Liberty Mountain
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What’s New at Liberty Mountain? There is a lot to be excited about at Liberty this upcoming winter season! More improvements at Liberty Mountain – after last year’s MAJOR LODGE EXPANSION, we continue to make many upgrades to our resort facilities.

Off-mountain Improvements
The Alpine Room - Guests will experience the true feeling of a mountainside lodge with the new look of the Alpine Room. Freshly painted and oak-paneled walls, wood beams accenting the ceiling, and new carpet complete the redesign and allow the room to better harmonize with the signature stone fireplace and newly improved Alpine Market.

The Bakery and Lower Level Lodge - Whether looking for a place to relax, dine or watch the slopes, the Bakery redesign will benefit all guests. Design elements similar to those of the Alpine Market and Alpine Room will also be found in the new Bakery, including warm colors and wood accents. The new seating area will allow guests to relax “slopeside” and watch the mountain while enjoying Starbucks and freshly baked goodies from the inside. Lower level restrooms are also being improved to enhance the guest experience.

The Alpine Patio - Along with the improved seating, stone walls, and planters that were added last year, the Alpine Patio will now feature more space and an even better view of the mountain for guests. The new patio area will be a great place for guests to sit back, relax and enjoy the winter scenery.

Group Sales and Ski School - Group Sales and Ski School employees will receive a complete office renovation with added space and better workflow between the two departments. The Learning Center Lobby area will feature a new look where guests in large groups and in lessons will be more easily accommodated.

More Helmets - Helmet use is a top priority for this year’s mountain safety campaign. A large number of helmets are being added to our rental inventory so that we are better able to provide helmets for all ages and all ability levels.

Advantage Card Holders: Purchase Lift Tickets Online - Another added convenience for our frequent visitors! Advantage Card holders can now purchase their lift tickets online before visiting our resort. Not only will this increase convenience for our card holders, but also decrease ticket lines for all guests.

On-mountain Improvements
First Class Area Quad Chairlift - Continuing forward with our commitment to the “Beginner Experience”, the bottom lift station of the First Class Area Quad has been remounted and now sits four feet higher than it has in years past. Loading the chairlift will now be much easier for our beginner and first-time skiers and boarders.

More Automated Snowmaking - Sneaky Pete, Lower Nova, Snow Cat Alley, and Mid-Blue Streak trails will all feature new automated snow guns. As our multi-year project continues, we are now up to 60% of the mountain converted to automated, computerized snowmaking. This state-of-the-art functionality enables us to cover the slopes quickly, and much more efficiently. Our computers not only sense and react to conditions for optimal snowmaking, but also make adjustments for optimal energy efficiency. These improvements make us whiter and ‘greener’ at the same time!

New Backside Quad Chairlift - The Eastwind Quad Chairlift has been replaced with a new Doppelmayr CTEC chairlift. The new quad chairlift will offer comfortable seating for guests and will allow for better access of the backside trails from the top of the mountain.

New Groomer - The Pisten Bully 600, the biggest and best of its kind, will be added to our line-up of groomers for the new winter season. Combine the addition of more automated snow guns and a new top-of-the-line groomer, and you’ve got some great mountain conditions!

Added Progression Terrain - The halfpipe will be “filled in” enabling the terrain to be better utilized as a progression area, and will serve as additional lesson space for the ski and snowboard schools.

Take it all in at: www.skiliberty.com

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Nemacolin Woodlands at Mystic Mountain

MYSTIC MOUNTAIN at NEMACOLIN WOODLANDS RESORT has taken Pennsylvania snow sports to a new dimension this winter. Where else can a visitor enjoy the frontier thrills of Dog Sledding? It’s the latest attraction at this luxury resort that prides itself on outdoor experiences as varied as equestrian events to fly fishing and shooting sports. It may be the only chance most of us will ever get to shout, “Mush, you huskies.” The winter experience will also be enhanced this season with the tranquility of Snowshoeing over the resort’s golf course to a backdrop of the pristine Laurel Highlands. Rental equipment and lessons are available for both Snowshoeing and cross-country skiing.

