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Blue Mountain Resort ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Blue Mountain Resort is a ski area in Pennsylvania, United States with 18 km of mapped downhill runs and 15 lifts, between 140 m and 469 m above sea level.

Downhill runs
18 km
Lifts
15
Top elevation
469 m
Vertical drop
329 m
Nearest airport
ABE · 19 km

Slopes by difficulty

  • Easy6.0 km
  • Expert2.4 km
  • Beginner1.0 km
  • Advanced3.5 km
  • Intermediate5.4 km

44 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.

Ski lifts

  • 9 Magic carpets
  • 5 Chairlifts
  • 1 Drag lifts

Blue Mountain Resort is a ski area in Pennsylvania, the United States. Its 44 mapped downhill runs add up to 18 km, which ranks it #152 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.2% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 413 m long.

Slopes at Blue Mountain Resort

About 38% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 30% intermediate and 32% advanced or expert, which makes Blue Mountain Resort best suited to confident and advanced skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 15 lifts: 9 magic carpets, 5 chairlifts, 1 drag lift. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 140 m up to 469 m, a vertical drop of 329 m.

Getting to Blue Mountain Resort

The nearest airport is Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE), about 19 km away in a straight line — roughly 25 minutes by car; Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) is 61 km away. Nearby ski areas include Big Boulder Ski Resort Area (6.4 km), Camelback Mountain Resort (14.9 km), Jack Frost Mountain Resort (9.0 km) and Locust Lake Village Ski Hill (0.5 km), which together add 48 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to Blue Mountain Resort

  1. 1
    Lehigh Valley International Airport Flag of United StatesAllentown/Bethlehem, United States Airports in United StatesTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    ABE19 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport Flag of United StatesWilkes-Barre/Scranton, United States Airports in United States
    AVP61 kmstraight line
  3. 3
    Trenton Mercer Airport Flag of United StatesEwing Township, United States Airports in United States
    TTN84 kmstraight line
  4. 4
    Lancaster Airport Flag of United StatesLancaster, United States Airports in United States
    LNS102 kmstraight line

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does Blue Mountain Resort have?

18 km of downhill runs (44 runs): 6.0 km easy, 2.4 km expert, 1.0 km beginner, 3.5 km advanced, 5.4 km intermediate. It is #152 in United States by piste length.

How high is Blue Mountain Resort?

The lifts and runs reach 469 m (1,539 ft); the lowest point is 140 m, a vertical drop of 329 m.

What is the nearest airport to Blue Mountain Resort?

Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE), about 19 km away in a straight line; Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) is 61 km away.

How many ski lifts does Blue Mountain Resort have?

15 lifts: 9 magic carpets, 5 chairlifts, 1 drag lifts.

Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.