The Mountain

Badger Pass Trail Map & Terrain Guide

10 named runs, 5 lifts, 800 vertical feet, 90 skiable acres. Small by Tahoe standards — and perfectly sized for what it is: California's friendliest place to learn, take a family weekend, or remember what skiing was like before the resorts got industrial.

10runs
5lifts
90skiable acres
800ftvertical drop
7,200ftbase elevation
8,000ftsummit

The lifts

  • Eagle (chair) — the upper-mountain chair; accesses the longer intermediate runs. Required for blue terrain.
  • Bruin (chair) — mid-mountain; serves the connecting greens and a couple of easier blues.
  • Turtle (chair) — the lower-mountain chair; serves beginner terrain and the terrain park.
  • Badger (chair) — short lift for beginner/learning terrain.
  • Cubs (surface) — surface lift on the kids' learning area, used by Badger Pups and other very-beginner sessions.

Terrain breakdown

  • 35% beginner — wide, gentle greens (Wonderland, Beginner's Path)
  • 50% intermediate — blue runs accessible from the Eagle lift
  • 15% advanced — a couple of steeper pitches off Eagle

No expert-rated terrain. Badger Pass doesn't pretend to be a steep-and-deep destination. If you want to ski blacks and chutes, this isn't your mountain. If you want a place where the whole family can ski together and nobody's terrified, this is exactly your mountain.

The Terrain Park

The Badger Pass terrain park is small but well-designed for progression. It sits in the Lower Lifts zone, accessible via the Turtle and Bruin chairs (covered by the Lower Lifts ticket). Features change season-to-season but typically include progression boxes, small rails, and beginner-to-intermediate jumps. Not a competition-grade park — a park where you can learn the skill set without intimidating consequences.

Official trail map (PDF)

For the most current resort trail map with run names, lift positions, and terrain park layout, see the official Yosemite Hospitality resource at travelyosemite.com/winter/badger-pass-ski-area. Maps change seasonally; the official source is always current.

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