Which ski area is better, Blue Mountain PA or Mountain Creek NJ?

Question

I mean overall: more lifts, more slopes, snow conditions, vertical drop, etc.

Answer 1

Depends on what you like. Mountain Creek is bigger but it's REALLY crowded on weekends and reminds of a shopping mall. Lots of rude suburban middle and high school kids being dropped off by their moms.  You can't really blame the locals. It just suffers from proximity to New York City and the North Jersey suburbs.

Blue feels like it's about a third the size of Mountain Creek (maybe smaller) but it has a nicely groomed terrain park with a lot of really big hits for a mountain of its size and although it can get a bit crowded on weekends, is generally home to a more mellow and friendly crowd.

Snow is a bit better at Blue since it's farther west, although both are 100% dependent on snowmaking.  

I give the edge to Blue, it's my "home" mountain, but if I imagine that Mt. Creek would probably be pretty awesome mid-week without the crowds.

Answer 2

I can't speak for Blue Mountain as i have never been there although I have heard it was not bad. I am a seasons passholder at Mountain Creek. The vertical drop is slightly more than 1,000 and about 15 top to bottom runs (they might claim 50 trails altogether) and seven chairs including a Gondola and two detachable quads, two other quads a triple and a double.. They have two trails i would consider true expert trails Pipeline and Devils bit. Both are on Granite Peak (one of four "mountains"). There are a five or six border line expert rtails as well. The place is typically very busy 10-4 on the weekends. The evenings are usually quiet, even Friday and Saturday night. I have skied some of the Poconos mountains such as Camelback, Shawnee and Tangelwood, I think when everything is open, mountain creek is a little better than these ski area. The Poconos might have a little better snow and slightly better conditions.

Hope this helps!

Answer 3

blue def!