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Camelback is the 8th Best Ski Resort in the U.S. & Canada

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The old trails would have been skiers right of Nile Mile. The longest tow went about 2/3rds of the way up the mountain. The top of the Stevenson quad would be in the top right of this old photo. 

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There was also a ski area operating on Camelback Mountain before the extant Camelback was opened in the 60s. Big Pocono Ski area opened for the 1950/51 season and closed in 1955 before ski operations

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Since this is now just a funny meme thread.........

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  On 11/3/2022 at 10:27 AM, RidgeRacer said:

Fortunately reading Saltys stupid ass post did have some benefit.

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What was your favorite part of the post? Mine was when the camel said "I want you!" and pointed just like Apollo Creed in Rocky 1. 

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  On 11/22/2022 at 11:06 PM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

@saltyant

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Blue gets more natural snow than Camelback, despite being more southerly and lower elevation, due to lake effect snow from Beltzville Lake. It's not fair to criticize Camelback because they don't get natural lake effect snow from Beltzville Lake. And Camelback has snowtubing open this weekend which is so rad!!!

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  On 11/22/2022 at 11:25 PM, saltyant said:

Blue gets more natural snow than Camelback, despite being more southerly and lower elevation, due to lake effect snow from Beltzville Lake. It's not fair to criticize Camelback because they don't get natural lake effect snow from Beltzville Lake. And Camelback has snowtubing open this weekend which is so rad!!!

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I’m gonna say you’re wrong. Camelback receives more natural snowfall for two reasons and these two reasons only.  Camelback is farther north and it’s at a higher elevation.  

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  On 11/22/2022 at 11:25 PM, saltyant said:

Blue gets more natural snow than Camelback, despite being more southerly and lower elevation, due to lake effect snow from Beltzville Lake. It's not fair to criticize Camelback because they don't get natural lake effect snow from Beltzville Lake. And Camelback has snowtubing open this weekend which is so rad!!!

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  On 11/22/2022 at 11:30 PM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

I’m gonna say you’re wrong. Camelback receives more natural snowfall for two reasons and these two reasons only.  Camelback is farther north and it’s at a higher elevation.  

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Also, don't discount the wave pool effect snow.

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Wao, to ski Camelback on a Saturday night now costs $82 compared to $39 in 2017! That's an average annual increase of 16.08% compared to an average annual inflation rate increase of 2.55% for the same time period! Sick!

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  On 3/25/2023 at 12:55 PM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

https://skiinghistory.org/history/ski-resorts-years-they-were-founded

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There was also a ski area operating on Camelback Mountain before the extant Camelback was opened in the 60s. Big Pocono Ski area opened for the 1950/51 season and closed in 1955 before ski operations moved slightly west down the mountain and the ski area's investors opened the current Camelback. The old pickup truck used to power the original rope tow is still in the woods off Nile Mile. 

I know they're not counting that in the date but you gave me an opening to talk about ski area history.

 

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