Our take
The progressing-kid Poconos hill. Camelback is the waterpark. Blue is the skiing. Neither is Vermont.
Best for: Philly/NYC families with kids who already ski, especially on Ikon.
Go
- Highest PA vertical
- Ikon
- Child pass value if it holds
Watch
- Steeper, smaller, no care
- Made snow
- Weekend crowds
Best time: Weeknights if you are local. Weekends if you must. Avoid: A destination week. A first-timer who needed Camelback's easier shape.
Ski school deep dive
Ski school is 25% of Family Score — the heaviest weight, on purpose. This mountain: 6/10.
A local's hill with Ikon. Child season pass is the hook. Lesson dollars unpublished.
Researched from official pages and 2026 reporting. Fields marked unverified are unpublished by the resort — we will not invent an age, a class cap, or a price.
- Group min age
- Unverified
- Private min age
- Unverified
- Max group size
- Unverified
- Certification
- PSIA
- Formats
- Kids' school. Night skiing is the local product.
- Group pricing
- Unverified — the resort does not publish this. We will not guess.
- Private pricing
- Unverified — the resort does not publish this. We will not guess.
- Location
- Steep Poconos face — more interesting than Camelback for kids who already ski.
- Progression
- Night + Ikon days if you live nearby.
- Specialized
- $79 child season pass researched — confirm this season.
- Booking
- skibluemt.com / Ikon.
- Pickup / drop-off
- Unverified — the resort does not publish this. We will not guess.
- Season programs
- Unverified — the resort does not publish this. We will not guess.
Childcare
No visitor daycare listed.
Beginner terrain
- Carpets: Yes.
- Learning area: Exists; the hill skis steeper than Camelback.
- Greens: Limited share.
- Progression: Better for kids who already turn.
On mountain
Lodge.
Modest.
None.
Non-ski
- Night skiing
- Adventure park in season
Kids programs
- Kids ski school
- Night skiing
- Child season pass
Getting there
PHL / EWR / drive from NYC. Transfer: About 2 hours from Philly / ~2.5 NYC. Poconos weekend #2. Pair with Camelback only if the kids can handle two small hills. Drive.
What a day costs
Everything below links straight to the merchant. No tracking IDs, no commission. Disclosure.
Typical 2025–26 / early 2026–27 ranges — not a quote.
- Adult window
- Unverified — the resort does not publish this. We will not guess.
- Child window
- Unverified — the resort does not publish this. We will not guess.
- Child rental
- Unverified — the resort does not publish this. We will not guess.
- Adult rental
- Unverified — the resort does not publish this. We will not guess.
- Family of 4 / day (2 adults, 2 kids: lifts + rentals + 1 group lesson)
- Ikon or the child season pass if you live close.
- Pass
- Ikon. Child season pass researched at $79 — confirm before you screenshot it.
Official site: www.skibluemt.com