Bear Creek Mountain Resort

Located near Macungie in eastern Pennsylvania, Bear Creek Mountain Resort combines a compact ski mountain with the amenities of a full-service, four-season resort. Its location in the Lehigh Valley places it within easy reach of the Philadelphia area, making it particularly popular with day-trippers, families, and night skiers.

Bear Creek relies heavily on snowmaking, with coverage across 100 percent of its skiable terrain. The entire mountain is also lighted for night skiing. Terrain is distributed across beginner, intermediate, and advanced offerings, with a dedicated beginner area served by a carpet lift and triple chair. More experienced skiers can find some short but challenging pitches, including Sasquatch, Bear Creek’s most difficult black diamond trail.

Freestyle skiing and snowboarding are a significant part of Bear Creek’s identity. Three terrain parks — Family Park, Cascade Park, and Black Bear Park — provide a progression from smaller beginner-oriented features to larger jumps and more technical features for advanced riders.

Bear Creek also offers a snow tubing park and an extensive Snowsports School. At the base, visitors will find a hotel, restaurants, a full-service spa, and meeting and event facilities, allowing Bear Creek to function as a destination resort as well as a local ski area.

The ski area opened in 1967 as Doe Mountain, initially offering two trails along with a T-bar and rope tow. Following a change in ownership in 1999, the property became Bear Creek Mountain Resort and underwent significant expansion. Today, Bear Creek operates as a year-round resort on more than 330 wooded acres.

Photo provided by Bear Creek Mountain Resort.