Mountain Creek Village
The new slopeside Appalachian Hotel anchors a small, but surprisingly nice base area development.
Mountain Creek’s village in the foreground with Vernon Peak behind (Photo Credit: Mountain Creek)
Mountain Creek does not possess a true pedestrian village, particularly when judged by the standards of its former owners (Intrawest), famous for developing some of the sport’s best villages at places like Copper Mountain and Tremblant. It has two large main buildings – the Red Tail Lodge and Appalachian Hotel – which comprise most of the pedestrian space around the base of the Vernon Peak side of the resort. The hotel contains some retail space as well as restaurants, an outdoor pool and hot tub overlooking the slopes.
In the mid 2010’s, Mountain Creek was sold to the Crystal Springs Golf Resort, uniting the region’s summer and winter activities under common ownership. As a result, many Mountain Creek visitors now stay at the Crystal Springs resort in the winter months.