Bear Creek Mountain Resort
Overview
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.
Mountain & Resort Details
Mountain
- Vertical Drop
- 510 feet
- Base Elevation
- 590 feet
- Peak Elevation
- 1,100 feet
- Skiable Acres
- 86
- Trails
- 23
- Trail Mix
- 30% beginner 40% intermediate 30% expert
Skiing & Amenities
- Lifts
- 6 (3 quads, 1 triple, 2 carpets)
- Night Skiing
- Yes, on 100% of terrain
- Terrain Park
- Three terrain parks — Family Park, Cascade Park, and Black Bear Park — with features progressing from beginner to expert.
- Tubing Park
- 10-lane tubing park served by a carpet lift.
Contact & Links
- Address
- 101 Doe Mountain Lane
Macungie, PA 18062 - Phone
- (866) 754-2822
- Directions
- Get directions →
- Website
- Official resort website
Summer Activities
Bear Creek remains active after the snow melts, with a Mountain Activity Center offering a variety of outdoor recreation. Activities include hiking, mountain biking, archery, axe throwing, guided side-by-side tours, fishing, boating, outdoor yoga, and other seasonal activities. Bear Creek maintains more than seven miles of hiking and cross-country-oriented biking trails as well as an 18-hole disc golf course. Access to some activities and trails is limited to hotel guests, season passholders, camp participants, or specific public sessions, so visitors should check with the resort before arriving.
Bear Creek also operates a popular summer Mountain Camp for children and hosts festivals, concerts, and other events throughout the warmer months.
Trail Map
Getting There
Weather
Weather near Bear Creek
| Humidity: | 61% | Visibility: | 10.00 |
| Wind Speed: | 0 mph | Sunrise: | 6:45 a.m. |
| Barometer: | 30.10 in | Sunset: | 7:08 p.m. |
| Dewpoint: | 57 °F |
Weather supplied by the National Weather Service. Errors or reporting delays may be possible.
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