Elk Mountain is an Independent ski area in Pennsylvania: 27 trails, 1,000 ft vertical, 180 acres.
Base 1,693 ft · Summit 2,693 ft
Elk Mountain skews toward experienced skiers. About 41% of the mountain is advanced terrain. Night skiing runs here, which stretches a short winter day into a usable one.
The mountain averages 125" of snowfall a season and runs snowmaking to hold coverage through thaws. Walk-up tickets start around $86 and day-of pricing moves with demand. Elk Mountain is an Independent mountain.
Typical-week crowd load from our model, not turnstile counts.
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