Gazing between the pages of This Week in the Poconos’ November 1963 issue you’ll find a well recognized name of today—Camelback. Making its debut on page 12 of the magazine’s See and Ski segment, the resort boasted an impressive “680-foot drop to the Alpine style base lodge.” Igniting enthusiasm to “Ski Poconos,” this popular Pocono Mountains destination’s ascent strategy had a pretty decent handle in forecasting its future.
Over five decades later Camelback continues raising the bar on excitement satisfying enthusiast’s cravings of all sorts. Originally opening to over 41,650 skiers with 14 trails and three lifts, today this four-season destination serves more than 1,000,000 visitors annually with a variety of thrilling options outside and in.
Fostering flurry favoritism, Camelback pros know precisely when to seize the opportune moment and make the powder shower with100% snowmaking on 34 named trails and16 lifts including, “The largest snowtubing park in the U.S.A.” As Mother Nature’s unpredictable ways may cause visit uncertainty elsewhere, guests frequenting the area are familiar there’s alternatives to cabin fever just off I-80.
Out of snow experiences courtesy of Camelback Mountain Adventures, propel guests to new heights with an invitation to soar through the air on the only mountain coaster in Pennsylvania and North America’s longest twin 4,000 ft. Zip-Flyers.
Ever eager to introduce additional adrenaline filled options, a $163 million investment “The largest single expenditure in the 52-year history of Camelback Resort” brings forth the phenomenal Camelback Lodge & Aquatopia Indoor Waterpark. With 13 of the most innovative slides ever developed, an unceasing invitation to explore the biggest indoor waterpark in the Northeast ignites new opportunities to experience this Tannersville resort.
As we look upon an ever-evolving future in the Pocono Mountains with eyes fixated on proof from past progress, Camelback Resort resonates as a pivotal piece of the puzzle, procuring its place as one of the peak resorts in the region.
