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Snow Valley Ski Resort

CALIFORNIA / SNOW VALLEY

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Elevation
6,800'
Base
7,841'
Summit
1,041'
Vertical Drop
Trails
32
240 Acres
Lifts
9
3 Types
Snowfall
93"
Annual Snowfall
0"
Nov
15"
Dec
16"
Jan
28"
Feb
28"
Mar
7"
Apr

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Important Dates

Projected opening date

Nov 28, 2025

Projected closing date

Apr 05, 2026

Years Open

88

Average Snowfall

93"

Terrain

Beginners Runs
9%
Intermediate Runs
47%
Advanced Runs
34%
Expert Runs
9%
Runs in Total
32
Longest Run
0.5 mi
Skiable Terrain
240 ac
Night Skiing
164 ac
Snow Making
188 ac

Lifts

9

High Speed Sixes
1
Triple Chairs
4
Double Chairs
4

Inside Scoop

Reviews

Barb Glendon

4/3/24 -- All of the good stuff above up through April 2021. Free for 70+ (80+ since Alterra). Mild terrain, but nice. Shorter walk from the parking lot than Snow Summit. Snow seems to take longer during the day to turn to slush. Friendly people. Shorter drive than Big Bear. And then Big Bear bought it, and then Alterra bought it. Raised prices, added regulations, spent a bundle on the restaurant but cheaped out on the grooming -- the same things I complained about at Big Bear. Hard ridges between passes, holes left in the corduroy, serious chatter above 35 mph. Plenty of snow, so there's no excuse. Definitely downhill from what it was when it was a private company. I still go because it's free, but I wouldn't if I had to pay day-rates or buy a pass. I would never go on weekends -- they charge $20 for parking then. I've been skiing for 38 years and I'd hate to give it up, but I hate being ripped off.

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