{"id":151491,"date":"2026-10-27T21:42:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T01:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=151491"},"modified":"2026-10-27T21:42:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T01:42:26","slug":"ullr-fests-mark-the-start-of-ski-season-in-the-pocono-mountains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=151491","title":{"rendered":"ULLR FESTS MARK THE START OF SKI SEASON IN THE POCONO MOUNTAINS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Blue Mountain and Camelback Resorts Celebrate Nov. 14 With Seasonal Festivities, New Trails, Enhanced Night Skiing and Expanded Snowmaking<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

PALMERTON & TANNERSVILLE, Pa. \u2013 Blue Mountain Resort<\/a> and Camelback Resort<\/a> will mark the start of ski season in the Pocono Mountains with their annual ULLR Fest celebrations on Saturday, November 14, honoring ULLR, the Norse god of snow and skiing. And the two Pocono resorts, both named among the Top Ski Resorts in the U.S. in Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler\u2019s 2026 Readers\u2019 Choice Awards, head into the 2026\u201327 season with major upgrades.<\/p>\n

Camelback Resort<\/strong> builds on its record 2025\u201326 winter, when it was the first resort in the Poconos to open and the last to close, logging the region\u2019s longest ski season. This year it adds its first new terrain in 30 years, bringing the mountain trail count to 45, along with new on-mountain dining. Blue Mountain Resort<\/strong>, home to Pennsylvania\u2019s highest vertical drop, will complete its switch to 100% LED trail lighting and expand its snowmaking capacity.<\/p>\n

ULLR Fests Kick Off the Winter Season<\/strong><\/p>\n

Both resorts will host their own unique ULLR Fest on Saturday, November 14, from 5 to 9 p.m., honoring Ullr, the Norse god of snow and skiing, with festivities intended to bring good fortune for the season ahead.<\/p>\n

Camelback Resort\u2019s celebration at Thirsty Camel will feature food, drinks, live music, wood carving, ski decorating, a bonfire and a drone show. Blue Mountain Resort will host its festivities at Valley Lodge, with food, drinks, live music, ski decorating and a bonfire.<\/p>\n

Winter Beyond the Slopes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Snow tubing is always a major draw at both resorts. Blue Mountain \u2013 with its 56 tubing lanes \u2013 is billed as the largest snow tubing park in the country, while Camelback, one of the nation\u2019s largest tubing parks, offers more than 40 lanes.<\/p>\n

Both resorts offer ski and snowboard instruction for a range of ages and abilities, along with on-mountain dining for guests looking to round out a day on the slopes.<\/p>\n

Mountain Facts and Ticket Options<\/strong><\/p>\n

Camelback Resort\u2019s 45 trails are served by 14 lifts, with one-day lift tickets starting at $78. Blue Mountain Resort features 40 trails and 15 lifts with one-day tickets starting at $48. Both resorts participate in the Ikon Pass program and offer the Peak-to-Peak Poconos Pass, which provides unlimited skiing and riding at both mountains with no blackout dates or restrictions.<\/p>\n

Lift tickets, season passes, snow conditions and additional information are available at CamelbackResort.com<\/a> and SkiBlueMt.com<\/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 USA Today\u2019s<\/em> top 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 1-855-515-1283<\/a> or visit www.CamelbackResort.com<\/a>.<\/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 and sits within Little Gap Valley in Pennsylvania. Originally opened in 1977 as Little Gap Ski Area, it was renamed Blue Mountain Resort in 1989. With the biggest 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 www.skibluemt.com<\/a>. Social media: Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, X.<\/a><\/p>\n

Information provided to TVL by:
\nMarguarite Clark Public Relations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Blue Mountain and Camelback Resorts Celebrate Nov. 14 With Seasonal Festivities, New Trails, Enhanced Night Skiing and Expanded Snowmaking\u00a0 PALMERTON & TANNERSVILLE, Pa. \u2013 Blue Mountain Resort and Camelback Resort will mark the start of ski season in the Pocono Mountains with their annual ULLR Fest celebrations on Saturday, November 14, honoring ULLR, the Norse … Continue reading ULLR FESTS MARK THE START OF SKI SEASON IN THE POCONO MOUNTAINS<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":151492,"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":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-151491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ULLR-Fest.jpg?fit=672%2C372&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151491","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=151491"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151491\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":151493,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151491\/revisions\/151493"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/151492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=151491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=151491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=151491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}