Shawnee Mountain is a family-owned ski area at 401 Hollow Road, East Stroudsburg, open since 1975 and a few minutes from the Delaware Water Gap. It's a friendly, manageable mountain: 23 trails on 125 acres, all with snowmaking, plus night skiing and a big snow tubing park.
The season runs from early December through March 31, weather permitting. Shawnee hasn't announced its 2026-27 opening day, so check the official site before you go.
The mountain
- 23 trails on 125 skiable acres, with a 700-foot vertical drop and a longest run of 5,100 feet. Every trail has snowmaking.
- Lifts: the Tomahawk Express high-speed quad, a fixed-grip quad, four doubles and four carpet lifts.
- Two terrain parks: Country Club Park for learning rails and boxes, and the 3,000-foot Delaware Park with tabletops and a rail and jib garden.
- Hours: Monday and Tuesday 9 AM to 4 PM; Wednesday to Sunday 9 AM to 9 PM on night-skiing nights (4 PM otherwise). The tentative first night of night skiing is December 18, 2026.
Sources: Shawnee: hours & trail map · Shawnee: terrain parks
Snow tubing at Pocono Plunge
- Up to six chutes with two carpet lifts. Sessions last 1.5 hours and tubers must be at least 4.
- Single, two-person and adult-and-child tubes; the child in a tandem tube must be under 46 inches.
- Tickets are sold online only. Posted prices: $40 Monday to Friday, $54 weekends and holidays.
- The 3:30 and 5:30 PM sessions run only on night-skiing nights. Ski boots aren't allowed.
Sources: Shawnee: snow tubing
Tickets, passes and rentals
- Kids 46 inches and under ski free with a paying adult. Buying online ahead may cost less than the ticket window, and all sales are final (date changes allowed 24+ hours ahead for a $5 fee).
- Shawnee is on the 2026-27 Indy Pass: bring photo ID to the ticket window, no reservation needed.
- Rentals (Elan skis, HEAD snowboards): $50 a day, $40 at night, helmets $20.
- The resort is cashless; cards are accepted.
Sources: Shawnee: lift tickets · Shawnee: season passes · Shawnee: rentals
Lessons and little kids
- SKIwee for ages 4 to 6: two hours in a dedicated learning bowl with its own carpet lift, about five kids per instructor. Posted price $155 weekdays, $199 weekends and holidays, including an all-day lift ticket and helmet (rental is $25 extra).
- Mountain Cruisers for ages 7 to 15 (3-hour sessions), plus private and group lessons for adults.
- Mini Monster Mountain: a snow play area for kids 8 and under on weekends and holidays, $10 per child per hour.
Sources: Shawnee: children's programs
Food on the mountain
- Hope Lodge Cafeteria (daily from 8:30 AM), The Tavern (daily from 11 AM), Groomers Grill & Bar (Thursday to Monday) and the Trepp Lodge food court on weekends and nights.
- Outside food isn't allowed past the footbridge, but tailgating in the parking lots is welcome.
Sources: Shawnee: dining
Shawnee Mountain vs. The Shawnee Inn
- They're separate businesses. Shawnee Mountain is the ski area on Hollow Road in East Stroudsburg. The Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort is a hotel in Shawnee on Delaware with golf, a spa, restaurants and ShawneeCraft Brewery.
- The mountain is closed to skiing in spring and summer, apart from a few special events.
Sources: The Shawnee Inn
Getting here
- Drive times without traffic: Stroudsburg about 17 minutes, Penn Estates about 30, Camelback about 35, Mount Pocono about 40 and Lake Harmony about an hour.
