June Mountain
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| Location |
June Mountain Inyo National Forest |
| Nearest city | June Lake, California |
| Coordinates | 37°46′06″N 119°05′26″W / 37.7683°N 119.0906°WCoordinates: 37°46′06″N 119°05′26″W / 37.7683°N 119.0906°W |
| Vertical | 2,590 ft (790 m) |
| Top elevation | 10,090 ft (3,080 m) |
| Base elevation | 7,545 ft (2,300 m) |
| Skiable area | 1,500 acres (610 ha) |
| Runs | 35 total 35% beginner 45% intermediate 20% advanced |
| Longest run | 2 mi (3.2 km) |
| Lift system | 7: (2 high speed quads, 4 Doubles, 1 carpet lift) |
| Lift capacity | 10,000 passengers/hr |
| Terrain parks | Mambo Upper Sunrise Jib Sunrise Super Pipe |
| Snowfall | 250 in (640 cm) |
| Snowmaking | some available |
| Night skiing | None |
| Website | www.JuneMountain.com |
June Mountain ski area is a winter resort in the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains, located near June Lake, southeast of Yosemite National Park.
June Mountain, like its neighbor and current owner, Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, has traditionally been popular with skiers from Southern California, in part because of its relative ease of automobile access in winter compared to the Lake Tahoe resorts, which are traditionally more accessible to Northern California residents. It is also popular with locals, elementary and high school ski programs, and race teams in the surrounding small towns of Mono County, many of whom depend on the resort for a substantial portion of their winter tourism base.
June Mountain hosted the 2006 Ski Mountaineering Race Series and the ski and snowboard portions of the 2006 California Winter Games in March 2006.
June Mountain also offers chair lift rides to the chalet throughout the summer and contains hiking trails and other scenic features that are accessible throughout the summer months.
On June 21, 2012, Mammoth Mountain and the Starwood Capital Group announced that they would close June Mountain for the summer and winter 2012–2013 season, after 50 years of continuous operation. An active citizen movement arose in response, raising concerns about the prospects for sustaining the local community if the mountain closed. With a new strategy to finally invest in snowmaking, a chairlift, and marketing, June Mountain re-opened for the 2013–2014 season.
June Mountain operates 7 ski lifts, 2 high-speed quads, 4 doubles, and 1 people mover for beginners. In 1996, Doppelmayr retrofitted the two high-speed quads, introducing new grips and other technological improvements. Most of the double chairlifts were built by Riblet and retrofitted by Lift Engineering (Yan Lifts). Chair J1, a double chair, carries skiers and snowboarders from the lower ticket office up to June Meadows Chalet where most amenities the resort has to offer are located. From the chalet, riders can either head down the challenging front face of the resort back to the lower ticket office and parking lot or continue to the more intermediate upper mountain. Chair J6, a high speed quad lift, provides direct access to the top of Rainbow Mountain and a variety of intermediate runs. The other lift option from the chalet is chair J2 which leads to Stew Pot Slims, where food and beverages are available, and gives skiers and snowboarders access to the smaller of the two terrain parks on the mountain as well the 22 foot superpipe. From the top of chair J2, chair J4, and chair J7. Chair J4 also leads to the summit of Rainbow Mountain while chair J7 goes to the top of June Mountain and provides access to some of the more iconic runs on the mountain in addition to the largest terrain park found in the resort. The total uphill capacity of the lifts at June Mountain is 10,000 rides per hour.
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