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BLUE MOUNTAIN (PENNSYLVANIA)

📍Palmerton, Pennsylvania, USA

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Cruiser🎿 Park Rat🟢 Beginner Friendly🤙 Local's Favorite7 Days on Ikon☀️ Year-round destination

Illustration: Mountain Pow editorial team · Mountain Pow original illustration · Illustration details

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Vertical drop
1,082 ft
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Skiable terrain
171 acres
❄️
Avg snowfall
50 in*
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Lifts
15
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Editor's Pick

Slopeside Pub & Grill for a relaxed meal with mountain views

THE FOOD SCENE

For an easy meal at the resort, Slopeside Pub & Grill offers sandwiches, seasonal salads and entrées with mountain views. Last Run Lounge is inside Summit Lodge, making it a convenient place for food and drinks after skiing. Both belong to the resort facilities rather than downtown Palmerton.

Palmerton adds useful choices once you leave the mountain: Joey B’s is a full-service neighborhood bar and restaurant on Delaware Avenue, while Papa Al’s offers pizza, pasta and other Italian dishes. These town stops suit an unhurried dinner after the ski day. Match the meal to your route home and check the venue’s service before setting out.

APRÈS-SKI & NIGHTLIFE

Blue Mountain’s après choices make it easy to stay at the resort for a while after skiing. Slopeside Pub & Grill combines a meal with mountain views and a regular live-music program. Last Run Lounge offers food, drinks and winter weekend music inside Summit Lodge.

For a night-ski visit, plan your food break around the selected date’s lift and restaurant schedules rather than a fixed closing time. If you prefer a town stop afterwards, Joey B’s in Palmerton offers an informal bar-and-restaurant setting.

DINING PICKS

4 curated spots for eating and drinking at Blue Mountain (Pennsylvania)

Location:
Vibe:

Base Area

2 picks

Sandwiches, salads, and chef-inspired entrées

Slopeside Pub & Grill

1660 Blue Mountain Drive, Palmerton

🍔Casual🏞️Views

A year-round slopeside restaurant serving lunch and dinner with handcrafted sandwiches, seasonal salads, entrées, and mountain views.

Why We Like It

Every-table views and regular live music make it useful for both a post-ski meal and a longer evening at Blue Mountain.

Sources & planning details

Checked: identity, location, cuisine type, description, recommendation details, website, address, phone.

Supporting source ↗ · checked 2026-10-27

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Lounge food and drinks

Last Run Lounge

Summit Lodge at Blue Mountain Resort, Pennsylvania

🍺Après Bar🍔Casual🎉Party

A Summit Lodge lounge for food and drinks after skiing, with live music on winter weekends.

Why We Like It

An easy place to warm up over food and drinks inside Summit Lodge, with live music adding to the atmosphere on winter weekends.

Sources & planning details

Checked: identity, location, cuisine type, description, recommendation details, website.

Supporting source ↗ · checked 2026-10-27

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In Town

2 picks

Italian, pizza and pasta

Papa Al’s

346 Delaware Avenue, Palmerton

🍔Casual👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Family Friendly

A Palmerton restaurant with pizza, pasta, baked Italian dishes and a broad choice of sandwiches and entrées.

Why We Like It

A practical town stop when your group wants pizza or a substantial Italian meal after skiing. It adds a different dinner choice beyond the resort restaurants.

Sources & planning details

Checked: identity, location, cuisine type, description, recommendation details, website.

Supporting source ↗ · checked 2026-10-30

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Pub dining

Joey B’s Bar & Restaurant

638 Delaware Avenue, Palmerton

🍔Casual🍺Après Bar

A full-service restaurant and bar on Delaware Avenue in Palmerton, with roots as a small-town bar and a focus on gathering with friends.

Why We Like It

A useful town alternative when you want to sit down for a meal and a drink after leaving the mountain, in an informal neighborhood setting.

Sources & planning details

Checked: identity, location, cuisine type, description, recommendation details, website.

Supporting source ↗ · checked 2026-10-30

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Plan your meal

Check whether your chosen venue takes reservations or uses a walk-in waitlist. For mountain dining, plan around lift access and service times.

Sources & planning context

Historical planning figures · Figures marked * come from earlier references and may differ from current resort figures.

Other names · Blue Mountain Resort, Blue Mountain Pennsylvania, Big Blue

Use the picks for atmosphere, cuisine and location; the restaurant’s own page has current menus and service times.

Typically early December to late March

A broad planning range from the historical guide, conditions permitting. Use the operator’s schedule for your travel dates.

