Elk Mountain
Ski resort · Pennsylvania, United States
Elk Mountain is a ski resort in Pennsylvania (United States) with 16 km of runs and 7 lifts. You can ski between 535 m and 812 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 277 m. Its longest run is Lehigh (1.9 km) and the steepest, Mohawk, reaches 47% on its toughest stretch.
See Elk Mountain on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 16 km
- Lifts
- 7
- Elevation
- 535–812 m
- Vertical drop
- 277 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green0.2 km
- Blue4.1 km
- Red6.3 km
- Black5.1 km
The steepest runs at Elk Mountain
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Mohawk Black47% · 25°
- Tunkhannock Black47% · 25°
- Iroquois Black47% · 25°
- Tuscarora Black45% · 24°
- Chippewa Black43% · 23°
The longest runs
- Lehigh Blue1.9 km
- Delaware Red1.3 km
- Lenape Red1.0 km
- Tioga Blue1.0 km
- Tuscarora Black0.8 km
Lifts
6 chairlifts · 1 rope tow.
When to go to Elk Mountain
For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is January.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 552 m (the resort's mean elevation is 674 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Official links
Resorts near Elk Mountain
- Montage Mountain Ski Area41 km · 9.9 km of runs
- Big Bear50 km · 5.3 km of runs
- Jack Frost Mountain Resort68 km · 9.0 km of runs
- Big Boulder Ski Resort Area75 km · 6.4 km of runs
- Camelback Mountain Resort76 km · 15 km of runs
- Shawnee Mountain86 km · 9.8 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Elk Mountain?
- In Pennsylvania, United States. The nearest resort is Montage Mountain Ski Area, 41 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Elk Mountain have?
- 16 km: 0.2 km of green runs, 4.1 km of blue runs, 6.3 km of red runs, 5.1 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Elk Mountain?
- You can ski between 535 m and 812 m: a vertical drop of 277 m.
- How many lifts does Elk Mountain have?
- 7: 6 chairlifts, 1 rope tow.
- What is the steepest run at Elk Mountain?
- Mohawk (black), at 47% (25°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Elk Mountain?
- For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is January. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Elk Mountain?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.