China Peak California, US
35 km M trails
487 m vertical
11 lifts
❄︎❄︎❄︎ heavy snow
585 cm a season, measured
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North America New York City — town, pop. 8,804,190 Los Angeles — town, pop. 3,820,914 Toronto — town, pop. 2,794,356 Chicago — town, pop. 2,664,452 China Peak New York City Los Angeles Toronto Chicago California Fresno — town, pop. 542,107 Modesto — town, pop. 211,266 Visalia — town, pop. 130,104 Merced — town, pop. 82,436 Folsom — town, pop. 76,375 Bear Valley Mountain Resort Dodge Ridge June Mountain Kirkwood Mammoth Mountain Sierra-at-Tahoe China Peak Fresno Modesto Visalia Merced Folsom Within 30 km Auberry — town, pop. 2,369 China Peak China Peak Auberry
Season: usually early December - early April.
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26/27 Passes Pass What it grants Blackouts Indy Pass 2 days blackout calendar not published Indy+ Pass 2 days no blackout dates
The mountain 2,630 m summit
487 m vertical
2,143 m base
Region California, United States Where it stands trails
35 km median 19 km
71%
vertical
487 m median 324 m
67%
advanced or harder
28% median 29%
48%
novice or easy
20% median 22%
39%
snowfall
585 cm median 207 cm · model here 562 cm
91%
The right-hand figure: higher than this share of the class. Trails, vertical and snowfall against the 330 North American resorts on a pass; terrain mix against the 84 North American resorts of 25 km to 60 km . Snowfall is the model's figure for every resort.
The Season 29% of Dec–Mar days it snows
6 days, longest snowy stretch
model Snow on the ground model 100 200 300 cm Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Snowfall, season to date model 250 500 750 1000 cm Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Snow on the ground: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters; reads low · Snowfall: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters, scaled ×1.04 to OnTheSnow 10-season mean · 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
novice green circle 0.6 km · 1 runeasy green circle 6.6 km · 16 runsintermediate blue square 18.1 km · 62 runsadvanced black diamond 6.9 km · 19 runsexpert double black 2.3 km · 4 runsfreeride 0.7 km · 2 runsother 0.3 km · 1 runNorth American grading.
Trail map Hokey Pokey — green circle (novice) Skid Row — green circle (easy) Easy Street — green circle (easy) The Canyon — green circle (easy) Sundown Ridge — green circle (easy) unnamed run — green circle (easy) Academy, Dynamite, Mainstream — green circle (easy) Kaiser — green circle (easy) Academy — green circle (easy) Easy Street — green circle (easy) Sundown Ridge — green circle (easy) unnamed run — green circle (easy) Sundown Ridge — green circle (easy) unnamed run — green circle (easy) unnamed run — green circle (easy) Peter-built — green circle (easy) unnamed run — green circle (easy) unnamed run — blue square (intermediate) Copout — blue square (intermediate) unnamed run — blue square (intermediate) Tamarack — blue square (intermediate) Red Fir — blue square (intermediate) Jack's Run — blue square (intermediate) unnamed run — blue square (intermediate) Ullman's Alley — blue square (intermediate) Westridge — blue square (intermediate) The Canyon — blue square (intermediate) Exhibition — blue square (intermediate) Red Fir, Tamarack — blue square (intermediate) Kaiser — blue square (intermediate) Razorback, Mainstream — blue square (intermediate) Kaiser — blue square (intermediate) unnamed run — blue square (intermediate) Firebowl — blue square (intermediate) Mainstream — blue square (intermediate) Big Creek — blue square (intermediate) Kaiser — blue square (intermediate) unnamed run — blue square (intermediate) Echo — blue square (intermediate) Kaiser — blue square (intermediate) Dynamite — blue square (intermediate) unnamed run — blue square (intermediate) Red Fir — blue square (intermediate) unnamed run — blue square (intermediate) Lakeview — blue square (intermediate) Red Fir — blue square (intermediate) Firebowl — blue square (intermediate) Joe's — blue square (intermediate) Mainstream — blue square (intermediate) Razorback — blue square (intermediate) Buckhorn, Dynamite, Mainstream — blue square (intermediate) Tollhouse — blue square (intermediate) unnamed run — blue square (intermediate) unnamed run — blue square (intermediate) Westridge, Lakeview — blue square (intermediate) Westridge — blue square (intermediate) Westridge — blue square (intermediate) Red Fir — blue square (intermediate) Toll House, Kaiser — blue square (intermediate) Boomer's — blue square (intermediate) Razorback, Mainstream — blue square (intermediate) unnamed