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Auction Ends: May 5, 2013 11:59 PM EDT

Outdoor Adventures

Mid-Week Stay and Ski at Bear Creek Mountain Resort and Conference Center

Item Number
72
Sold
195 USD to Live Event Bidder
Number of Bids
1  -  Bid History

Live Event Item

After the online close, this item went to a Live Event for further bidding. Absentee Bidding offered.

Item Description

Bear Creek Mountain Resort & Conference Center is nestled on over 330 wooded acres in scenic Berks County, Pennsylvania. The resort offers skiing, snowboarding and snowtubing in the winter, and hiking, biking, fishing, boating, tennis and nearby golf during the spring, summer, and fall. Guests can plan an event in the spacious banquet and meeting facilities with mountain views, dine at The Grille at Bear Creek, or the Trail’s End Cafe, relax at The Spa at Bear Creek or vacation at our beautiful resort hotel, with indoor and outdoor pools and hot tubs.

Winning Bidder will receive a gift certificate for two guests to stay at in a standard hotel room and lift tickets for the evening of arrival and the following day.

 

Item Special Note

Gift Certificate may also be used for 50% off snowboard rental equipment and Discovery lessons, option to add complimentary snowtubing tickets and addional special offers for resort amenities.

History of Bear Creek:  Prior to becoming a ski resort, the area now known as Bear Creek was home to the Rittenhouse Gap mines, a part of the Mid-Atlantic Iron Belt. The mines date back to the late 1800s and the time of Thomas Edison, who was drawn to the mines to develop a cost-effective means of extracting iron ore from crushed rock. The railroad serving the mines was known as the Catasuaqua-Fogelsville Railroad. It was built in the 1850s as a way to transport iron ore to furnaces along the Lehigh River, including Lock Ridge Furnace in Alburtis, where the ore was used to make cannon and machinery. The Rittenhouse Gap mines were abandoned after World War 1 when the iron industry was drawn to the upper Midwest.  In 1967, the ski area opened its doors for the first time as Doe Mountain Ski Area with just a t-bar, a rope tow and two trails. Over the years, the facility has grown and expanded to 21 trails with 7 lifts. In 1999, Doe Mountain changed ownership. Since that time, it has developed into a year-round resort facility known today as Bear Creek Mountain Resort & Conference Center.

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