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Seven Springs Mountain Resort

Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Pennsylvania’s premier four season family resort, will open Thursday, December 10, for skiing and snowboarding!
 
Nightly temperatures in the low twenties and daytime highs in the low thirties allowed the resort’s dedicated mountain crew to run snowmaking non-stop beginning late night, Friday, December 4. Since that night, the resort was able to make 16 – 20 inches of snow.
 
“Despite the warm weather last month, our team did an amazing job preparing the mountain for opening day,” said Dick Barron, Seven Springs’ Director of Skiing. “Their tireless efforts will provide our guests with a great beginning to a wonderful ski season.”
 
Seven Springs will open four to five slopes and trails serviced by two chairlifts Thursday and will add more throughout the weekend. For the latest in additions to available slopes and trails, please stay tuned to the Snow Report at www.7springs.com or by calling (800) 523-7777.
 
Hours of operation will be 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday; 9 a.m. – 7 p.m., Friday; and 9 a.m. – 10 p.m., Saturday; and 9 a.m. – 7 p.m., Sunday.  Lift tickets will be $29 for adults and $19 for children ages 6 to 11 on Thursday and Friday. Lift tickets for Saturday will be $39 per adult and $29 per child. Saturday’s Night Session, which is 4 p.m. – 10 p.m., will be priced at $25 per adult and $15 per child. Sunday’s rates will be $39 for adults and $29 per child. Modified twilight session tickets for Sunday will be $25 per adult and $15 per child.
 
This Saturday and Sunday, visitors who bring a new, unwrapped toy to donate to Toys for Tots will receive $10 off their lift ticket.
 
Midweek season passholders are also welcome to ski this weekend. The resort’s Snowsports School will offer group and private lessons. Lessons can be arranged by calling (800) 452-2223, ext. 7000.
 
The snow tubing park will open Friday, December 11. The park will be open Friday from 1 p.m. until 8 p.m. with two hour sessions priced at $18 per adult and $15 per child. On Saturday and Sunday, the park will be open 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. with sessions priced at $25 per adult and $20 per child.

The cold weather and snow showers arrived just in time to provide snowboarders with great conditions for The Premature Jibulation, a Rome SDS sponsored snowboarding rail jam event. Seven Springs will host the event at the Foggy Bowl, Sat., Dec. 12. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and the contest will start 12 p.m. The contest is free and open to all snowboarders, but to be on the slopes, riders must have a ski/board ticket. Rome will be supplying a variety of prizes for the winners and great music.
For more information or to see the snow report, please visit www.7springs.com or call (800) 523-7777.

Skiers and riders have a pair of unique off-mountain incentives to visit SEVEN SPRINGS MOUNTAIN RESORT. This year-round Allegheny mountain destination has opened an exquisite dining room and full-service bar as a featured attraction of the new sporting clays lodge. The world-class sporting clays course, often described as “golf with a shotgun” will be opened throughout the winter season. The elegantly designed lodge also provides locker room facilities and a professional retail shop. Then, when it’s time to relax after a day on the course or the slopes, the Seven Springs Trillium Spa in the luxuriously restored mountain chalet has been completely renovated and redecorated as the pinnacle of escape from the stress and commotion of everyday life. Guests will find 8 treatment rooms, hydrotherapy rooms, even a couple’s suite to become immersed in the epitome of tranquil surroundings. Meanwhile, on the mountain, young skiers and boarders will be able to take advantage of the highly successful Burton Learn to Ride program along with a variety of classes to ease the learning curve under the guidance of the Seven Springs Youth Snowsports Academy.

Visit www.7springs.com to learn more.

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Shawnee Mountain

Winter Fun Should Always Be Affordable!

Shawnee on Delaware, PA - In today’s tighter economic times, it’s more important than ever to find imaginative ways to save a few dollars. Let’s face it; we all still want to have the same amount of winter sports fun, we just want it to cost less. This is where group discounts come into play. After all, winter fun should always be affordable and easy!

