Laurel Mountain
Laurel Mountain is a ski area located in the state of Pennsylvania in USA. The resort is in the town of Boswell, PA.
We recently ranked all of Pennsylvania's ski resorts, so you can see where Laurel Mountain stacks up against all its nearby ski hills!
Season Passes
Laurel Mountain is a part of the Epic Ski Pass network. This allows you to buy one season pass, and ski at most of the Vail owned and operated slopes with it throughout the year. There are a handful of types of Epic lift ticket passes available, ranging from 3-7 days, to season-long.
Lodging Options
There are numerous options to stay at Laurel Mountain around the resort. Check out the available options with the form below.
Laurel Mountain Terrain Overview
Laurel Mountain has a total of 20 ski trails, which are serviced by 2 ski lifts, gondolas and/or trams. Laurel Mountain is considered a smaller than average ski area, with only a maximum of 70 acres available to ski. This area is equivalent to 28 hectares, 0.1 square miles, or 0.3 square kilometers.
Laurel Mountain's slopes see on average 41 inches (1.0 meters) of snowfall a year.
Total Runs
20
Lifts
2
Skiable Acres
70(0 km2)
Annual Snowfall
41"(104 cm)
Laurel Mountain Elevation
Laurel Mountain has a summit elevation of 2,766 feet, or 843 meters. However, not all of that elevation is able to be skied. The base of the ski slope sits at 2,005 feet above sea level, creating a ski hill that is 761 feet (232 meters) high. This is referred to as the slope's vertical drop - or a measure of how high the skiable hill is.
Laurel Mountain's summit elevation is about average. There are a lot of ski slopes that are quite a bit higher, but also many that are much, much smaller.
Summit Elevation
2,766'(843 m)
Vertical Drop
761'(232 m)
Base Elevation
2,005'(611 m)
Laurel Mountain Difficulty Level
Difficulty Score™
25.6out of 100
DID YOU KNOW?
At Parks & Trips, we've created a proprietary Difficulty Score that attempts to show how difficult a particular ski slope is. We get to this number by combining a number of metrics for each resort and comparing them to its peers. Most of the score is based off the amount of easy-intermediate-expert slopes by acreage and the maximum vertical drop of the overall resort, but also includes a few lesser-used metrics as well.
Our algorithm compares each resort’s metrics with all others in North America, then assigns each a Difficulty Score, which we use to rank them accordingly. Resorts with a lower score are easier to ski than those with a higher one. However, a high score does not mean that the resort does not have any easy slopes, or vice versa. This is just an overall score given to the resort based on all its metrics grouped together.
Skiable Terrain by Difficulty Level
Laurel Mountain has 70 total skiable acres, which can be broken down into the three main groups of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert.
Since Laurel Mountain is an extremely beginner-friendly ski area, it has 55% of its trails are rated as "beginner-level". 30% trails are rated as intermediate.
Beginner
55%(39 acres)
Beginner trails (identified by a green circle) are the easiest trails on the hill with a gradual 25% or less gradient, and are usually wide to accommodate beginner skiers.
Intermediate
30%(21 acres)
Intermediate trails (identified by a blue square) are usually the most popular and crowded runs, which have a slope of anywhere between 25-40%.
Expert
15%(11 acres)
Expert trails (identified by a black diamond... or two) are the hardest slopes on the mountain, and have very steep gradients over 40%.
Is Laurel Mountain good for beginners?
Laurel Mountain is a very beginner-friendly course. In fact, it is one of the easiest ski slopes in all of North America, ranking in the bottom 10% of overall difficulty. 55% of its trails are rated as "beginner".
Laurel Mountain Location
Laurel Mountain is located in the state of Pennsylvania, USA. This ski area is nearest the town of Boswell, PA.
Address:
Boswell, PA 15531 USA
View on Google Maps
Website:
laurelmountainski.com
GPS Coordinates:
40.16400, -79.16600
Getting to Laurel Mountain
By Car: If you are driving, you would set your GPS to either the ski resort's name (Laurel Mountain), its coordinates of 40.16400, -79.16600 (latitude, longitude), or simply drive towards the town of Boswell, PA to get close.
By Air: If you are coming in from across the country, then you may need to board an airplane to get here.
A large airport has scheduled major airline service with millions of passengers per year. This type of airport always accepts international flights. Here are the closest large airport(s) to Laurel Mountain.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh International Airport | PIT | Pittsburgh, PA | 61 mi |
| Washington Dulles International Airport | IAD | Washington, DC | 124 mi |
| Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport | DCA | Washington, DC | 145 mi |
A medium-sized airport has scheduled regional airline service. This type of airport may or may not accept international flights. Here are the closest medium-sized airport(s) to Laurel Mountain.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold Palmer Regional Airport | LBE | Latrobe, PA | 15 mi |
| John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport | JST | Johnstown, PA | 20 mi |
| Altoona Blair County Airport | AOO | Altoona, PA | 46 mi |
There may also be much smaller regional airports next to Laurel Mountain, but we didn't list them here due to the fact that no major airlines go through them.
Other Nearby Ski Resorts
Skiers will - especially if coming from far away - try and visit a couple different slopes all in the same trip. Here are the closest other ski slopes within 100 miles of Laurel Mountain.
| Name | Location | Summit | Difficulty Score™ | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden Valley | Somerset, PA | 2,875 ft | 34% | 9 mi |
| Seven Springs | Champion, PA | 2,994 ft | 34% | 12 mi |
| Mystic Mountain at Nemacolin | Farmington, PA | 2,030 ft | 30% | 31 mi |
| Blue Knob | Claysburg, PA | 3,172 ft | 52% | 33 mi |
| Boyce Park | Pittsburgh, PA | 1,232 ft | 8% | 37 mi |
| Tussey Mountain | Boalsburg, PA | 1,810 ft | 34% | 41 mi |
| Canaan Valley | Davis, WV | 4,280 ft | 48% | 73 mi |
| Timberline Four Seasons | Davis, WV | 4,268 ft | 36% | 78 mi |
| Blue Mountain | Newburg, PA | 1,600 ft | 45% | 82 mi |
| Eagle Rock | Fayetteville, PA | 1,810 ft | 28% | 90 mi |
Laurel Mountain Stats
| Name | Statistic |
|---|---|
| Summit Elevation | 2,766 ft |
| Base Elevation | 2,005 ft |
| Vertical Drop | 761 ft |
| Trails | 20 (55% Beginner, 30% Intermediate, 15% Expert) |
| Lifts | 2 |
| Skiable Acres | 70 |
| Avg. Annual Snowfall | 41 inches |