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Elk Mtn, PA? Any word?
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St. Bear
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Elk's website and online presence is firmly stuck in 2001.
Kind of frustrating.
Kind of frustrating.
Wow, it definitely is. They haven't even updated passes or pricing for 2013/14
ScottySkis
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My first time skiing their was last year. There website very old. I pretty sure they open a week before Christmas is their plans, I could be wrong.
millerm277
Active member
Elk is well....not a snowmaking powerhouse in general. They don't usually push for any sort of early opening. If the webcam on their site isn't broken, it appears there's been zero snowmaking, and there's no chatter on PASR either about snowmaking.
I would not expect them open before mid-December personally, unless it's <20F from now till then.
Montage's (Sno) facebook shows them doing heavy snowmaking, if you're in the area, they look like they'll be open by then.
spring_mountain_high
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haha...they are notoriously tight lipped...the webcam has been a static picture since october...they usually end up opening early december...they need to get open reasonably soon as they have a 100 day guarantee for their passholders, and they are as tight-fisted with money as they are tight-lipped with info so they push hard to get open for those 100 days, otherwise they have to refund a pro-rated portion of the cost of the pass to each passholder
Gunny J
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Drove by on the way to work Wed morning and they were making snow on two upper trails
mbedle
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Classic Elk.... One of the best places in PA and somehow is still stuck in the 80s. Maybe thats why I like it so much. Like everyone else said, would expect anything until mid December.
Live cams show a nice amount of snow on Main Street. Not a bit on the main part of the mountain.
But rain is coming....crap.
Old Geezer
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Elk's website now shows "Snowmaking has begun...". So in the Elk pace of life (i.e., glacial) I guess than means they are catching up to their competitors to the south, JF/BB, Blue, Camelback.
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A totally different head!
mbedle
Well-known member
Blue is looking good for opening this friday. Hopefully this rain won't screw things up. The are really putting the effort in to getting top to bottom skiing soon.
jimmywilson69
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Ski Roundtop near Harrisburg has had their fan gun assault going the last 2 1/2 days. If it werent going to rain today/tomorrow I believe they would've declared a Friday or Saturday opening already. I still think they are sitting pretty for that once it gets cold on the back side of this storm.
spring_mountain_high
New member
From their FB page
jimmywilson69
Well-known member
good for them except they are missing out on the "holiday" crowd. Seems short sited to me...
I would imagine most poconno and southern PA resorts will open Saturday
I would imagine most poconno and southern PA resorts will open Saturday
spring_mountain_high
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ScottySkis
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If it wasn't for my favorite hill in Roxbury NY opening up I be tempted Platty on Saturday and Elk on Sunday that possible.
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