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Alpine Meadows

California, US

35 kmMtrails
499 mvertical
14lifts
❄︎❄︎❄︎heavy snow
836 cma season, model

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North America
New York City — town, pop. 8,804,190Los Angeles — town, pop. 3,820,914Toronto — town, pop. 2,794,356Chicago — town, pop. 2,664,452Alpine MeadowsNew York CityLos AngelesTorontoChicago
California
Sacramento — town, pop. 524,943Oakland — town, pop. 419,267Stockton — town, pop. 305,658Reno — town, pop. 264,165Fremont — town, pop. 232,206Modesto — town, pop. 211,266Bear Valley Mountain ResortDodge RidgeDonner Ski RanchHeavenlyJune MountainKirkwoodMammoth MountainNorthstarOlympic ValleySierra-at-TahoeSugar BowlAlpine MeadowsSacramentoOaklandStocktonRenoModesto
Within 30 km
South Lake Tahoe — town, pop. 21,706Truckee — town, pop. 16,299Incline Village — town, pop. 8,777Kings Beach — town, pop. 3,796Kingsbury — town, pop. 2,152Sunnyside-Tahoe City — town, pop. 1,557Donner Ski RanchHeavenlyNorthstarOlympic ValleySugar BowlAlpine MeadowsAlpine MeadowsDonner Ski RanchHeavenlyNorthstarOlympic ValleySugar BowlTruckeeKingsburySunnyside-Tahoe City

Webcamson palisadestahoe.com

26/27 Passes

PassWhat it grantsBlackouts
Ikon Passunlimited daysno blackout dates
Ikon Baseunlimited daysNovDecJanFebMarApr2026-12-26 – 2026-12-302027-01-16 – 2027-01-172027-02-13 – 2027-02-14Dec 26–Dec 30, Jan 16–Jan 17, Feb 13–Feb 143 blackout windows

The mountain

2,589 msummit
499 mvertical
2,090 mbase
Trees
1.4 km, 4% of mapped runs plus 29 ha of zones
Region
California, United States

Where it stands

trails
35 kmmedian 19 km
71%
vertical
499 mmedian 324 m
67%
advanced or harder
25%median 29%
30%
novice or easy
5%median 22%
2%
snowfall
836 cmmedian 207 cm
97%

this resort middle half median

The Season

38%of Dec–Mar days it snows
9days, longest snowy stretch
model
Snow on the ground
100200300 cmOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun
Snowfall, season to date model
50010001500 cmOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

middle half of winterstypical (dashed: model)2025/26

Snow on the ground: measured at Ward Creek #3 (SNOTEL sensor), 2.7 km away; 19 winters · Snowfall: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters · natural snow, a groomed base runs deeper

Terrain

above: this resort · below: typical of the 84 North American resorts of 25 km to 60 km

  • novicegreen circle0.1 km · 1 run
  • easygreen circle1.5 km · 4 runs
  • intermediateblue square24.9 km · 56 runs
  • advancedblack diamond8.6 km · 31 runs
  • expertdouble black0.2 km · 1 run

North American grading.

