Roundtop Mountain Resort

Roundtop Mountain Resort
Aerial image of Roundtop Mountain, with the resort visible
Location	Warrington Township, York County, Pennsylvania, United States
Nearest major city	Lewisberry, Pennsylvania
Vertical	600 feet (180 m)
Top elevation	1,340 feet (410 m)
Base elevation	740 feet (230 m)
Skiable area	103 acres (0.42 km2)
Trails	22 total 29% Easier 30% More Difficult 31% Most Difficult 10% Extremely Difficult
Lift system	9 total (3 quad chair, 2 triple chair, 1 J-Bar, 2 surface) (And also 1 tubing lift)
Terrain parks	4
Website	http://www.skiroundtop.com

The Roundtop Mountain Resort is a resort located in York County, Pennsylvania. During the winter months the resort offers skiing, snowboarding, and snowtubing. ^[1] During the spring, summer, and fall, Roundtop offers summer camp and paintball. ^[2]

Along with two other resorts, Whitetail Ski Resort and Liberty Mountain Resort, it was owned by Snow Time, Inc. ^[3] Peak Resorts purchased the mountain in 2018 from Snow Time Inc., along with Snow Time's two other resorts, Whitetail Ski Resort and Liberty Mountain Resort. Vail bought and now operates them.

History

Roundtop Mountain Resort was originally developed under the name Ski Roundtop by Irvin Naylor in 1964. 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. ^[4]

In October 2018, Ski Roundtop and the other two Snow Time resorts Whitetail Ski Resort and Liberty Mountain Resort were bought by Peak Resorts and in July 2019, Ski Roundtop, Whitetail Ski Resort and Liberty Mountain Resort were purchased by Vail Resorts.

Statistics

• Elevation: Base 755 ft (230 m).
• Summit: 1,335 ft (407 m).
• Uphill Capacity: 11,000 m (36,000 ft) ^[5]
• Vertical Drop: 600 ft (180 m)
• Number of Trails: 22
• Slope Difficulty: 29% Easier, 30% More Difficult, 31% Most Difficult, 10% Extremely Difficult
• Lifts: 3 Quads, 2 Triples, 1 J-bar, 2 carpet lifts (and also 1 tubing carpet)
• Night Skiing: 95% terrain, 7 nights a week
• Snowmaking: 100%
• Skiing Season: late-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, Magic Mountain, Fife and Drum, J-Bar Park

More Difficult Trails: Lower Lafayette's Leap, Minuteman, Susquehanna, Lower Exhibition, Recruit

Most Difficult Trails: Upper Lafayette's Leap, Barrett's Trail, Upper Exhibition, Patriot, Lower Ramrod, Lower Gunbarrel, Palisade Glades

Extremely Difficult Trails: Upper Gunbarrel, Upper Ramrod

Terrain Parks: Recruit, Fife & Drum, J-Bar Park, and Bunker Hill ^[6]

(Exhibition, Bunker Hill, Susquehanna, and Fanny Hill have also been designated as a terrain park/containing terrain park features in the past)

References

1. "Snow Tubing" . Retrieved November 27, 2022.
2. "Paintball" . Retrieved November 27, 2022.
3. "Snow Time, Inc.: Private Company Information - BusinessWeek". Investing.businessweek.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
4. Southall, Brooke (February 17, 1995). "Ski-resort owner races way to business success". Central Penn Business Journal. Vol. 10, no. 5. p. 14. ProQuest   236375369.
5. "Mountain Info | Roundtop Mountain Resort". www.skiroundtop.com. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
6. "Terrain Parks | Roundtop Mountain Resort". www.skiroundtop.com. Retrieved November 24, 2022.

External links

• Roundtop Mountain Resort website

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