Badger Pass Ski Area | |
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Location in California | |
Location | Yosemite National Park, California |
Nearest major city | Mariposa, California |
Coordinates | 37°39′43″N 119°39′49″W / 37.66194°N 119.6636°W |
Vertical | 800 ft (240 m) |
Top elevation | 8,000 ft (2,400 m) |
Base elevation | 7,200 ft (2,200 m) |
Skiable area | 90 acres (36 ha) |
Trails | 10 total 35% easiest 50% more difficult 15% most difficult |
Longest run | 0.4 mi (640 m) |
Lift system | 5 lifts: 1 triple chair 3 double chairs 1 surface lift |
Lift capacity | 6,800 skiers/hr |
Terrain parks | 1 |
Snowfall | 300 in (7.6 m) |
Night skiing | None |
Website | [1] |
Badger Pass Ski Area is a small ski area located within Yosemite National Park. Badger Pass is one of only three lift serviced ski areas operating in a US National Park (Hurricane Ridge Ski and Snowboard Area in Olympic National Park and Boston Mills/Brandywine Ski Resort in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park are the others). It is situated five miles (8 km) south-southeast of the Chinquapin intersection of Wawona Road (HWY 41 continuation) with Glacier Point Road in the southern area of Yosemite National Park. Glacier Point Road provides the access to this ski area. During high snow level and/or ski season, Glacier Point road terminates at Badger Pass Ski Resort. Under these conditions, the remainder of Glacier Point Road is used for cross-country skiing access to Glacier Point and other destinations in the high country.