Badger Pass Ski Area

Badger Pass Ski Area
The historic Badger Pass Ski Lodge
Location	Yosemite National Park, California
Nearest city	Mariposa, California
Coordinates	37°39′43″N 119°39′49″W / 37.66194°N 119.6636°W / 37.66194; -119.6636Coordinates: 37°39′43″N 119°39′49″W / 37.66194°N 119.6636°W / 37.66194; -119.6636
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)
Runs	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.

Due to a naming rights dispute in which outgoing concessionaire Delaware North Parks and Resorts claims to own the names of several Yosemite locations as intellectual property, Badger Pass was renamed "Yosemite Ski & Snowboard Area" effective March 1, 2016.

Badger Pass is at about 7,200 feet (2,200 m) in elevation at the restaurant and services buildings. At the summit of the downhill ski lifts, elevations rise to 8,000 feet (2,400 m). The nearest community to Badger Pass is Yosemite West. The 90-acre (36 ha) skiing area provides 10 runs and 5 lifts with downhill, snow tubing and snow boarding facilities. There are also training areas with instructors for beginners and novices that need "brushing up". A snow tubing area has been added near the cross-country equipment rental area. For safety reasons, this area is "roped off so that skiers can not enter the area.

In addition to the downhill facilities, there are extensive cross-country skiing and snowshoe trails. In fact this is one of the highlights of the Badger Pass/Yosemite National Park winter activities. There are over 84 miles (135 km) of trails encompassing many of the tourist sites in Yosemite. In addition, two overnight huts are available for extended winter trips into the wilderness.