Trail map

unnamed run — green circle (novice)Meadow — green circle (easy)Tiegel — green circle (easy)Subway — green circle (easy)East Creek — blue square (intermediate)Standard Run — blue square (intermediate)Leisure Lane — blue square (intermediate)Upper Loop Road — blue square (intermediate)Bobby's Run — blue square (intermediate)Maid Marion — blue square (intermediate)Kangaroo Main Run — blue square (intermediate)Alpine Bowl — blue square (intermediate)unnamed run — blue square (intermediate)Terry's Return — blue square (intermediate)Sherwood Run — blue square (intermediate)Mountain View — blue square (intermediate)Winter Road — blue square (intermediate)Wolverine — blue square (intermediate)unnamed run — blue square (intermediate)Sunspot — blue square (intermediate)Ultraviolet — blue square (intermediate)Robin Hood — blue square (intermediate)unnamed run — blue square (intermediate)Nick's Run — blue square (intermediate)Sunnyside — blue square (intermediate)Return Road — blue square (intermediate)Kangaroo Ridge — blue square (intermediate)Alpine Bowl — blue square (intermediate)Howard's Hollow — blue square (intermediate)unnamed run — blue square (intermediate)Alpine Bowl — blue square (intermediate)Loop Road — blue square (intermediate)Summer Road — blue square (intermediate)Outer Limits — blue square (intermediate)Shooting Star — blue square (intermediate)unnamed run — blue square (intermediate)Weasel Run — blue square (intermediate)Werner's Schuss — blue square (intermediate)Charity — blue square (intermediate)Banana Chute — blue square (intermediate)Twilight Zone — blue square (intermediate)Howard's Hollow — blue square (intermediate)Dancefloor (Red Trail) — blue square (intermediate)Barn Road — blue square (intermediate)Skateboard Alley — blue square (intermediate)unnamed run — blue square (intermediate)Scotty's Beam — blue square (intermediate)Yellow Trail — blue square (intermediate)Lower Rock Garden — blue square (intermediate)Ladies' Slalom — blue square (intermediate)Reily's Run — blue square (intermediate)unnamed run — blue square (intermediate)Sandy's Corner — blue square (intermediate)Charity (Red-Green) — blue square (intermediate)Scott Ridge — blue square (intermediate)Ray's Rut — blue square (intermediate)Upper Weasel One — blue square (intermediate)Rock Garden — blue square (intermediate)Red Ridge — blue square (intermediate)Sunspot — blue square (intermediate)Boomerang (Green Trail) — blue square (intermediate)Talvert's Ride — black diamond (advanced) — gladedPygmy Forest — black diamond (advanced)unnamed run — black diamond (advanced)Gentian Gully — black diamond (advanced)East Gully — black diamond (advanced)Kangaroo Slope — black diamond (advanced)South Face — black diamond (advanced)Big Bend Bowl — black diamond (advanced)Sherwood Face — black diamond (advanced)Lower 40 Gully — black diamond (advanced)Lower 40 Face — black diamond (advanced)D8 — black diamond (advanced)Promised Land — black diamond (advanced)Butcher Block Rock — black diamond (advanced)Wolverine — black diamond (advanced)Tiegel Chutes — black diamond (advanced)West Gully — black diamond (advanced)West Palisades — black diamond (advanced)Friar's Tuck — black diamond (advanced)Powerline — black diamond (advanced)The Face — black diamond (advanced)Ashcroft Gully — black diamond (advanced)SP Bowl — black diamond (advanced)East Palisades — black diamond (advanced)Chute That Seldom Slides — black diamond (advanced)Sun Bowl — black diamond (advanced)Expert's Shortcut — black diamond (advanced)Hot Wheels Gully — black diamond (advanced)Lower Cliffs — black diamond (advanced)CB Chute — black diamond (advanced)Lower Saddle — black diamond (advanced)High Yellow Gully — double black (expert)Alpine Bowl — chairlift — 2296 m to 2577 mAlpine Bowl — chairlift — 2296 m to 2577 mTreeline Cirque Upper — chairlift — 2303 m to 2422 mTreeline Cirque Upper — chairlift — 2303 m to 2422 mKangaroo — chairlift — 2113 m to 2252 mKangaroo — chairlift — 2113 m to 2252 mSummit Six — chairlift — 2114 m to 2589 mSummit Six — chairlift — 2114 m to 2589 mTreeline Cirque Lower — chairlift — 2105 m to 2303 mTreeline Cirque Lower — chairlift — 2105 m to 2303 mRed Dog Express — chairlift — 1897 m to 2294 mRed Dog Express — chairlift — 1897 m to 2294 mSun Daddy — magic carpet — 2108 m to 2114 mSun Daddy — magic carpet — 2108 m to 2114 mMeadow — chairlift — 2106 m to 2158 mMeadow — chairlift — 2106 m to 2158 mScott — chairlift — 2155 m to 2475 mScott — chairlift — 2155 m to 2475 mSun Kid — magic carpet — 2098 m to 2102 mSun Kid — magic carpet — 2098 m to 2102 mYellow — chairlift — 2155 m to 2326 mYellow — chairlift — 2155 m to 2326 mGold Coast Funitel — gondola — 1899 m to 2425 mGold Coast Funitel — gondola — 1899 m to 2425 mRoundhouse — chairlift — 2111 m to 2401 mRoundhouse — chairlift — 2111 m to 2401 mLakeview — chairlift — 2268 m to 2514 mLakeview — chairlift — 2268 m to 2514 mBase to Base — gondola — 1901 m to 2105 mBase to Base — gondola — 1901 m to 2105 mSubway — chairlift — 2090 m to 2124 mSubway — chairlift — 2090 m to 2124 mSherwood Express — chairlift — 2163 m to 2449 mSherwood Express — chairlift — 2163 m to 2449 m500 m
lift2 gondolas13 chairlifts2 magic carpetsruns coloured as on the terrain bar · north is up · OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMapFull screen ↗
Lifts and runs by name
Lifts
Alpine Bowl, Treeline Cirque Upper, Kangaroo, Summit Six, Treeline Cirque Lower, Red Dog Express, Sun Daddy, Meadow, Scott, Sun Kid, Yellow, Gold Coast Funitel, Roundhouse, Lakeview, Base to Base, Subway, Sherwood Express
Green circle
Meadow, Tiegel, Subway
Blue square
East Creek, Standard Run, Leisure Lane, Upper Loop Road, Bobby's Run, Maid Marion, Kangaroo Main Run, Alpine Bowl, Terry's Return, Sherwood Run, Mountain View, Winter Road, Wolverine, Sunspot, Ultraviolet, Robin Hood, Nick's Run, Sunnyside, Return Road, Kangaroo Ridge, Howard's Hollow, Loop Road, Summer Road, Outer Limits, Shooting Star, Weasel Run, Werner's Schuss, Charity, Banana Chute, Twilight Zone, Dancefloor (Red Trail), Barn Road, Skateboard Alley, Scotty's Beam, Yellow Trail, Lower Rock Garden, Ladies' Slalom, Reily's Run, Sandy's Corner, Charity (Red-Green), Scott Ridge, Ray's Rut, Upper Weasel One, Rock Garden, Red Ridge, Boomerang (Green Trail)
Black diamond
Talvert's Ride, Pygmy Forest, Gentian Gully, East Gully, Kangaroo Slope, South Face, Big Bend Bowl, Sherwood Face, Lower 40 Gully, Lower 40 Face, D8, Promised Land, Butcher Block Rock, Wolverine, Tiegel Chutes, West Gully, West Palisades, Friar's Tuck, Powerline, The Face, Ashcroft Gully, SP Bowl, East Palisades, Chute That Seldom Slides, Sun Bowl, Expert's Shortcut, Hot Wheels Gully, Lower Cliffs, CB Chute, Lower Saddle
Double black
High Yellow Gully

