful idea........here is the Elk Mountain site.

[I LOVE PA!]

Since I live in The Hideout...my vote still goes for The Hideout, especially if your looking into buying a vacation home. It is a 4 season recreational community, so not only do you have your winter sports...but you have activites year round!

[Summering]

Hi there I LOVE PA........I know the Hideout is fantastic. Do they have skiing?
The poster was asking for skiing and for some reason I didn't know you have it there...... If so......I know that everyone loves it in your community, that is a certain.

[The Commish]

Originally Posted by AmeriKenArtist

I skied most of the major ski areas in the Poconos and my favorite is Elk Mountain. This place seems to have the best layout of trails and offers 1,000 vertical feet.

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Sno Mountain (Montage) was my least favorite with a "lodge" that was more like a high school gymnasium...

Elk is clearly the best in PA.

But Sno Mountain should be up there at least. I was a ski instructor at Montage during the 2001-2002 season, so I know the mountain well. It has a 1000 foot vertical, the steepest expert slope in PA (White Lightning), and several other short bump runs and expert slopes. It's not bad really.

However, the intermediate selection isn't as good, with several basically identical trails. Also, the lifts are ancient and slow. And I don't even know what to think about the new management. They look so unprofessional.

Honestly, even though I skied there regularly for 15 years (including over 50 days in 01-02), I've only been back once in the last 6-7 years. I'm only 45 minutes from Elk when I'm back in NEPA, so that's where I usually go.

For anyone wanting to take a ski trip weekend, it's kind of hard to recommend *any* PA ski resort when Windham and Hunter are just 3 hours north of here. And hell, if you're going to make a weekend out of anything, just go to Vermont!

[tntweir]

Originally Posted by I LOVE PA!

Since I live in The Hideout...my vote still goes for The Hideout, especially if your looking into buying a vacation home. It is a 4 season recreational community, so not only do you have your winter sports...but you have activites year round!

The hideout sounds interesting,we are also looking to buy soon..
What can you tell me are the good and the bad things in the Hideout..
Also how big is the ski mountain..
Thank you so much for all your replys...

[Summering]

Originally Posted by Summering

Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort in the Poconos, Weekend Getaway, Vacation Destination, Golf Resorts, Weddings along the Delaware River, Meetings and Team Building.
Shawnee has a great skiing mountain. There is also townhomes/condos that can be rented. The lodge is a place to stay also and in the lodge is various restaurants.
That area is just over the New Jersey border. It would be an all around fun place to rent at. The skiing area is for various types of skill.........

I got a DM about Shawnne one of the posters rented there and loved the skiing and its surrounds......so still a good option along with the others.

[I LOVE PA!]

Originally Posted by tntweir

The hideout sounds interesting,we are also looking to buy soon..
What can you tell me are the good and the bad things in the Hideout..
Also how big is the ski mountain..
Thank you so much for all your replys...

Bad things about The Hideout...can't think of any off the top of my head. And after living here 14 years...I think that says a lot! I have posted many things about The Hideout here on City Data...do a search and you will find lots of info. You will also find lots of people who were told to stay away from The Hideout...mostly by Realtors. Nothing based on facts though.

As far as the Ski Hill...it is not huge. Don't know how high their biggest hill is, but they have a lift, a separate bunny hill and separate tubing runs, a lodge, and ice skating rink all in one location...they give lessons and have rentals of snow boards and skis.