Blue Mountain Ski Area

Infobox ski area
name= Blue Mountain
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location= Pennsylvania, USA
nearest_city= Palmerton, Pennsylvania
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vertical= 1082 feet
top_elevation= 1650 feet
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number_trails= 30 total
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liftsystem= 9 total
terrainparks= 4 total
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external_link=http://www.skibluemt.com/|

Blue Mountain is a ski resort located near Palmerton, Pennsylvania, on Blue Mountain in the northern part of the Lehigh Valley, in Pennsylvania.

Blue Mountain has a summit elevation of convert|1650|ft|m and vertical elevation change of convert|1082|ft|m|abbr=on There are convert|131|acre|km2 of skiing terrain. The longest trail is convert|1.5|mi|km in length. The mountain has a total of 30 slopes and 9 lifts, including 1 high speed quad lift and 1 high speed six pack lift. It has four terrain areas and one half pipe. It also features night skiing and snow tubing. There is a Ski Team consisting of more than 50 people. It has two lodges, one on the top and one on the bottom of the mountain.

The mountain summit receives an average of convert|30|in|mm of snowfall each winter. The resort opened in 1977 as Little Gap Ski Area and later changed its name to Blue Mountain. They are cutting a new trail between Razor's Edge and Paradise which will be ready for the 2008-2009 Season. There are 12 Green Rated Trails such as Burma Road and Paradise, 5 Blue Rated Trails such as Tut's Lane and Lazy Mile, and 8 Black Diamond Trails including Razor's Edge, Challenge, and Falls. There are 5 Terrain Parks such as Sidewinder Park and Come Around Park.

External links

* [http://www.skibluemt.com/ Blue Mountain Ski Area Official Web Site] .