| Snow Creek | |
|---|---|
 Snow Creek in 2009 | |
  Snow Creek Location within Missouri | |
| Location | Weston, Missouri, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 39°28′07″N 94°58′19″W / 39.468651°N 94.971964°W |
| Vertical | 300 ft (91 m) |
| Skiable area | 25 acres (10 ha) |
| Trails | 12 |
| Lift system | 3 chairs, 2 surface lifts |
| Terrain parks | 2 |
| Snowmaking | Yes |
| Website | Skisnowcreek.com |
Snow Creek is a ski resort on the bluffs above the Missouri River in Marshall Township, Platte County, northwest of Kansas City, Missouri, near the village of Iatan. it opened in 1986[1] and was the second resort to be developed in the Peak Resorts chain.
Overlooking Kansas across the river, the resort plays on its Midwest heritage including a tornado alley tubing trail. A tornado touched ground at the resort at 7:30 p.m. on April 30, 2003 in part of the May 2003 tornado outbreak sequence. The tornado did minimal damage and nobody was injured.[2]
The lift elevation is 1,099 feet (335 m) and the vertical drop is 300 feet (91 m). It has 3 chair lifts and 3 surface lifts, 11 trails including 1 advanced and 2 easy.[3] It comprises 25 acres (100,000 m2) and its mailing address is Weston, Missouri.
in 2019, Snow Creek was purchased by Colorado based Vail Resorts as a part of a $263 million deal.[1]