run — blue square (intermediate) Kaiser — blue square (intermediate) Exhibition — blue square (intermediate) Rancheria — blue square (intermediate) Halfpipe — blue square (intermediate) Parkway — blue square (intermediate) Red Fir, Tamarack, Kaiser, Exhibition — blue square (intermediate) Tamarack — blue square (intermediate) Arroyo — blue square (intermediate) Joanne's — blue square (intermediate) Marmot — blue square (intermediate) Lakeview — blue square (intermediate) Kaiser — blue square (intermediate) unnamed run — blue square (intermediate) Mainstream — blue square (intermediate) Red Fir, Tamarack, Exhibition — blue square (intermediate) Tollhouse — blue square (intermediate) Exhibition — blue square (intermediate) unnamed run — blue square (intermediate) Waterfall Bowl — black diamond (advanced) The Face — black diamond (advanced) China Bowl — black diamond (advanced) Dynamite — black diamond (advanced) Waterfall — black diamond (advanced) Razorback — black diamond (advanced) Dynamite — black diamond (advanced) Toll House — black diamond (advanced) Razorback — black diamond (advanced) Grouse Creek — black diamond (advanced) Huntington — black diamond (advanced) Rancheria — black diamond (advanced) Juniper — black diamond (advanced) China Bowl — black diamond (advanced) Buckhorn, Dynamite — black diamond (advanced) Juniper — black diamond (advanced) The Face — black diamond (advanced) Dick's — black diamond (advanced) Grouse Creek — black diamond (advanced) Cat Track — black diamond (advanced) Toll House — black diamond (advanced) Toll House — black diamond (advanced) Waterfall — double black (expert) Avalanche — double black (expert) unnamed run — double black (expert) Buckhorn — double black (expert) Toll House — freeride Toll House — freeride unnamed run unnamed run Peak — chairlift — 2352 m to 2630 m Peak — chairlift — 2352 m to 2630 m lift — magic carpet — 2142 m to 2143 m lift — magic carpet — 2142 m to 2143 m Canyon — chairlift — 2143 m to 2410 m Canyon — chairlift — 2143 m to 2410 m Summit — chairlift — 2145 m to 2583 m Summit — chairlift — 2145 m to 2583 m lift — magic carpet — 2144 m to 2149 m lift — magic carpet — 2144 m to 2149 m Park — chairlift — 2180 m to 2350 m Park — chairlift — 2180 m to 2350 m lift — magic carpet — 2145 m to 2155 m lift — magic carpet — 2145 m to 2155 m Tubing Hill Carpet — magic carpet — 2146 m to 2168 m Tubing Hill Carpet — magic carpet — 2146 m to 2168 m Lakeview — chairlift — 2318 m to 2536 m Lakeview — chairlift — 2318 m to 2536 m Firebowl — T-bar — 2473 m to 2585 m Firebowl — T-bar — 2473 m to 2585 m Buckhorn — chairlift — 2351 m to 2585 m Buckhorn — chairlift — 2351 m to 2585 m 200 m 6 chairlifts1 T-bar4 magic carpetsruns coloured as on the terrain bar · north is up · OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMap Full screen ↗ Lifts and runs by name Lifts Peak, Canyon, Summit, Park, Tubing Hill Carpet, Lakeview, Firebowl, Buckhorn Green circle Hokey Pokey, Skid Row, Easy Street, The Canyon, Sundown Ridge, Academy, Dynamite, Mainstream, Kaiser, Academy, Peter-built Blue square Copout, Tamarack, Red Fir, Jack's Run, Ullman's Alley, Westridge, The Canyon, Exhibition, Red Fir, Tamarack, Kaiser, Razorback, Mainstream, Firebowl, Mainstream, Big Creek, Echo, Dynamite, Lakeview, Joe's, Razorback, Buckhorn, Dynamite, Mainstream, Tollhouse, Westridge, Lakeview, Toll House, Kaiser, Boomer's, Rancheria, Halfpipe, Parkway, Red Fir, Tamarack, Kaiser, Exhibition, Arroyo, Joanne's, Marmot, Red Fir, Tamarack, Exhibition Black diamond Dynamite, Waterfall, Razorback, Toll House, Grouse Creek, Huntington, Rancheria, Juniper, China Bowl, Waterfall Bowl, The Face, Buckhorn, Dynamite, Dick's, Cat Track Double black Waterfall, Avalanche, Buckhorn Freeride Toll House Nearby FAQ Is China Peak on the Indy Pass? Yes. The Indy Pass grants 2 days at China Peak for 2026/27, with blackout calendar not published. Is China Peak on the Indy+ Pass? Yes. The Indy+ Pass grants 2 days at China Peak for 2026/27, with no blackout dates. How much snow does China Peak get? China Peak has heavy snowfall by our banding, averaging 585 cm a season over the last ten measured seasons. What else can I ski nearby on the same pass? Dodge Ridge (127 km )Sources Pass terms Indy Mountain figures OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMap Season dates and live status skiresort.info Snow on the ground Open-Meteo Webcams the resort's own webcam page; the imagery remains the operator's Snowfall, measured OnTheSnow, 10-season mean Snowfall, model ERA5, ~10 km grid, at mid-mountain Data (ODbL) · Method
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