Nearby

ResortDistanceTrailsSnowfallPassesCompare
Alpine Meadows—35 km❄︎❄︎❄︎
Olympic Valley4 km69 km❄︎❄︎❄︎❄︎
Northstar15 km83 km❄︎❄︎❄︎compare
Sugar Bowl19 km39 km❄︎❄︎❄︎compare
Donner Ski Ranch20 km—❄︎❄︎
Heavenly37 km85 km❄︎❄︎❄︎compare
Sierra-at-Tahoe42 km27 km❄︎❄︎❄︎compare

Also compared with

FAQ
Is Alpine Meadows on the Ikon Pass?
Yes. The Ikon Pass grants unlimited days at Alpine Meadows for 2026/27, with no blackout dates.
Is Alpine Meadows on the Ikon Base?
Yes. The Ikon Base grants unlimited days at Alpine Meadows for 2026/27, with 3 blackout windows.
How much snow does Alpine Meadows get?
Alpine Meadows has heavy snowfall by our banding.
What else can I ski nearby on the same pass?
Olympic Valley (4 km), Sierra-at-Tahoe (42 km)
Sources
Pass terms
Ikon
Mountain figures
OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMap
Snow on the ground
USDA NRCS SNOTEL, and Open-Meteo
Webcams
the resort's own webcam page; the imagery remains the operator's
Snowfall, model
ERA5, ~10 km grid, at mid-mountain

Data (ODbL) · Method

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