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Ski Resorts In PA – Where To Vacation

Story Published on August 5, 2008 ⋅  Email this Story ⋅  Print this Story ⋅ Post a comment ⋅

As you will soon discover when you carry out a search for ski resorts in PA, USA there are many different ones to select from. However, what you will quickly notice that they are to be found in three different geographical areas of the State of Pennsylvania.

Many of the ski resorts in PA are situated in the eastern part of the State in the Pocono Mountains. Whilst others are to be found in the western part of the State in an area known as Alleghenies and yet more are situated in the southern part of the State close to the towns of Gettysburg and Harrisburg.

The resorts situated in the Pocono Mountains are within easy reach of major cities such as New York City and Philadelphia. Whilst those in the Alleghenies region are located within easy reach of cities such as Pittsburgh, West Virginia and Ohio. Whereas the resorts which are located to the south can easily be reached from both Washington DC and Baltimore.

In this article we take a brief look at a number of the resorts which are proving to be popular with skiers not just living in the US but from around the globe.

Bear Creek Mountain Resort – This is situated in the south eastern part of the State of Pennsylvania and getting to it from New York City (95 miles away) and Philadelphia (65 miles) away is relatively easy. The resort offers a number of different ski slopes to suit a wide range of skiing abilities but the longest and most challenging of them all measures a total of 1.5 miles. Yet you don’t need to just spend time skiing at this resort if you want you could give snowboarding or snow tubing a try as well.

Camelback Ski Area – Located in the north eastern part of Pennsylvania in the very heart of the Pocono Mountains. Again as with Bear Creek this resort offers not just the facilities for skiing, but also for snowboarding and snow tubing as well. It is much closer to New York City which is just 80 miles away, but slightly further away from Philadelphia which is 90 miles away.

Shawnee Mountain Ski Resort – This one is actually situated some distance from both New York City and Philadelphia but is still one to be found in the Pocono Mountains. However, compared to some of the other resorts this is relatively easy to get to as it is situated close to the highway known as I-80 (Interstate 80). As with all the resorts mentioned in this article Shawnee Mountain has skiing facilities available to suit a wide range of skiing abilities.

Other ski resorts in PA that are worth considering along with those that we have mentioned above when planning your next winter vacation are Tanglwood Resort, Ski Sawmill Family Resort and Seven Springs Mountain Resort. As you will soon discover a quick search online and you will be able to see where they are located and what facilities they offer to each and every skier depending on the experience they have.

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