Elk Mountain Ski Area
Independent ski area in the Endless Mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania with 180 acres of glade and trail terrain.
Key Stats
Terrain Breakdown
The percentage of marked trails in each difficulty level. A higher beginner percentage means more terrain suitable for novices and families; a higher advanced percentage means more challenge for experts.
Best For
When to go
Average monthly snowfall and snowpack depth, with the typical operating window shaded.
Elk Mountain Ski Area's heaviest snowfall and deepest snowpack both land in February.
- Snowfall
- peaks Feb
- Snowpack
- peaks Feb
- Typical season
- Nov – Mar
Snowfall: NOAA, 30-year normals (1991–2020).
Snow depth: NOAA, daily station data (1994–2023).
Location
Elk Mountain sits in the wooded hills of northeastern Pennsylvania, near the Susquehanna County town of Union Dale. This is rolling Appalachian upland, a low, forested, continental-interior setting with modest elevation and a cold-winter climate well inland from the coast.
Getting there
Fly into Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AVP), about 50 minutes from the resort by road.
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AVP)50 minutesDirections
- Philadelphia (PHL)3 hoursDirections
- Baltimore (BWI)4.5 hoursDirections
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