{"id":150938,"date":"2026-09-09T21:23:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T01:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=150938"},"modified":"2026-09-09T21:23:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T01:23:41","slug":"new-trails-brighter-nights-and-on-mountain-bites-whats-new-at-the-pocono-mountains-blue-mountain-and-camelback-resorts-for-the-2026-27-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=150938","title":{"rendered":"NEW TRAILS, BRIGHTER NIGHTS AND ON-MOUNTAIN BITES: WHAT\u2019S NEW AT THE POCONO MOUNTAINS\u2019 BLUE MOUNTAIN AND CAMELBACK RESORTS FOR THE 2026-27 SEASON"},"content":{"rendered":"

Camelback Resort Expands Terrain and On-Mountain Offerings; Blue Mountain Resort Enhances Nighttime Skiing and Snowmaking<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

TANNERSVILLE & PALMERTON, Pa. \u2013 Winter travelers to Pennsylvania\u2019s Pocono Mountains have new reasons to return to the slopes this season as\u00a0Camelback Resort<\/a>\u00a0expands its mountain with three new trails and introduces a new mountainside dining experience while\u00a0Blue Mountain Resort<\/a>\u00a0enhances its nighttime skiing with 315 new LED lights and continues to invest in its snowmaking infrastructure. The two resorts are introducing distinct improvements for the 2026-2027 ski season, giving skiers and snowboarders new terrain and experiences to discover throughout the winter.<\/p>\n

New Terrain Takes Center Stage at Camelback Resort<\/strong><\/p>\n

For the first time in 30 years, Camelback Resort is adding new trails to its mountain, expanding its ski experience to 45 trails for the 2026-2027 season. The three new trails give skiers and snowboarders more terrain to explore across a range of ability levels and make Camelback home to the most trails of any ski resort in the Poconos.<\/p>\n

The new trails include a double-black-diamond trail at the top of the Stevenson Lift that connects to Pharaoh\u2019s; a blue-square trail branching off the skiers\u2019 left of Upper Cleopatra and connecting to Big Pocono; and a black-diamond trail beneath Black Bear 6 that provides a new route from Basilisk to John Bailey.<\/p>\n

Camelback is also introducing Alpine Outpost, a new food-and-beverage destination along the Coolmoor teaching trail, where the majority of the resort\u2019s ski and snowboard lessons take place. The new on-mountain offering will give parents and guests a convenient place to grab food and beverages while watching the action on the teaching hill. A new hot chocolate bar will also debut off the ski trail coming from Upper Cleopatra, giving skiers and snowboarders another place to warm up and enjoy a seasonal favorite.<\/p>\n

Supporting the expanded terrain, the Bailey Lift is scheduled to be operational on opening day with a new gearbox, providing additional lift capacity throughout the winter season. All of Camelback\u2019s lifts have also been repainted in evergreen as part of a broader effort to refresh the mountain while maintaining the character of the Pocono landscape.<\/p>\n

Blue Mountain Resort Lights Up the Mountain<\/strong><\/p>\n

Blue Mountain Resort\u2019s focus for the 2026-2027 season is enhancing the nighttime skiing experience and continuing to advance snowmaking infrastructure.<\/p>\n

Blue Mountain is installing 315 new LED trail lights, making the mountain 100% LED lit. New lighting is being added to Vista, Easy Out, School Hill, Come Around, Lazy Mile, Tut\u2019s Lane, Sidewinder and Valley School East\/West as part of the resort\u2019s commitment to reducing its carbon footprint and focusing on energy-efficient lighting.<\/p>\n

The resort is also installing new underground pipe on School Hill and Vista to expand snowmaking capabilities and is upgrading Creekside pumphouse with automated pump control technology, further advancing the mountain\u2019s snowmaking infrastructure.<\/p>\n

The latest improvements build on Blue Mountain\u2019s ongoing investment in snowmaking technology, following previous upgrades designed to increase snow production, improve efficiency and support terrain availability.<\/p>\n

About Blue Mountain Resort<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Blue Mountain Resort is a year-round resort located along the Kittatinny Ridge in the Pocono Mountain region adjacent to the Appalachian Trail near Palmerton, Pennsylvania. Originally opened in 1977 as Little Gap Ski Area, it was renamed Blue Mountain Resort in 1989. With the highest vertical drop of any ski resort in Pennsylvania, it features 40 ski trails, 15 lifts, 33 mountain biking trails, a ropes course, rock climbing wall and more. The property offers camping and glamping sites and dining at Slopeside Pub & Grill along with spaces for indoor and outdoor weddings, groups and corporate retreats. More information is available at\u00a0www.skibluemt.com<\/a>. Social media:\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0X<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About Camelback Resort<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Nestled in the scenic Pocono Mountains, formed 400 million years ago, Camelback Resort is a year-round destination ideal for adventure-packed multi-generational family travel and experiences. The 560-acre resort includes Camelback Mountain for unsurpassed skiing, snowboarding and snowtubing; Camelback Mountain Adventures for ziplining, a treetop obstacle course and alpine mountain coaster; Camelbeach Outdoor Waterpark, Pennsylvania\u2019s biggest outdoor waterpark; and Aquatopia Indoor Waterpark, voted regularly as one of\u00a0USA Today\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0Top Indoor Waterparks.<\/p>\n

Accommodations are available at Camelback Lodge, an eight-story mountain modern-designed hotel with 453 guest suites, featuring many dining choices including ski-in\/ski-out restaurants, a fitness center, 20,000 square feet of flexible conference and meeting venues and 170,000 square feet of indoor adventure and entertainment space. For reservations and more information, call\u00a01- 855-515-1283<\/a>\u00a0or visit\u00a0www.CamelbackResort.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Information provided to TVL by:
\nMarguarite Clark<\/p>\n

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Camelback Resort Expands Terrain and On-Mountain Offerings; Blue Mountain Resort Enhances Nighttime Skiing and Snowmaking TANNERSVILLE & PALMERTON, Pa. \u2013 Winter travelers to Pennsylvania\u2019s Pocono Mountains have new reasons to return to the slopes this season as\u00a0Camelback Resort\u00a0expands its mountain with three new trails and introduces a new mountainside dining experience while\u00a0Blue Mountain Resort\u00a0enhances its … Continue reading NEW TRAILS, BRIGHTER NIGHTS AND ON-MOUNTAIN BITES: WHAT\u2019S NEW AT THE POCONO MOUNTAINS\u2019 BLUE MOUNTAIN AND CAMELBACK RESORTS FOR THE 2026-27 SEASON<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":150939,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\r\n\r\n{excerpt}\r\n\r\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-150938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley"],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ski-resorts.jpg?fit=672%2C372&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=150938"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150938\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":150940,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150938\/revisions\/150940"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/150939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=150938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=150938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=150938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}