Mountain Creek is a ski resort in Vernon Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, United States.

It is located on New Jersey Route 94 in the New York Metropolitan Area, 47 miles (76 km) from the George Washington Bridge.

When the fair closed, the entire contents of the Swiss Pavilion were purchased and were transported to be incorporated into the new lodge at Great Gorge.

Great Gorge was the first ski area in the United States to use a jet engine to power their snow-making operations' air compressors.

Skiers Donna Weinbrecht and Jamie Kurlander, who have been inducted into the Sussex County Sports Hall of Fame, skied at Great Gorge.

The New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway operates tracks that abut the back of the Great Gorge South parking lot.

Great Gorge North was part of a master plan that included a never-built Olympic ski-jump and training facility.

Plans for the Playboy Club included a casino and gondola from the hotel to the base at Great Gorge North, neither of which were ever built.

In 1974, VVGG was purchased by Great American Recreation (GAR), which invested in snowmaking equipment that allowed the new resort to survive seasons with little snow.

In 1989, GAR negotiated a deal with International Broadcasting Corporation (IBC) to sell the Vernon Valley/Great Gorge ski resort for $50 million.

Intrawest then sold the land back to the state for $7 million and permission to expand skiing on portions of the mountain where it was previously prohibited.

In winter 2003 construction began on The Appalachian, a luxury condominium and hotel built on the former parking lot of Vernon base.

For summer 2006 Intrawest opened the Diablo Mountain Bike Park on Vernon Peak, which featured numerous downhill trails serviced by the Cabriolet gondola.

All slopes off those peaks are intermediate trails with additional ratings for the kind of freestyle terrain from small to extra large.

Minor changes were also made in the dining structure, including replacement of the one-time-use rental lockers with a more compact bag-check station.

In addition, a helipad was located in the rear of the Mountain Creek South parking lot (from the inception of the resort when it was Great Gorge) where people with life-threatening injuries are airlifted to the regional emergency medical centers.

The new owners immediately went to work on improving the mountain, replacing the tent complex at Vernon with a new lodge that opened in time for the 2011-12 ski season.

A three-story building, it contains new offices, bars, fine dining restaurant, food court, rental and locker facilities and an outdoor patio.

In summer 2012, Mountain Creek continued improvement plans, opening a new zip line course at the mountaintop lake above Vernon Peak and an Alpine coaster on the lower mountainside near the waterpark.

In 2010 Sojourn Double, the chairlift that transported people from South to Granite Peak, was retired after 40 years of service.