Skiing at Elk Mountain
As we've mentioned before in these pages, we're big fans of family skiing. We don't need a fancy lodge for apres ski and we don't need a big ski store that stocks the latest in high-end gear. We're not concerned with glimpsing famous faces or gorging on gourmet delicacies between runs. Instead, we look for ski resorts that welcome the novices in our party, as well as the experts, with a variety of trails for every level. Places that emphasize the sport, not the scene. Elk Mountain, with a sprawling 27 trails, is such a place.
We like that they price their lift tickets so that the days we only have time to squeeze in an afternoon of skiing, we don't pay the same price as the days we can devote a full day to being out on the slopes. We like that families with kids get a price break, especially those with kids 5 and under (since most of those kids won't ski more than a few hours at a time anyway). We like that they offer instruction to everyone at all ages and all levels. We like that they don't ban boards. And we like the kindness and courtesy of the staff. Best of all, Elk Mountain is just over an hour's ride from NYC, and just over 2 hours from Philadelphia.
We like that they price their lift tickets so that the days we only have time to squeeze in an afternoon of skiing, we don't pay the same price as the days we can devote a full day to being out on the slopes. We like that families with kids get a price break, especially those with kids 5 and under (since most of those kids won't ski more than a few hours at a time anyway). We like that they offer instruction to everyone at all ages and all levels. We like that they don't ban boards. And we like the kindness and courtesy of the staff. Best of all, Elk Mountain is just over an hour's ride from NYC, and just over 2 hours from Philadelphia.
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