Forming a group is easier than you think. Being connected through clubs, organizations, churches and recreation centers along with social networking make promoting and organizing a winter outing to the mountain easier than ever. Call, text, tweet and Facebook all of your family, friends and colleagues and start a group. It only takes 15 yes’s…

Shawnee Mountain offers tremendous savings for groups as small as fifteen members. Although a typical group discount from full price tickets is 20%, some savings can be as high as 45% off retail rates. Learn to ski or snowboard packages that normally sell for $80.00 can be reserved and purchased at an incredible $59.00 through group sales.

Shawnee Mountain group sales also offers discount opportunities during two annual scout events, Girl Scout Day in early January and the Pocono Scout weekend in early March. These events not only offer significantly reduced rates; they do not require a minimum group size.

Additional group information on single day trips, overnight outings and special group events can be found on the group sales web page at www.shawneemt.com or by contacting group sales directly at (570) 421-7231 ext. 223.

Shawnee Mountain is located in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania just off Exit 309 of Interstate 80. General information call 570-421-7231. For lodging information, call 888-VILLA4U (townhomes and chateaus), 800-SHAWNEE (Shawnee Inn), or 800-POCONOS (vacation bureau). Or visit Shawnee Mountain on-line at www.shawneemt.com.

SHAWNEE’S SKI MISER DEALS SAVE MONEY ON LIFT TICKETS

Shawnee on Delaware, PA- Shawnee Mountain has announced its Ski Miser discounts available for purchase now through December 24, 2009. The Ski Miser Savings Card provides great deals on lift tickets for yourself, your family or as a holiday gift.
The Miser plan offers five non-holiday midweek lift tickets from open to close for $120. Add ski or snowboard rentals and the cost is $185.

The Maxi Miser plan offers three lift tickets that can be used any day including weekends and holidays for $105. The cost is $155 with a ski or snowboard rental.

A three-day learn to ski or snowboard package costs $188 per person and comes with lift tickets, rentals and group lessons. New rental equipment particularly for beginners is part of a $1 million capital improvement program at Shawnee for the 2009-10 season. The resort purchased 1,000 pairs of Flow snowboard boot and binding systems, 500 Elan skis with Salomon bindings and 170 new Carrera and Burton helmets.

The Tubing Five Timer deal can save money midweek in Shawnee Mountain’s newly expanded Pocono Plunge Snow Tubing Park.  Five two-hour non-holiday sessions costs $80.

The Miser, Maxi Miser, and Tubing 5 Timer plans are transferable among family members only and may be used on non-consecutive days.  Season pass discounts are still available until November 20.

Gift cards are also on sale now and can be used throughout Shawnee Mountain in the gift shop, cafeteria, restaurant or ticket windows.

Shawnee Mountain is located in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania just off Exit 309 of Interstate 80. General information call 570-421-7231. For lodging information, call 888-VILLA4U (townhomes and chateaus), 800-SHAWNEE (Shawnee Inn), or 800-POCONOS (vacation bureau). Or visit Shawnee Mountain on-line at www.shawneemt.com.

Look it all up at: www.shawneemt.com

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Ski Denton

Celebrating 50 Years! In honor of Ski Denton’s 50th anniversary, the following discounts are available for the 2009-10 season:
• 50 years ago a lift ticket was just $2.On Mondays, enjoy $2 lift tickets! Not available Dec 28, Jan 18, Feb 15, and may not be combined with any other offer.
• Save $50 on a family season pass, go to www.skidenton.com for pricing.
• Spend $50 at Country Ski & Sport and receive $5 off a lift ticket.
 
Home of AVALANCHE! NEW  Hours for AVALANCHE:  Friday 1-4, Sat-Mon 9-4
Half price lift tickets at Swain Ski & Snowboard Center for all Ski Denton season pass holders!
 
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Ski Roundtop

$39 Learn to Ski or Board

Opening day through December 24 our award winning First Class package for ages 13+ and single session Snow Rangers package for ages 4 to 12 are only $39! Save up to $41 off the regular rates. Packages include lift ticket, use of rental ski or board equipment and a first timer class lesson.

