Camelback Mountain Resort in Tannersville is pleased to announce one of its newest attractions! CBK Turf is a great opportunity to put on your skis or snowboard, even before the snow has arrived. Designed for skiers and snowboarders who want to work on their terrain park skills, CBK Turf is made of a synthetic material called Powderpak. The Turf starts at a deck platform drop-in, and continues atop a layer of mulch as a soft base material, giving the surface a snow-like feel.

Currently installed is a 20’ flat down box, and a 12’ round bar. The system is interchangeable, giving Camelback the flexibility to install a variety of features, at any point in time. Don’t expect to be riding on anything that you’ve seen from last winter’s park! “We were really excited to open the turf this past summer, and now to carry it into the fall,” remarks Will Croasdale, Terrain Park Manager at Camelback Mountain Resort. Croasdale continues, “The Turf is a great way for skiers and riders to tune their skills before the mountain is even open.”

CBK Turf is open every Saturday from 11:00am to 4:00pm, until the beginning of the winter season. The fee is just $10.00 per day; Camelback Season Pass holders ride free! Visit www.cbkactionsports.com to learn more, and to download a parental release form for riders under 18. Winter Season Pass holders at Camelback receive perks including direct lift access, first trax, retail discounts, food discounts, and more!

Camelback Mountain Resort is located on Camelback Road via Route 715, off I-80 exit 299 in Tannersville. During the winter sports season, it features 33 trails and 13 lifts, including 2 high-speed detachable quads. Enjoy 100% snowmaking, 100% night skiing, 4 lodges, 2 rental shops, ski school, 2 terrain parks, and halfpipe. Dining and slopeside accommodations are available. Call (570) 629-1661, or visit www.skicamelback.com for more information and to purchase your 2009/2010 Camelback Mountain Resort Season Pass!

Today’s fog adds a little erieness to some of our areas planned halloween events! For more weekend events visit our Out & About page or www.thisweek.net

October 30 & 31 – Prepare to be amazed when Caesars Pocono Resorts present Hypnotist Denny Moreat Paradise Stream Resort in Mount Pocono on Friday and at Pocono Palace Resort in Marshalls Creek on Saturday. He’s mesmerizing. He’s hysterical. And he knows how to turn a stage hypnosis show into a comedic party! For nearly four decades, hypnotist Denny More has been stunning audiences with jaw-dropping feats of mind reading amazement. Audience members can’t help but become a part of this engaging show, which is loaded with comedy, adult magic, and E.S.P. Once More gets started, the laughter never ends! Watch as this accomplished entertainer engages his subjects in unique and amusingly bizarre scenarios that will leave you crying with laughter. The doors to the show open at 8:00 each night. Event-only tickets are available to the general public for $10 per person; dinner & show tickets are available at Paradise Stream for $52.67/person and at Pocono Palace for $87.50/person. Caesars Paradise Stream is nestled along Route 940 in Mount Pocono and Caesars Pocono Palace is comfortably situated on Route 209 in Marshalls Creek. Call 1-866-500-0458 for outside ticket reservations, or find out more at www.cpresorts.com/thisweek.

October 30 & 31 – Join a guide for intriguing tales of reported ghoulish encounters and chilling stories of historic properties along Broadway on a GhostWalk in Old Mauch Chunk (Jim Thorpe). Led by a costumed storyteller, the walks are all outside and last about an hour. Hosted by the Jim Thorpe Rotary Club, the Ghost Walks start in the lobby of the Inn at Jim Thorpe on 24 Broadway and cover a one mile round-trip to the Old Jail. Friday night’s walks start at 7:00pm and 8:30pm; Halloween Saturday night walks are at 7:00pm, 7:15pm, 8:30pm & 8:45pm. While not scary, the GhostWalk is not recommended for kids under 7 because they become distracted during some of the longer stories; attentive children are certainly welcome. Although walk-ins are always welcome, space is limited so call (570) 325-2346 to reserve your places. Tickets are $10 for adults, children 7-12 are $5. Visit the Jim Thorpe Rotary Club’s website at www.jimthorperotary.org or call them for all the haunting details.

October 31 – It’s just a step to the left…and you know the rest! Join the time warp this Halloween night when the Rocky Horror Picture Show Screening and Pre-Partyreturns to the historic Sherman Theater on Main Street in Stroudsburg! The Rocky Horror Picture Show is back at the Sherman for one night, and will be performed traditionally with film projection and live cast participation. This imaginative and racy rock & roll musical is one of the first and only real audience participation films. The doors open at 9:30pm and the movie starts at midnight. Pre-Party activities begin at 10:00pm and include live musical entertainment, costume contests, drink specials and prize giveaways. During the show be ready to get out your newspapers to shield from the rain, throw your toast during dinner, yell back answers to the catchy lines and much more! This comedy is full of traditions which can be picked up easily. Come with an open mind, a group of friends, and expect to have a blast! Costumes are encouraged, participation is appreciated and personality is required! Tickets are only $10 and include the pre-party and the show. For more information on the participation aspect of the show and a list of props which you may bring (rice, squirt gun, flashlight, cards, etc.), visit the website www.shermantheater.com. The Sherman Theater is located at 524 Main Street in Downtown Stroudsburg. For tickets or more information, call the Sherman at (570) 420-2808 or buy online at their website.

October 31 – A Halloween Paradewill make its way along the streets of Downtown Hawley at 6:00pm. For all the spooky details, call the Hawley-Lake Wallenpaupack Chamber of Commerce at (570) 226-3191 or find out more at www.hawleywallenpaupackcc.com.

October 31 – The “Best Halloween Party in the Area” happens tonight at the Pub in the Pines along Route 940 in Pocono Pines. Music by DJ Tony starts at 9:30pm, and there’s no cover charge for those in costume. Awards will be given for Best Costume in five categories. Over $1,000 in cash and prizes will be given out, including $100 cash to Best in Show. There’ll be drink specials, bar food, fun and surprises! To find out more, call Van Gilder’s Jubilee Restaurant/Pub in the Pines at (570) 646-2377 or log on to www.breakfastking.com.

Front Lawn today - Friday 10-16-09

Pocono Pines -  Well, we were gifted with about 5 inches of snow from Mother Nature yesterday/last night. It didn’t stick to the roads, but it did cover the trees, buildings and forest floor with a cottony thick blanket. The trees do look dangerously close to weighing down the power and phone lines but we seem to have gotten through our first snow just fine.  Now let’s all hope that the next storm coming through tonight and Saturday doesn’t take out the power.

Here is a link to the Pocono Record for more information on yesterday’s storm and the one on the way.

http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091016/NEWS/910160360

I’ll have updates through out the weekend so keep checking back!

Our Office on Friday 10-16-09