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TANNERSVILLE, Pa. — <\/span> Family and friends can breathe a sigh of relief — I finally went to Camelback Ski Area<\/span><\/a> in the Poconos for my annual ski trip. I won’t be complaining I haven’t hit the slopes yet or asking them to come with me anymore!<\/p>\n

Saturday morning, I woke up at regular time and left for Camelback, widely regarded as the best ski area in the Poconos. I arrived a little later than I had planned, but still had a full day ahead of me. Camelback was packed and I had to park along side the unpaved road far from the main lodge. This proved to be advantageous for me since I was near the Glen Lodge, a smaller lodge located on the east side of the mountain. I had to wait almost 90 seconds in line for my lift ticket. Since I had rented my skis from off-site, I was ready for the slopes. I started off on the beginner run, Sun Bowl<\/span> and then proceeded to longer slopes like Upper Moore’s Ramble<\/span> and Mark Anthony<\/span>, all enjoyable runs. I probably took a run down Lower Cleopatra as well. After getting nice and loose, I headed for the Sullivan Express<\/span> lift to take me up the eastern side of the mountain to reach my favorite slope, the Nile Mile<\/span> . I believe that Nile Mile is the longest slope in the Poconos. I like it for that reason and also the comfortable degrees of steepness that allow for lots of speed when I want it and not too much when I do not. Additionally, the snow is always quite plentiful on the slope, so ice doesn’t tend to be a big deal. <\/p>\n

After taking Nile Mile a few times, I figured I ought to get some lunch. I stopped at the Glen Lodge and ordered the ribs combo ($12.76 with tax) from the cafeteria. This was a major departure from the typical fare offered at most resorts and actually a decent deal, all things considered. The ribs, while quite fatty, were pretty good as were the seasoned waffle fries. It was actually more food than I probably needed.<\/p>\n

After filing up, I headed back up the mountain and took another Nile Mile run. I followed that up with The Pharaoh<\/span> which fed into The Bactrian. Skiing down The Pharaoh proved quite tricky because it was quite icy and I am not in as good a shape as last year when I still went to a gym.<\/p>\n

After some more fun on the east side of mountain, I moved over to the Cleopatra<\/span> triple lift and headed down Mark Anthony again but took Home Again<\/span> down to the Sullivan Express<\/span> quad lift. The lines were pretty heavy here and the frequent need for the lift to stop didn’t help matters. Once I did get to the top, I enjoyed heading The Birches<\/span>, the western-most slope, several times. It is a lot like the Nile Mile, only shorter. It feeds The Meadows<\/span> and John Bailey<\/span>.<\/p>\n

After buying a Pepsi from the main lodge, I returned to slopes with a trip down Near East (via the Mark Anthony lift) which fed me into Upper Moore’s Ramble and Turkey Trot<\/span>, each a pretty good run, though Near East starts kind of flat. Seeing that I didn’t have much energy left, I headed to the Nile Mile for the rest of the afternoon and took a few final runs. It worked out that I once I finished my last run of the day< i had about a tree minute walk to my car. That was convenient, but there was a minor drawback<\/span><\/a> to parking on the side of the unpaved road.<\/p>\n

I spent almost all of my time on green circles this year, a major departure from last year’s trip, but in fairness many of Camelback’s double greens are more challenging than Jack Frost<\/span><\/a> and Big Boulder<\/span><\/a>‘s blue squares. Also, without an enabler around, I was less motivated to really push myself too much.<\/p>\n

Weather-wise it was warmer than forecast with temperatures well into the 30s. With the beautiful, cloudless blue sky and ample sun, the snow was a little mushy. I got a little warm wearing seven layers<\/span><\/a> too.<\/p>\n

Using the ski conditions scale, I give it a . Had it been a little colder, I think it would have been double blue, but that is just the way this winter has worked out.<\/p>\n

skiing<\/a>, Poconos<\/a>, Camelback<\/a><\/p>\n

©MMX William F. Yurasko<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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