California, USA

Best Ski Resorts in California

California has 12 ski resorts in our database. Palisades Tahoe is the largest by skiable area, and Sugar Bowl gets the most snow. Here's how they compare on the numbers.

Avg. Annual Snowfall

Sugar Bowl

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65% intermediate terrain

All California ski resorts by size

Resort	Skiable Area	Vertical	Runs	Snowfall
Palisades Tahoe	6,000 ac	2,851 ft	288	400"
Heavenly	4,800 ac	3,812 ft	97	258"
Mammoth Mountain	3,500 ac	3,100 ft	178	400"
Northstar	3,170 ac	2,280 ft	100	350"
Alpine Meadows	2,400 ac	1,801 ft	100	495"
Kirkwood	2,300 ac	2,005 ft	86	354"
Sierra-at-Tahoe	2,000 ac	2,211 ft	50	480"
Sugar Bowl	1,650 ac	1,499 ft	103	500"
Dodge Ridge	862 ac	1,601 ft	70	350"
Mountain High	290 ac	1,601 ft	59	132"
Snow Summit	240 ac	1,211 ft	31	100"
Bear Mountain	198 ac	1,663 ft	26	100"

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