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Shawnee Mountain ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Shawnee Mountain is a ski area in Smithfield, Pennsylvania, United States with 9.8 km of mapped downhill runs and 10 lifts, between 145 m and 349 m above sea level.

Downhill runs
9.8 km
Lifts
10
Top elevation
349 m
Vertical drop
204 m
Nearest airport
ABE · 52 km

Slopes by difficulty

  • Easy3.2 km
  • Beginner0.2 km
  • Advanced1.9 km
  • Intermediate4.5 km

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

Ski lifts

  • 6 Chairlifts
  • 4 Magic carpets

Shawnee Mountain is a ski area in Smithfield, Pennsylvania, the United States. Its 27 mapped downhill runs add up to 9.8 km, which ranks it #222 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 361 m long.

Slopes at Shawnee Mountain

About 35% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 46% intermediate and 19% advanced or expert, which makes Shawnee Mountain a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 10 lifts: 6 chairlifts, 4 magic carpets. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 145 m up to 349 m, a vertical drop of 204 m — typical of a local ski hill.

Getting to Shawnee Mountain

The nearest airport is Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE), about 52 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 8 min by car; Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) is 63 km away. Nearby ski areas include Saw Creek Estates Ski Area (1.2 km), Pocono Ranch Lands Ski Mountain (1.5 km), Camelback Mountain Resort (14.9 km) and Skytop’s Ski Hill (0.6 km), which together add 25 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to Shawnee Mountain

  1. 1
    Lehigh Valley International Airport Flag of United StatesAllentown/Bethlehem, United States Airports in United StatesTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    ABE52 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport Flag of United StatesWilkes-Barre/Scranton, United States Airports in United States
    AVP63 kmstraight line
  3. 3
    Newark Liberty International Airport Flag of United StatesNewark, United States Airports in United StatesTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    EWR86 kmstraight line
  4. 4
    Trenton Mercer Airport Flag of United StatesEwing Township, United States Airports in United States
    TTN87 kmstraight line

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does Shawnee Mountain have?

9.8 km of downhill runs (27 runs): 3.2 km easy, 0.2 km beginner, 1.9 km advanced, 4.5 km intermediate. It is #222 in United States by piste length.

How high is Shawnee Mountain?

The lifts and runs reach 349 m (1,145 ft); the lowest point is 145 m, a vertical drop of 204 m.

What is the nearest airport to Shawnee Mountain?

Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE), about 52 km away in a straight line; Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) is 63 km away.

How many ski lifts does Shawnee Mountain have?

10 lifts: 6 chairlifts, 4 magic carpets.

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