At the end of the lesson, be sure to ask about the Mountain Passport. For only $45 you get your next complete package and save 40% on lift tickets and rentals for the remainder of the 2009-2010 season. Plus you get one free class lesson per visit.

Just a short run from the capitol at Harrisburg, regulars in the “Fife and Drum” terrain park are going to find a lot more room to maneuver. The Fife has been expanded by a whopping 35 per cent. Also look for new automated snow towers on the popular “Lafayette’s Leap”. Off the hill when it’s time to mellow out, there’s a brand new slopeside lounge and eatery. The spot to be for lunch or after the action on the hill is the cozy Fireside Pub and Grill.

You’ll find the whole deal at: www.skiroundtop.com

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Ski Sawmill Family Resort

Check in at: www.skisawmill.com

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Tussey Mountain

With its stunning views of Mount Nittany, Beaver Stadium and Happy Valley, TUSSEY MOUNTAIN is a favorite spot for Penn Staters and their visiting parents. This season, daily specials have been designed to appeal to budget conscious skiers as well as students that keep the slope lights burning by night. Tussey is also going “greener” this winter with the installation of environmental-friendly snowmaking guns. Tubers at Tussey will have more room to glide and a faster ride to the chutes. “Avalanche Run”, the popular tubing hill has been expanded and there are now two lifts to the chutes.

Check it out at: www.tusseymountain.com

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Whitetail Resort

WHAT’S NEW AT WHITETAIL RESORT - 2009 – 2010
With the season fast approaching Whitetail Resort is very excited about this year’s improvements. Snow Time, Inc. invested over 1.7 million dollars in upgrades this summer at Whitetail and we are very excited about what this season has in store for the resort. Good luck and enjoy the season!

$399 UNLIMITED SEASON PASS – The $399 Season Pass is back! Enjoy unlimited skiing and riding for all season long for just $399 for individuals and $299 for each additional family member through October 31, 2009.

24 NEW ARECO FAN GUNS – These 24 new snowmaking fan guns will help cover Snow Dancer, the new Half Pipe and other trails with great snow all season long.

NEW HALF PIPE – We are continuing to enhance our terrain parks this season with the addition of a new Half Pipe in Jib Junction along with a Zaugg pipe cutter to ensure a great surface.

NEW BEGINNER TERRAIN PARK – Freestyle skiers and riders can also enjoy Park Place the new beginner terrain park on Snow Park this season. This new park will be located where the old Half Pipe used to be.

NEW 400 FOOT BEGINNER ADULT MAGIC CARPET LIFT – This season we are adding the First Class Magic Carpet, a new 400 foot adult carpet lift on Northern Lights. This new lift will greatly enhance the overall beginner experience.

SNOWMAKING POWER – Along with the new Areco snowmaking guns Whitetail Resort has added an additional new snowmaking pump to its arsenal to help get more snow on the mountain in a shorter amount of time.

2009 VISITOR’S CHOICE BEST TERRAIN PARK – Whitetail Resort’s Jib Junction Terrain Park was recently voted 2009’s Visitor's Choice Best Terrain Park in the Mid-Atlantic by OnTheSnow.com.

In a year of economic uncertainty, WHITETAIL RESORT in south central Pennsylvania has opened deep pockets and invested nearly 2 million dollars to create new excitement and expand an already impressive snowmaking system. Fans of Whitetail will find a new half-pipe, covered by some of the 24 new state-of-the-art snowmaking guns. The addition to the already powerful Whitetail snowmaking arsenal will also create a blizzard on the popular “Snow Dancer” and other trails. A new beginner terrain park dubbed “Park Place” will usher novice riders into the thrill of snow surfing. Adults who are taking their first steps in skiing and riding will find a newly planted 400 foot Magic Carpet lift, to ease the way into a life where going downhill is a good thing.

Enjoy The Season!

www.skiwhitetail.com

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