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Mountain Creek ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Mountain Creek is a ski area in Vernon, New Jersey, United States with 19 km of mapped downhill runs and 11 lifts, between 140 m and 445 m above sea level.

Downhill runs
19 km
Lifts
11
Top elevation
445 m
Vertical drop
305 m
Nearest airport
SWF · 49 km

Slopes by difficulty

  • Easy6.6 km
  • Beginner0.4 km
  • Advanced2.9 km
  • Intermediate9.1 km

44 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.

Ski lifts

  • 6 Chairlifts
  • 3 Magic carpets
  • 1 Gondolas
  • 1 Drag lifts

Mountain Creek is a ski area in Vernon, New Jersey, the United States. Its 44 mapped downhill runs add up to 19 km, which ranks it #148 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.2% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 432 m long.

Slopes at Mountain Creek

About 37% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 48% intermediate and 15% advanced or expert, which makes Mountain Creek a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 11 lifts: 6 chairlifts, 3 magic carpets, 1 gondola, 1 drag lift. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 140 m up to 445 m, a vertical drop of 305 m.

Getting to Mountain Creek

The nearest airport is New York Stewart International Airport (SWF), about 49 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 4 min by car; Teterboro Airport (TEB) is 53 km away. Nearby ski areas include National Winter Activity Center, High Point XC Ski Center, Mount Peter (3.6 km) and Campgaw Mountain Ski Area (2.8 km), which together add 9 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to Mountain Creek

  1. 1
    New York Stewart International Airport Flag of United StatesNewburgh, United States Airports in United States
    SWF49 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    Teterboro Airport Flag of United StatesTeterboro, United States Airports in United States
    TEB53 kmstraight line
  3. 3
    Newark Liberty International Airport Flag of United StatesNewark, United States Airports in United StatesTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    EWR62 kmstraight line
  4. 4
    Westchester County Airport Flag of United StatesWhite Plains, United States Airports in United StatesTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    HPN69 kmstraight line

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does Mountain Creek have?

19 km of downhill runs (44 runs): 6.6 km easy, 0.4 km beginner, 2.9 km advanced, 9.1 km intermediate. It is #148 in United States by piste length.

How high is Mountain Creek?

The lifts and runs reach 445 m (1,460 ft); the lowest point is 140 m, a vertical drop of 305 m.

What is the nearest airport to Mountain Creek?

New York Stewart International Airport (SWF), about 49 km away in a straight line; Teterboro Airport (TEB) is 53 km away.

How many ski lifts does Mountain Creek have?

11 lifts: 6 chairlifts, 3 magic carpets, 1 gondolas, 1 drag lifts.

Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.