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Badger Pass, Yosemite's Ski Resort, Won't Open This Winter

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Justin Housman

Published Date

February 13, 2025
A chair lift sits in snow

Badger Pass chairlift / Screenshot from Yosemite webcam

The National Park Service and Yosemite Hospitality have decided to punt on the entire winter ski season and will not be opening Badger Pass, a small, nearly century-old ski resort near Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park. It's known for being a family-friendly ski area, with lift tickets and season passes far less expensive than the mega resorts in Lake Tahoe to the north and Mammoth to the south. 

According to the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab, the central Sierra Nevada's snow pack is only 80 percent of average for this time of year. Recent storms have helped nudge that number up from a dismal beginning to the snow year, but despite more snow forecast for the coming days, park officials have decided opening the park for the rest of the year isn't worth it. 

On a post to their Facebook page, Badger Pass wrote: "the snow totals have been too unreliable to wait any longer to be able to open Badger for less than a month."

In a typical year, Badger Pass is open from mid-December through mid-March. 

Badger Pass opened in 1935. The first lift was installed the following year. The resort covers 90 acres, offers 10 runs, and is served by five lifts. Nordic skiing is very popular in the terrain surrounding Badger Pass, especially along Glacier Point Road, which is groomed in years the resort is open. Skiers can overnight at the Glacier Point Ski Hut, which is a visitor center in the summer, when the paved road to Glacier Point is open. 

Badger Pass is one of only three lift-served ski areas within a national park. Hurricane Ridge Ski and Snowboard Area in Olympic National Park, and Boston Miss/Brandywine Ski Resort in Cuyahoga Valley National Park are the other two. 

The resort will issue refunds to all season pass holders. 

"We’re super bummed this year didn’t pan out," the resort wrote on Facebook. "Thanks for being loyal Badger supporters and doing your snow dances all winter anyways! Hopefully we can see you next year… on the slooooooooopes!"

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