★ California's Oldest Ski Area · Since 1935

Ski Badger Pass
in Yosemite National Park

Lift tickets, ski school, equipment rentals, and the entire Nordic Center — bookable online with instant confirmation. The complete guide to skiing inside Yosemite.

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1935Opened
$79Adult Day Pass
90Skiable Acres
FREEKids 6 & Under
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Everything bookable at Badger Pass

Lift tickets, lessons, rentals, snowshoe tours, and backcountry trips — all delivered through the same secure FareHarbor checkout the resort itself uses.

All Day Lift Tickets - All Lifts at Badger Pass Ski Area
Lift TicketsFull day (9:00 AM – 4:00 PM)

All Day Lift Tickets - All Lifts

Adult $79 · Kids 7-12 $59.50 · Under 7 FREE

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Master the Slopes - Yosemite's Guaranteed Program at Badger Pass Ski Area
Ski SchoolFull day

Master the Slopes - Yosemite's Guaranteed Program

Lift + rental + 2 lessons + guarantee

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All Day Ski & Snowboard Equipment Rentals at Badger Pass Ski Area
RentalsFull day

All Day Ski & Snowboard Equipment Rentals

Full-day ski or snowboard package

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Badger Pups Downhill Ski/Snowboard Instruction Package at Badger Pass Ski Area
Ski SchoolHalf day

Badger Pups Downhill Ski/Snowboard Instruction Package

Kids 4-6 · Lesson + lower-lifts + rentals

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Adventure Snowshoe Hike to Dewey Point at Badger Pass Ski Area
Guided ToursFull day (~6 hours)

Adventure Snowshoe Hike to Dewey Point

Full-day guided trek to Dewey Point

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All Day Cross Country Equipment Rentals at Badger Pass Ski Area
NordicFull day

All Day Cross Country Equipment Rentals

Full-day classic XC package

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The Mountain

California's original ski area

Badger Pass opened in 1935. The ski school has been running continuously since 1928 — predating most ski resorts in the country. It remains the most affordable, family-friendly ski day in the Sierra.

5Lifts
10Downhill Runs
800ftVertical Drop
90+ miXC & Snowshoe Trails
Lift Tickets

Family-friendly pricing

Adult lift tickets are $79 — less than half of Heavenly or Mammoth, with no surge pricing on weekends or holidays. Kids 6 and under ski free; kids 7-12 are $59.50.

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Ski School

Learn-to-ski guarantee

The Master the Slopes program is the only learn-to-ski package in California with a money-back guarantee: if you can't comfortably ride the chairlift by end of day, your next visit is on the house.

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Nordic Center

90+ miles of XC & snowshoe

The Badger Pass Nordic Center is the gateway to 90+ miles of groomed and ungroomed cross-country trails — including the famous Glacier Point Road tour with views of Half Dome.

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Plan Your Trip

Skiing inside a National Park

Badger Pass sits at 7,200 feet on Glacier Point Road, deep inside Yosemite National Park. The drive in is half the experience — granite domes, sequoia groves, and the cathedral of Yosemite Valley below.

A free shuttle runs daily from Yosemite Valley Lodge and Curry Village, so you don't even need a car at the resort. Most visitors stay one or two nights in the park or in nearby Yosemite West and ski Badger Pass as part of a winter getaway.

Where to Stay Getting There
Location
Yosemite National Park
Base elev.
7,200 ft
Summit elev.
8,000 ft
Season
Mid-Dec – late Mar
Hours
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Phone
(888) 413-8869
Beyond Skiing

Yosemite's winter wonderland

Badger Pass is the gateway to Yosemite's full winter ecosystem — snowshoe hikes, cross-country tours to Glacier Point, and historic ski hut overnights deep in the high country.

Snowshoe to Dewey Point

Guided Snowshoe Tours

Naturalist-led tours from Badger Pass — including the spectacular Dewey Point overlook of Yosemite Valley.
Backcountry ski hut

Backcountry & Hut Trips

Overnights at the historic Ostrander and Glacier Point ski huts. Guided or self-guided.
Cross-country skiing

Cross-Country Skiing

Classic, skate, and telemark instruction. Rentals and access to 90+ miles of Yosemite XC trails.