Hickory Licks - East Stroudsburg

We finally landed on this location for snow tubing after checking out reviews for a bunch of other ones in the Poconos, because it was the cheapest (1.5 hours vs 2 hours like most) and closest (37 min from Tobyhanna). The process goes like this: 1. park (free!)2. walk across the bridge where there are very clear signs to veer right for snow tubing.3. show the barcode you received via email to the ticket counter where they'll print out passes similar to lift tickets that are attached to your jacket.4. follow the sign for snow tubing and wait in your group until an employee makes an announcement about the rules.We were able to complete a total of 8 trips with a family of 5 (kids under 11). The ride wasn't super fast which is the speed most of our family prefers.Customer service: EXCELLENT! Everyone from the ticket counter to the guys on the bottom and top of the hill we're helpful and friendly. I want to point out that the guys managing the riders and grabbing the tubes at the bottom were hustling big time.So...why did I knock off a star? I'd say it's more like half a star knocked off because the melting snow caused us to drag out tubes a quarter of the way for each ride (a few times it stopped a third way down and we had to build momentum again). Temp was in the high 40s/50, so I would highly recommend going when it's colder. Tickets didn't seem like they would be sold out so you can purchase them last minute. Overall, we enjoyed the small ski resort feel!

This place is absolutely incredible. We are Camelback season pass holders but are deeply concerned about the direction of their ski school. I have an Indy Pass so I decided I had nothing to lose and check out Shawnees ski school. For the same price as 1.5 hours at Camelback you get 3 hours at Shawnee and the level of teaching is far higher. This ski area is clearly dedicated to growing the sport of skiing and the local community. The terrain is generally very mild so it's fantastic for getting your whole family into the sport.

Juan star for Juan. Got straight up abandoned towards the end of a snowboard lesson on the top of the bunny hills. Not much of a lesson tbh, better off watching YouTube videos.Also kinda salty at how mean some of the staff are here. I guess you get what you pah for ‍

The mountain itself isn't bad for the Poconos, but their policy that prohibits outside food in the lodge is very off putting. Come to our mountain, pay a small fortune for lift tickets and pay another small fortune for **** food. If you want to eat better food that you brought from home your only option is to eat in the parking lot. Pass

It's a ski resort so I guess the cafeteria style way of serving is okay, but there isn't many quality options and if you don't eat meat the only option is recall was fries and broccoli cheddar soup. I wasn't adventurous enough to try the soup. The bar is very casual, but they do have hot chocolate ? ?Parking: It's before you enter the resort, so prepare to walk a bit.