Yosemite National Park Badger Pass Ski Area- Yosemite, CA

Description

Grab your family and your snow gear and head over to Yosemite National Park to experience stress free, downhill fun at Badger Pass Ski Area. This skiing and snowboarding area is perfect for skiers and riders of all levels and makes every mountain adventure fun and stress-free! Indulge in a ski lesson with top of the line ski instructors for a family ski lesson of a lifetime. The atmosphere is vibrant, yet laid-back, the scenery is gorgeous, and the fun is through the roof! They even have tubing! Grab a snowboard and live your snowboarding dreams by shredding through the beginner-friendly terrain park. The slopes are perfect for beginners, the lift lines are short, and there is even a sundeck to enjoy the sunshine as your kids ski! You'll also find equipment rentals, a ski shop, and a cafeteria and lounge area. The perfect skiing getaway with the family!

Itinerary

Arrive 20 minutes before to check in and get your snow gear on
Head to the lift and prepare for a fun, family ski day
Hop off to the perfect slope and get ready for a family ski lesson with a top notch instructor
Put your skills to use and ski with the family down the slopes
Head to the lounge and cafeteria for a quick lunch break
Shift directions and go downhill snowboarding for a real treat
Take plenty of snow sport family pictures
End your day with one last adventure...tubing
Come back again for a backcountry ski tour led by a pro

4.5 ● Google reviews

Staff is super friendly and helpful. Our friends took lessons from some great teachers. The ski area is small but wasn't crowded and we enjoyed skiing all day. They won't let you drive a snow cat, so don't bother asking. Lift and rental prices are super reasonable.

I had a blast skiing here today on Easter Sunday. Amazing snow, fun tree lines, and amazing hospitality. Prices are spectacular as well. I will be coming in the future!

Affordable pricing, beginner-friendly. Despite the weekend crowds and a full shuttle, the rental process took longer than expected. Lessons are served on a first-come, first-served basis, so be prepared accordingly. Additionally, please carry tire chains, although they are not required for 4x4 vehicles with snow tires. Overall, I am satisfied with the experience.

Love this place! Reporting back after reading other reviews: This Saturday morning at 9am there was no line for rentals. Access rentals from the street side (they are lacking signage!). By 8:50ish the lessons were sold out. They did not have snowboard lessons for kids available on the day we visited, so our kids learned to ski. After a single 2 hr lesson my 10 yr old was ready to hit the big lifts and the blue squares. He doesn’t really know how to stop or turn but had tons of fun. My 7 year old’s skis kept popping out during his lesson and the teacher told me to take them back to rental to fix them. So test the skis before lesson! Two of the lifts have the swing down safety bar on the lift, but the bunny hill does not. There’s a wall of open cubbies store extra jackets or shoes. People just left their bags/coolers on the deck under tables. All the staff are friendly and nice! Pro tip: they sell ice cream(Hagen Daz) and snacks in the gear shop- which closes promptly at 4pm! Kids played in the snow in front of the deck, fort snowballs, etc. We skied until closing at 4pm then went to the valley floor for dinner. Sunday, we snow shoed. We rented shoes from the Nordic center, then drove to the path opening on the far side of the parking lot where the trail sign is. (Smallest kid was having trouble trekking there from Nordic center). Honestly, did not really need the snow shoes. Boots were fine on the groomed flat path. Other families had brought sleds and were sledding about a quarter mile in on the side. The views were amazing!