
1. Mountain Creek
If the idea of spending hours in the car and missing that fresh morning powder fills you with dread, then this popular Jersey mountain’s location, just 47 miles from Manhattan, should make your snow bunny heart leap for joy. The one-and-a-half-hour bus ride to Mountain Creek is available through the NYC Snow Bus, which runs daily from Downtown Brooklyn, Union Square and Times Square and offers great all-inclusive deals that cover round-trip travel, lift passes and equipment rental. 200 Rte 94, Vernon, NJ (973-827-2000)