North Chair at Elk Mountain accesses a top elevation of 2,667 ft (813 m)—the highest lift-serviced skiing in eastern Pennsylvania.

[2] Elk has a 925 ft (282 m) vertical drop, 27 trails[4] (six greens, 10 blues and 11 diamonds) and two terrain parks.

The base complex features a day lodge, guest services, ski school center, restaurant, rentals, and a ski-and-snowboard shop.

The plant hardiness zone is 5b with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of −13.5 °F (−25 °C) at the summit and −11.7 °F (−24 °C) at the base.

Ice storms and large snowstorms depositing ≥ 12 inches (30 cm) of snow are somewhat frequent, particularly during nor’easters from December through March.