Winter Trails®

LIBERTY MOUNTAIN, PENNSYLVANIA

(Updated 1/16/06) This is a great place to try snowshoeing during Winter Trails Day. For more information on what it has to offer, please consult the venue's web site, send e-mail or make a phone call.

Map showing the approximate location.

2006 EVENT PHOTOS - President's Council Clinic at Liberty Mountain Winter Trails Day

Date: January 7, 2006
Time: 10 am to 2 pm
Schedule:

Melissa Johnson (above and below), executive director of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, participates and enjoys the 2005 Winter Trails event at Liberty.

Liberty Mountain is the only Winter Trails site to host a President's Council Clinic presented by Winter Trails and the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2006. Children and their parents can earn a Certificate of Achievement from the President's Council by visiting five "learing stations" that offer tips on how to dress for winter outdoor activities, nutrition and hydration tips for outdoor activities, winter hiking and camping, exercises that will help you warm up for snow sports activities and a snowshoe demo. Stations are coordinated by snowshoe companies Atlas, Mountain Safety Research, Redfeather and Tubbs, REI, Liberty Mountain, George Mason University and Hemlock Overlook Outdoor Center (VA), U.S. Forest Service and SnowSports Industries America (SIA).

Winter Trails participants also can win products offered by event sponsors including a Gore-Tex jacket, Manzella gloves, a Columbia Sportswear hat and more. Additional sponsors for the event include Nature Valley granola bars and Sorel boots.

Directions:

From Washington, DC and Northern Virginia - approx. 60 minutes: I-270 north to Frederick. Route 15 north to Emmitsburg, MD, exit left onto South Seton Ave. At traffic light, turn left onto Route 140. At PA line, Route 140 becomes Route 16. Turn right on Route 116. Liberty Mountain Resort is 3 miles on the right.

From Baltimore, MD - approx. 60 minutes: From I-695 take I-795 north to Route 140. Follow Route 140 to PA line, it becomes Route 16. Turn right on Route 116. Liberty Mountain Resort is 3 miles on the right.

From York, PA - 45 minutes: Route 30 west to Gettysburg Square. Go 3/4 of the way around the square to Baltimore St. At the first stop light, turn right on Route 116. Liberty Mountain Resort is 8 miles on the left.

From Hagerstown, MD - 40 minutes: I-81 to exit 9. Turn right on Maugans Ave. After 4 miles, turn left at stop sign on Route 60 north. After 3 miles, bear right on Route 418. Turn right on Route 16. Left on Route 116 for 3 miles to Liberty Mountain Resort.

Parking: There is ample parking available free of charge at Liberty Mountain Resort. Most parking is within easy walking distance to the resort. Shuttle buses are also available free of charge to and from all parking areas.

Services and more: Liberty Mountain is a full-service resort with a 41-room hotel and multiple food service venues. Liberty has 16 trails and 8 lifts for skiing and snowboarding. Liberty’s Boulder Ridge Snow Tubing area has 10 lanes for snow tubing. McKee’s Tavern offers relaxing sit down dining and entertainment every weekend in season. Other dining options include our Food Court, bakery and Pizza Parlor. Liberty Mountain Sports retail shop is available for slopeside shopping.

Questions? Contact Information Services at 717-642-8282 or skiliberty@skiliberty.com attn: Information Services. Also, consult the website, http://www.skiliberty.com