Roundtop Mountain Resort
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| Roundtop Mountain Resort | |
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| Location | Warrington Township, York County, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Nearest major city | Lewisberry, Pennsylvania |
| Vertical | 600 feet (180 m) |
| Top elevation | 1,335 feet (407 m) |
| Base elevation | 755 feet (230 m) |
| Skiable area | 103 acres (0.42 km2) |
| Trails | 20 total  29% Easier  30% More Difficult  31% Most Difficult  10% Extremely Difficult |
| Lift system | 7 total (3 quad chair, 2 triple chair, 1 J-Bar, 2 surface) |
| Terrain parks | 2 |
| Website | http://www.skiroundtop.com |
The Roundtop Mountain Resort is a resort located in Pennsylvania. During the winter months the resort offers skiing, snowboarding, and snowtubing. During the spring, summer, and fall, Roundtop offers zip lines, a ropes course, OGO Balls, and year-round paintball.
Along with two other resorts, Whitetail Ski Resort and Liberty Mountain Resort, it is owned by Snow Time, Inc.[1]
History
Roundtop Mountain Resort was originally developed under the name Ski Roundtop by Irvin Naylor in the wake of a disappointing experience in 1964 at another now defunct local resort. He was unwilling to commute to Vermont to ski. A local surveyor suggested property owned by Ethel Barrett, which Naylor purchased for $30,000. With other investors, Naylor formed Snow Time, Inc., to run the ski resort and leased the land to the corporation. Naylor's original stake in Snow Time, Inc. was 10-percent. After a number of successful years, the corporation bought the land from him. Naylor then used the proceeds to increase his stake in Snow Time, Inc. to a 75-percent share, wresting control of the company from his fellow investors.[2] In October 2018, Roundtop and the other two Snow Time resorts were bought by Peak Resorts.
Statistics
- Elevation: Base 755 ft (230 m).
- Summit: 1,335 ft (407 m).
- Vertical Drop: 600 ft (180 m)
- Number of Trails: 20
- Slope Difficulty: 29% Easier, 30% More Difficult, 31% Most Difficult, 10% Extremely Difficult
- Lifts: 3 Quads, 2 Triples, 1 J-bar, 2 carpet lifts
- Night Skiing: 95% terrain, 7 nights a week
- Snowmaking: 100%
- Skiing Season: November to mid-March (weather dependent)
Trails
Roundtop Mountain Resort possesses slopes with varying levels of difficulty. The trail names are as follows:
Easier Trails: Powderhorn, Drummer Boy, Fanny Hill, Discovery Area
More Difficult Trails: Lower Lafayette's Leap, Minuteman, Recruit, Susquehanna, Lower Exhibition
Most Difficult Trails: Upper Lafayette's Leap, Barrett's Trail, Bunker Hill, Upper Exhibition, Patriot, Lower Ramrod, Lower Gunbarrel
Extremely Difficult Trails: Upper Gunbarrel, Upper Ramrod
Terrain Parks: Fife & Drum, J-Bar Park
References
- ^ "Snow Time, Inc.: Private Company Information - BusinessWeek". Investing.businessweek.com. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
- ^ Southall, Brooke (17 February 1995). "Ski-resort owner races way to business success". Central Penn Business Journal. Vol. 10, no. 5. p. 14. ProQuest 236375369.