| Blue Knob All Seasons Resort | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bedford County, Pennsylvania |
| Nearest major city | Claysburg, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40°17′19″N 78°33′47″W / 40.28861°N 78.56306°W |
| Vertical | 1,072 ft (327 m) |
| Top elevation | 3,136 ft (956 m) |
| Base elevation | 2,064 ft (629 m) |
| Skiable area | 100 acres (0.40 km2) |
| Trails | 34 total  6 beginner  14 intermediate  14 advanced |
| Longest run | 9,200 ft (2.8 km) |
| Lift system | 5 lifts total 2 triple chairlifts 2 double chairs 1 surface lift |
| Lift capacity | 5,200 skiers/hr |
| Terrain parks | 1 |
| Snowfall | 120 in (3.0 m) |
| Snowmaking | 80% |
| Night skiing | 40% |
| Website | Blue Knob Homepage |
Blue Knob All Season Resort is a four season resort near Claysburg in Pennsylvania's Allegheny Mountains. It is best-known for its alpine ski hill; the ski resort bills itself as "Pennsylvania's Highest Skiable Mountain".[1] The resort also offers summer events including golf and mountain biking.
The mountain
editWith a summit altitude of 3,136 feet (956 m), Blue Knob is the second-highest peak in Pennsylvania[2] and the state's highest skiable mountain;[3] it is less than 100 feet (30 m) shorter than Pennsylvania's highest peak, Mount Davis.
Blue Knob's resort facilities and parking are located at the top of the mountain; as at other "upside-down" resorts like Snowshoe Mountain, skiers access the slopes immediately for the day's first run without the necessity of a prior chairlift ride. The top quarter of the resort is part of Blue Knob State Park; as skiers drop down from the summit they descend into privately-leased territory.[3] Terrain steepens as the mountain is descended. The top of the mountain offers mixed blue and green terrain, including the resort's dedicated beginner area, serviced by a triple chair on the right side of the slope (facing down the mountain). The resort's terrain park is also located here. On the left, Express triple chair is oriented almost directly north-south on the mountain's north-facing intermediate slope. Its trails include intermediate glade skiing.
Further down on the mountain, an expert-only northwest-facing slope is fed by two double chairs, High Hopes and Route 66. The latter chair has a mid-mountain drop-off station to access the expert terrain without having to climb all the way to the top. With a shorter lift at the bottom of the mountain, these chairs service primarily expert bowl and glade skiing.
References
edit- ^ "Blue Knob Ski Resort, Pennsylvania's Highest Skiable Mountain". www.blueknob.com. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ^ "Blue Knob - Peakbagger.com". www.peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ^ a b Phillips, John (2001). Ski and Snowboard America - Mid-Atlantic: The Complete Guide to Downhill Skiing, Snowboarding, Cross Country Skiing, Snow Tubing, and More Throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region. Guilford, Connecticut: Globe Pequot Press. ISBN 076270845X.