Shawnee Mountain Ski Area Details and Photos
Shawnee-on-Delaware, PA (Directions)
Last Updated: 2/10/2012 8:03 PM
Overview
- 6 Beginner
- 11 Intermediate
- 6 Advanced
Shawnee Mountain is a family friendly ski area located just a short drive from New York City and Philadelphia. We have 23 trails, 2 terrain parks and a snowtubing park. 100% snow making and 95% night skiing. We offer a full selection of services including two cafeterias, a sit down restaurant, retail shop, HUGE rental fleet and unmatched lesson packages.
Operations
Status
Open
Lifts Open/Total
9 of 10
Weekday Hours
Mon-Thu: 9a-9p; Fri: 9a-10p
Trails Open/Total
21 of 23
Weekend Hours
Sat/Sun: 8a-10p
Stats & Conditions
Base Elevation
650 ft
24-hr Snowfall
0"
Vertical Drop
700 ft
Avg Base Depth
18-42"
Peak Elevation
1,350 ft
Photos
Shawnee Mountain Ski Area Logo
Shawnee Mountain Ski Area Trail Map
Reviews & Tips (28)
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If you're there on a Friday it gets very crowded after 4:00 p.m. since all the kids get out of school and over 15 buses from different districts come to Shawnee to ski. Also, the left side of the mountain tends to have better snow since the hi-speed lift and most people are on that side.
written Feb 07 2012 - 09:07 AM
This is a nice family mountain. No challenging runs for more advanced skiers, but an enjoyable place to ski and ride. The terrain park is better than I thought it would be. They could use a high-speed lift that goes up the big terrain park. The double over there feels like it takes forever. I went midweek and the place was empty.
written Feb 02 2012 - 04:19 PM
It is a great place to learn how to ski even from my daddy! Liftopia helped to make it more affordable. And I can ski on blue trails now! Lookout rocks!
written Jan 16 2012 - 06:18 PM
love this mountain snow is great good quick chairlifts to get you to the top so you can start skiing always try to get to this mountain cause it is the closest one hills arent that steep either
written Dec 13 2011 - 06:08 AM
I really liked the Liptopia packaged deal since I am a beginner. Though there was a huge wait before I could actually ski. My advice is to get there as early as possible to be one of the first ones through the line.
written May 27 2011 - 05:32 PM
wow worst time ever there was no snow small runs and i was there less then an hour and left. i will never go back. why keep a mountain open when there is no snow at all? sluch and mud. waste of money and time.
written Mar 14 2011 - 03:45 PM
Liftopia was great - it was nice to pick up our tickets at the same window as
where you buy tickets
written Feb 22 2011 - 06:55 PM
liftopedia worked very smoothly. however, there were ridiculous conditions at shawnee - a total waste, at least on Feb 18. We left after 1 hour.
written Feb 20 2011 - 11:06 PM
Shawnee is a little far for us given limited vert, but conditions were great last weekend. Much less ice than Blue or Camelback, but that might have been partly due to the warmer weather. Terrain park is very well done; nice and long, lots of well-placed features. One problem is the number of oblivious kids crossing landing areas--nobody seems to want to tell them that is a dangerous way to ride a terrain park, but I landed on "only" one kid, so I guess it's okay. And the T.P. lift is slow and really needs to be upgraded given the popularity. Pick your day carefully if you're a beginner. I was there on Sunday and the greens were filled with group lessons and other more advanced kids slashing through them. Far more kids were taken down the hill on ski patrol sleds than I've seen in a while. All in all, best local ski trip of the season--It's just a fun place to ride.
written Feb 11 2011 - 07:01 PM
Was there Sunday Feb 6. Awesome terrain park, which is a great plus. The jumps are great. The beginner trails were pretty crowded though. Too many beginner trails merge with advance trails, so it can be hectic. It's a pretty easy mountain overall. I dont like how they didnt want me to bring my cooler, that was lame.
written Feb 08 2011 - 07:31 PM
Not a bad mountain to teach or learn on, nice wide trails with no crowds. My only complaint is that, although they have free wifi, they have no payphones and no cell signal. Makes it very hard on people that rely on their phones for work, family, etc.
written Feb 05 2011 - 03:43 PM
fun beginner mountain, thank god for the express. went with a group of beginner\intermediate riders who are new or just getting back into it after a few years off. was good because everyone was able to stay relatively close and since it is such a small mountain it was easy to stay together. park was okay, a few of the knuckles are way too long on the hits in sidewinder. i only saw one person clear the knuckle on the fourth hit and he wiped instantly on landing. besides the normal families hanging out in the terrain park (very normal in pa) and not able to hit a few features because a 7 year old was standing on top of it, i had fun.
written Feb 02 2011 - 07:26 AM
Ewa
Advanced Snowboarder
Shaw nee was fun. Not crowded and fun trails, but it was just way small. The run was just as fast as the lift up
written Feb 01 2011 - 12:24 PM
Went on Thursday from noon to 5pm after a 6 inch snowfall. Conditions were genuinely perfect with packed powerer and fresh powder along the edges. Staff is friendly, lodge clean, French fries are tasty. I learned to ski here as a little kid and hadnt been back in 22 years! Brought back some memories. The mountain sure felt "bigger" back then, lol, but now I know why the school's ski club brought us here, it really is fantastic learning terrain as nothing is very difficult.
written Jan 29 2011 - 03:01 PM
