California Ski Resort Rankings
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Lowest and Highest
| Lowest | Highest | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lift Ticket Price | Tahoe Donner Truckee, CA US | $36.00 | $83.00 | Mammoth Mountain Mammoth Lakes, CA US |
| Vertical | Boreal Truckee, CA US | 500 ft | 3100 ft | Mammoth Mountain Mammoth Lakes, CA US |
| Skiable Area | Badger Pass Yosemite, CA US | 88 acres | 4000 acres | Squaw Valley Olympic Valley, CA US |
| Number of Runs | Badger Pass Yosemite, CA US | 10 | 52 | Donner Ski Ranch Norden, CA US |
Top 20 - Best Value Ski Resorts
measured by vertical ft / dollar
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| Rank | Name | Value ft / dollar | Vertical ft | Lift Ticket adult weekend | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bear Valley Bear Valley, CA US | 42.22 | 1900 ft | $45.00 |
42.2
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| 2. | Mammoth Mountain Mammoth Lakes, CA US | 37.35 | 3100 ft | $83.00 |
37.3
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| 3. | Squaw Valley Olympic Valley, CA US | 36.08 | 2850 ft | $79.00 |
36.1
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| 4. | Mt. Baldy Mt. Baldy Village, CA US | 35.59 | 2100 ft | $59.00 |
35.6
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| 5. | Homewood Homewood, CA US | 31.13 | 1650 ft | $53.00 |
31.1
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| 6. | Northstar at Tahoe Truckee, CA US | 30.81 | 2280 ft | $74.00 |
30.8
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| 7. | Sierra at Tahoe Twin Bridges, CA US | 29.89 | 2212 ft | $74.00 |
29.9
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| 8. | Dodge Ridge Pinecrest, CA US | 29.63 | 1600 ft | $54.00 |
29.6
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| 9. | Alpine Meadows Tahoe City, CA US | 28.16 | 1802 ft | $64.00 |
28.2
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| 10. | Kirkwood Kirkwood, CA US | 27.78 | 2000 ft | $72.00 |
27.8
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| 11. | Sierra Summit Lakeshore, CA US | 25.83 | 1679 ft | $65.00 |
25.8
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| 12. | Bear Mountain Big Bear Lake, CA US | 25.76 | 1700 ft | $66.00 |
25.8
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| 13. | Mountain High Wrightwood, CA US | 25 | 1600 ft | $64.00 |
25
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| 14. | Sugar Bowl Norden, CA US | 25 | 1500 ft | $60.00 |
25
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| 15. | Snow Valley Running Springs, CA US | 19.64 | 1041 ft | $53.00 |
19.6
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| 16. | Badger Pass Yosemite, CA US | 19.05 | 800 ft | $42.00 |
19
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| 17. | Donner Ski Ranch Norden, CA US | 18.75 | 750 ft | $40.00 |
18.8
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| 18. | Snow Summit Big Bear Lake, CA US | 18.18 | 1200 ft | $66.00 |
18.2
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| 19. | Tahoe Donner Truckee, CA US | 16.67 | 600 ft | $36.00 |
16.7
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| 20. | Boreal Truckee, CA US | 9.62 | 500 ft | $52.00 |
9.6
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