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Ski resorts in California

The short answer

We list 15 ski areas in California. The largest by mapped runs is Mammoth Mountain (86 km); the highest is Mammoth Mountain, with runs from 3,360 m (11,024 ft); and the biggest vertical is at Mammoth Mountain (903 m).

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Highest ski resorts in California1,500 m2,000 m2,500 m3,000 mMammoth Mountain: top 3,360 m (11,024 ft)3,360Mammoth MountainJune Mountain: top 3,089 m (10,135 ft)3,089June MountainKirkwood Mountain Resort: top 2,884 m (9,462 ft)2,884Kirkwood Mounta…Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Resort: top 2,693 m (8,835 ft)2,693Sierra-at-Tahoe…Palisades Tahoe Olympic Valley: top 2,664 m (8,740 ft)2,664Palisades Tahoe…China Peak Mountain Resort: top 2,635 m (8,645 ft)2,635China Peak Moun…Northstar at Tahoe Resort: top 2,625 m (8,612 ft)2,625Northstar at Ta…Palisades Tahoe Alpine Meadows: top 2,589 m (8,494 ft)2,589Palisades Tahoe…Bear Valley: top 2,586 m (8,484 ft)2,586Bear ValleySugar Bowl Resort: top 2,550 m (8,366 ft)2,550Sugar Bowl Reso…Snow Summit: top 2,494 m (8,182 ft)2,494Snow SummitDodge Ridge Ski Area: top 2,482 m (8,143 ft)2,482Dodge Ridge Ski…
Top elevation of the highest mapped run, in metres. Full figures in the table below.

All California ski areas by size

Ski areaRegionTop elevationVerticalMapped runsLifts
Mammoth Mountain logoMammoth MountainCalifornia3,360 m903 m86 km28
Northstar at Tahoe ResortCalifornia2,625 m704 m83 km20
Palisades Tahoe Olympic Valley logoPalisades Tahoe Olympic ValleyCalifornia2,664 m774 m67 km27
Kirkwood Mountain ResortCalifornia2,884 m503 m41 km13
Sugar Bowl Resort logoSugar Bowl ResortCalifornia2,550 m443 m39 km12
Palisades Tahoe Alpine Meadows logoPalisades Tahoe Alpine MeadowsCalifornia2,589 m692 m38 km17
Bear Valley logoBear ValleyCalifornia2,586 m562 m36 km9
China Peak Mountain Resort logoChina Peak Mountain ResortCalifornia2,635 m492 m35 km11
Homewood Ski Area logoHomewood Ski AreaCalifornia2,403 m500 m35 km7
Dodge Ridge Ski Area logoDodge Ridge Ski AreaCalifornia2,482 m481 m34 km11
Mt. Shasta Ski Park logoMt. Shasta Ski ParkCalifornia2,298 m634 m29 km6
Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Resort logoSierra-at-Tahoe Ski ResortCalifornia2,693 m663 m27 km13
June Mountain logoJune MountainCalifornia3,089 m781 m27 km7
Snow Summit logoSnow SummitCalifornia2,494 m372 m20 km15
Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area logoTahoe Donner Downhill Ski AreaCalifornia2,219 m150 m9 km5

Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) via OpenSkiMap; mapped figures can differ from resorts’ published ones.

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