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Badger Pass Ski Area ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Badger Pass Ski Area is a ski area in California, United States with 5.8 km of mapped downhill runs and 5 lifts, between 2,202 m and 2,376 m above sea level.

Downhill runs
5.8 km
Lifts
5
Top elevation
2,376 m
Vertical drop
174 m
Nearest airport
MMH · 72 km

Slopes by difficulty

  • Easy0.5 km
  • Advanced1.3 km
  • Intermediate4.0 km

10 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.

Ski lifts

  • 4 Chairlifts
  • 1 Drag lifts

Badger Pass Ski Area is a ski area in California, the United States. Its 10 mapped downhill runs add up to 5.8 km, which ranks it #280 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 580 m long.

Slopes at Badger Pass Ski Area

About 9% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 69% intermediate and 22% advanced or expert, which makes Badger Pass Ski Area a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 5 lifts: 4 chairlifts, 1 drag lift. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 2,202 m up to 2,376 m, a vertical drop of 174 m — typical of a local ski hill. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Badger Pass Ski Area

The nearest airport is Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH), about 72 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 34 min by car; Merced Regional Macready Field (MCE) is 86 km away. Nearby ski areas include June Mountain (27.1 km), Mammoth Mountain (85.8 km), Tamarack Cross-Country Ski Center and Summit Ranger District Ski Trails (1.0 km), which together add 183 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to Badger Pass Ski Area

  1. 1
    Mammoth Yosemite Airport Flag of United StatesMammoth Lakes, United States Airports in United States
    MMH72 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    Merced Regional Macready Field Flag of United StatesMerced, United States Airports in United States
    MCE86 kmstraight line
  3. 3
    Fresno Yosemite International Airport Flag of United StatesFresno, United States Airports in United States
    FAT98 kmstraight line
  4. 4
    Eastern Sierra Regional Airport Flag of United StatesBishop, United States Airports in United States
    BIH119 kmstraight line

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does Badger Pass Ski Area have?

5.8 km of downhill runs (10 runs): 0.5 km easy, 1.3 km advanced, 4.0 km intermediate. It is #280 in United States by piste length.

How high is Badger Pass Ski Area?

The lifts and runs reach 2,376 m (7,795 ft); the lowest point is 2,202 m, a vertical drop of 174 m.

What is the nearest airport to Badger Pass Ski Area?

Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH), about 72 km away in a straight line; Merced Regional Macready Field (MCE) is 86 km away.

How many ski lifts does Badger Pass Ski Area have?

5 lifts: 4 chairlifts, 1 drag lifts.

Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.