Snow Sphinx at Camelback Mountain Resort
Intermediate · 270 m long with 55 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 13° at its steepest, facing N.
13°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
270 mlength
55 mvertical
502 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Sphinx is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: classic.
How to get to Sphinx
Lifts that reach the top: Cleopatra (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Marc Antony (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Bailey (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Black Bear 6 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); The Glen (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Stevenson Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 4 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Marc Antony
- Ski Big Pocono (intermediate)
- Ski Sphinx (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Big Pocono, Honeymoon. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Bailey (2 min), Black Bear 6 (2 min), Cleopatra (2 min).
See Sphinx on the 3D mapAll runs at Camelback Mountain ResortMeasured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.