Mountain Creek Intermediate Skiing
Intermediate skiers will be able to explore all of Mountain Creek’s four peaks.
A view of blue trails from the Cabriolet (Photo Credit: Mountain Creek)
A quick glance at the trail map shows that intermediates can ski from the summits of all four of the resort’s peaks. However, much of the expert terrain is severely overrated meaning that intermediate skiers confident on blue trails in Vermont or the Rockies will be able to ski most of the hill.
The highest concentration of blue trails is on South Peak. Unfortunately for traditional skiers and snowboarders, the resort has turned South Peak into a giant terrain park. We recommend that non-park skiers still ski these trails, but simply avoid skiing over the features. It’s simply too much terrain to skip entirely, particularly in light of the quick lift that services South Peak. Because so many of the trails intersect one another at various points throughout the desecent, we found it enjoyable to disregard the trail map and simply steer left and right onto whatever run looked least crowded. All the pitches on South Peak are of low intermediate grade and easily within the grasp of any true intemediate.
Directly beside the South Peak Express quad, skiers will find the Bear Peak Express quad, which services the smaller of the two peaks on the former Great Gorge side of the resort. The Bear Claw run is the only marked blue run from the summit of Bear Peak, but the single black diamond runs are of comparable pitch.
On the Vernon Peak side of the resort, skiers will find a pod of blue trails to the skier’s right along the boundary line. Great Northern to Khyber Pass is our favorite of the bunch. On Granite Peak, skiers also have one option to reach the base of the Granite Peak Quad. From the top of Granite Peak, the blue Southern Sojourn trail brings skiers over to Bear Peak and South Peak bases. Be forewarned, though. Southern Soujourn is the longest trail and the resort and is incredibly flat. Snowboarders should avoid using the trail and utilize the shuttle bus between bases. It’s faster and more convenient than slogging along the trail.