Official schedules & conditions ↗
Schedule source ↗Official resort ↗
Official website
https://www.skibluemt.com/
Source ↗ · Oct 27, 2026
Summer and winter destination
Yes
Source ↗ · Oct 25, 2026
Beyond winter
Downhill mountain biking, high ropes, disc golf, outdoor laser tag and camping.
Source ↗ · Oct 25, 2026
Vertical drop (ft)
1082
Source ↗ · Oct 27, 2026
Skiable area (acres)
171
Source ↗ · Oct 27, 2026
Lifts
15
Source ↗ · Oct 27, 2026
Runs
40
Source ↗ · Oct 27, 2026
Night skiing
Scheduled · 2026–27 · Date-specific 2026/27 night tickets · Night tickets run from 16:00 to the selected operating-day close; a single fixed closing time is not published.
Source ↗ · Oct 27, 2026

Historical mountain figures awaiting field-level confirmation: Reported average snowfall (in), Base elevation (ft), Summit elevation (ft).

Individual listings retain their own sources and check dates. A source check covers only the named details; it does not confirm availability. Snowfall averages describe climate, not a forecast.

Blue Mountain directions and parking ↗Summit and Valley lodges serve different activities; free parking at both and selected paid premium spaces. · Checked Oct 30, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Blue Mountain retained night ticket review ↗Night ticket uses the selected date’s operating close, not a universal10pm closing time. · Checked Oct 27, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Discover Lehigh Valley — The Lodge at Woodstone Country Club ↗Official destination listing supports Danielsville address, lodging with selected Jacuzzi suites, dining, continental breakfast and operator website. Room count differs from legacy prose, so omit count; restaurant names omitted. · Checked Oct 30, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Hampton Inn Lehighton-Jim Thorpe — Hilton ↗Current Hilton property code LEHPAHX, Lehighton location, Blue Mountain skiing by road, complimentary breakfast/parking, indoor pool/whirlpool, connecting rooms and pet-friendly rooms. · Checked Oct 30, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Country Inn & Suites Lehighton-Jim Thorpe — Choice Hotels ↗Lehighton off I-476; Blue Mountain accessed by road. Breakfast, indoor heated pool/hot tub and a listed two-queen room with refrigerator and microwave. · Checked Oct 30, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Blue Mountain Camping & Glamping — retained Oct 27 review ↗Retained reviewed camping/glamping record; editorial polish only, warm-season scope unchanged. No new fetch. · Checked Oct 27, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Blue Mountain equipment rentals ↗Valley and Summit rental shops; ski/snowboard packages added to tickets; helmet separate for standard ticket/rental packages; seasonal rentals collected at Valley. · Checked Oct 30, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Halfpipe 946 operator ↗Family-owned ski/snowboard equipment shop in Danielsville, offering ski rentals,tunes and service; phone6107609462. · Checked Oct 30, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Slopeside Pub & Grill – Dining with Mountain Views ↗Retained operator evidence for Slopeside Pub & Grill: A year-round slopeside restaurant serving lunch and dinner with handcrafted sandwiches, seasonal salads, entrées, and mountain views. · Checked Oct 27, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Last Run Lounge | Mountain Eateries | Blue Mountain Resort ↗Retained operator evidence for Last Run Lounge: A Summit Lodge lounge for food and drinks after skiing, with live music on winter weekends. · Checked Oct 27, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Joey B’s Bar & Restaurant — Home ↗Operator identifies full-service restaurant/bar at 638 Delaware Avenue, Palmerton, with a social neighborhood character. · Checked Oct 30, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Papa Al’s — venue menu and ordering page ↗Venue-specific ordering page identifies 346 Delaware Avenue, Palmerton, and Italian pizza/pasta/baked-dish, sandwich and entrée categories. Only broad food style/location used; availability and item prices not promoted. · Checked Oct 30, 2026. This check covers these details only.

  • Blue Mountain Resort — official skiing and snowboarding page ↗

    Canonical operator page for Blue Mountain's winter mountain information. Its undated December 3 opening statement is not treated as a 2026–27 exact date.

  • Ikon Pass opening dates — September 29, 2026 ↗

    The official 2026–27 table lists opening as TBA; no closing date is provided.

  • 2026/27 season-pass announcement ↗

    Current-season products announced; no exact operating dates in this announcement.

  • Blue Mountain Resort | Discover Lehigh Valley ↗

    Downhill mountain biking, high ropes, disc golf, outdoor laser tag and camping.

  • Blue Mountain Pennsylvania — Peak-to-Peak Pass mountain facts ↗

    The operator publishes current Blue Mountain vertical, acreage, trail, and lift figures.

  • Blue Mountain Resort Pennsylvania — 2026/27 Lift Tickets ↗

    Blue Mountain publishes a date-specific current-season night ticket from 16:00 to close.

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