Liberty Mountain Resort

Infobox ski area
name= Liberty Mountain Resort

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location= Carroll Valley, Pennsylvania, USA
nearest_city= Hagerstown, Maryland (23.9 miles)
lat_degrees=39
lat_minutes=45
lat_seconds=48.6
lat_direction= N
long_degrees=77
long_minutes=22
long_seconds=30
long_direction= W
top_elevation= ft to m|1190|round=0
base_elevation= ft to m|570|round=0
skiable_area= 100 acres (.40 km²)
number_trails= 16 total
35% beginner
40% intermediate
25% advanced
longest_run= "Dipsy Doodle" ~ 5,200 feet (1584.96 m)
liftsystem= 9 total (5 quad chair, 1 J-Bar, 3 surface)
terrainparks= 3
snowfall= 31 in/year (.78 m/year)
external_link= http://www.skiliberty.com|

Liberty Mountain Resort is a winter sports resort located in southern Pennsylvania. The resort has the area’s oldest ski shop, Ski Center, which has been in business since 1959. [cite news
last = Graham
first = Matthew
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title = [http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/travel/3045.html Best Places to Ski Near DC, VA, & MD]
publisher = The Washingtonian
date = 2008-09-09] Along with two other resorts, Whitetail Ski Resort and Ski Roundtop, owner Snow Time, Inc. cross-promotes and offer many savings-plans and coupons for the monopolyFact|date=December 2007 on resorts within day-trip driving distance of the Washington DC/Baltimore, Maryland areas.

History

The resort was originally developed in the mid 1960s as a focal point for a major real estate development. The name of the ski mountain and the development was Charnita, named after Charles G. and Anita Rist, the developer and his wife. Charlie Rist hired Dick Brown, who had just designed the neighboring Ski Roundtop the yearclarifyme before, to develop and manage the Charnita ski area. After the Tri-County Citizens Committee efforts "to prevent the continued growth of the Charnita development" in 1970, [cite news |last=Rist |first=Charles |date=March 17, 1970 |title=A Public Statement |publisher=Gettysburg Times |page=3 NOTE: Rist's statement was a full page.] the development suffered bankruptcy. Snow Time, Inc. purchased the mountain and renamed it Ski Liberty, then Liberty Mountain Resort in the late '90s to be more enticing to snowboarders. In 2002, Snow Time, Inc added the Boulder Ridge Snow Tubing area. [cite web|url=http://www.dcski.com/resorts/viewprofile.php?resort=liberty|title=Liberty Mountain Resort|publisher=DCSki.com|accessdate=2008-09-09]

Trails

Ski Liberty possesses slopes with varying levels of difficulty.The trail names are as follows:

Easier Trails: Nova, Sneaky Pete, Dipsy Doodle, First Class Area, Lower Blue Streak, Snow Cat Alley

More Difficult Trails: Upper Heavenly, Lower Heavenly, Whitney's Way, Lower Ultra, Lower Eastwind, Sidewinder, Lower Strata

Most Difficult Trails: West Side Park, Half Pipe, Upper Ultra, Upper Eastwind, Upper Strata, Adventure Alley, White Lightning, Upper Blue Streak, Vertigo Park

tatistics

*Elevation: Front base 570 ft, Back base 650 ft.
*Summit: 1,190 ft.
*Vertical Drop: Front side 620 ft, Back side 550 ft.
*Longest Run: Dipsy Doodle 5,200 ft.
*Number of Trails: 16
*Slope Difficulty: 35% Beginner, 40% intermediate, 25% expert
*Lifts: 5 Quads, 1 J-bar, 3 carpet lifts
*Rental Equipment: 2,500 shaped Rossignol skis, 800 Burton snowboards
*Night Skiing: 100% terrain, 7 nights a week
*Uphill Capacity: 13,400 skiers/hour
*Snowmaking: 100%
*Skiing Season: December to mid-March (weather dependent)
*Lodging: Year-round, 41 room slopeside hotel

Amenities

*Snowsports Schools
*Children's Learning Center
*First Timer's Guide
*Boulder Ridge Snow Tubing
*Liberty Mountain Terrain Parks
*Groups and Night Club Cards
*McKee's Tavern
*Special Events
*Liberty Mountain Sports
*Advantage Cards and Season Passes
*Boulder Ridge Challenge Course
*Half-pipe 500 ft.
*Terrain Parks Three parks for three ability levels; 10 acres
*Snow Tubing up to 15 lanes, 1 carpet, kiddie tubing area
*Sports Shop Full service (open seasonally)
*Playcare Ages 6 months to 10 years (reservations recommended)

References and Notes