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Dodge Ridge Ski Area ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Dodge Ridge Ski Area is a ski area in California, United States with 34 km of mapped downhill runs and 11 lifts, between 2,001 m and 2,482 m above sea level.

Downhill runs
34 km
Lifts
11
Top elevation
2,482 m
Vertical drop
481 m
Nearest airport
MCE · 113 km

Slopes by difficulty

  • Easy2.5 km
  • Expert0.7 km
  • Advanced13 km
  • Intermediate18 km

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

Ski lifts

  • 7 Chairlifts
  • 3 Magic carpets
  • 1 T-bars

Dodge Ridge Ski Area is a ski area in California, the United States. Its 61 mapped downhill runs add up to 34 km, which ranks it #87 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.4% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 555 m long.

Slopes at Dodge Ridge Ski Area

About 7% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 52% intermediate and 41% advanced or expert, which makes Dodge Ridge Ski Area best suited to confident and advanced skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 11 lifts: 7 chairlifts, 3 magic carpets, 1 t-bar. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 2,001 m up to 2,482 m, a vertical drop of 481 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Dodge Ridge Ski Area

The nearest airport is Merced Regional Macready Field (MCE), about 113 km away in a straight line — roughly 2 h 26 min by car; Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH) is 115 km away. Nearby ski areas include Summit Ranger District Ski Trails (1.0 km), Bear Valley Adventure Company, Bear Valley (36.2 km) and Kirkwood Mountain Resort (41.2 km), which together add 111 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to Dodge Ridge Ski Area

  1. 1
    Merced Regional Macready Field Flag of United StatesMerced, United States Airports in United States
    MCE113 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    Mammoth Yosemite Airport Flag of United StatesMammoth Lakes, United States Airports in United States
    MMH115 kmstraight line
  3. 3
    Stockton Metropolitan Airport Flag of United StatesStockton, United States Airports in United States
    SCK118 kmstraight line
  4. 4
    Truckee Tahoe Airport Flag of United StatesTruckee, United States Airports in United States
    TKF127 kmstraight line

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does Dodge Ridge Ski Area have?

34 km of downhill runs (61 runs): 2.5 km easy, 0.7 km expert, 13 km advanced, 18 km intermediate. It is #87 in United States by piste length.

How high is Dodge Ridge Ski Area?

The lifts and runs reach 2,482 m (8,143 ft); the lowest point is 2,001 m, a vertical drop of 481 m.

What is the nearest airport to Dodge Ridge Ski Area?

Merced Regional Macready Field (MCE), about 113 km away in a straight line; Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH) is 115 km away.

How many ski lifts does Dodge Ridge Ski Area have?

11 lifts: 7 chairlifts, 3 magic carpets, 1 t-bars.

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