Tussey Mountain Ski Area
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The Tussey Mountain Ski Area is located in Boalsburg
, Centre County
, Pennsylvania
on the Tussey Mountain
. Tussey Mountain Ski Area offers discounted rates for students of Penn State University. Tussey has 9 trails, with the longest one being about 3/4 of a mile. However, many of the trails exist only as sub-sections of larger slopes. The top elevation at Tussey Mountain is 1819 feet (554.4 m), and there are 38 acres (153,780.7 m²) skiable at the Tussey Mountain Ski Area.
There is also a snowtubing area with 4 tubing lanes and one lift.
Boalsburg, Pennsylvania
Boalsburg is a census-designated place in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,578 at the 2000 census. The village claims to be the birthplace of Memorial Day. The name Boalsburg comes from...
, Centre County
Centre County, Pennsylvania
Centre County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 153,990....
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
on the Tussey Mountain
Tussey Mountain
]Tussey Mountain is a stratigraphic ridge in central Pennsylvania, United States, trending east of the Bald Eagle, Brush, Dunning and Evitts Mountain ridges...
. Tussey Mountain Ski Area offers discounted rates for students of Penn State University. Tussey has 9 trails, with the longest one being about 3/4 of a mile. However, many of the trails exist only as sub-sections of larger slopes. The top elevation at Tussey Mountain is 1819 feet (554.4 m), and there are 38 acres (153,780.7 m²) skiable at the Tussey Mountain Ski Area.
Trails
There are 9 ski trails at Tussey Mountain: 2 easy, 5 intermediate, and 2 difficult. Little Bear is the beginner slope and is serviced by its own chair lift. A larger chair lift services Deer Run (easy), Grizzly Bear, Upper Utah, Lower Utah, Lower Tuscarora (all intermediate), Upper Tuscarora, and Shamokin (difficult). A faster, T-bar lift also services Tuscarora and Shamokin.There is also a snowtubing area with 4 tubing lanes and one lift.