Sierra Summit Mountain Resort - California
Sierra Summit Mountain Resort is located in the beautiful Sierra National Forest at Huntington Lake, just 65 miles northeast of Fresno, an easy drive up Highway 168. This premier Central California resort offers terrain to challenge all abilities of both skiers and snowboarders. Seven chairlifts, three surface lifts and a moving carpet lift service over 430 acres, 45+ runs, three freestyle parks, a halfpipe and a vertical drop of over 1650 feet.
Sierra Summit is a full-service resort offering rustic, mountain lodging, casual dining, and a rental shop for all your equipment needs. The Snowsports School offers lessons for all levels of skiers and riders, including a Learn to Ski or Snowboard Guarantee for first-time beginners and specialized kids programs for ages 3-12. The new learning area includes an easy-to-ride moving carpet lift perfect for beginningers. Most popular is the Academy run that meanders 2 ? miles down the mountain. For more challenging terrain, try China Bowl or check out any of the resort?s three terrain parks for some freestyle excitement.
Sierra Summit offers many money-saving discounts including a $20 high school Sunday lift ticket, military and college discounts, group rates, and a mid-week Stay and Play package.
| MOUNTAIN STATISTICS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Base Elevation: | 7,030 ft | (2,143 m) |
| Summit Elevation: | 8,709 ft | (2,655 m) |
| Vertical Drop: | 1,679 ft | (512 m) |
| Skiable Area: | 430 acres | (174 hectares) |
| Annual Snowfall: | 150 in | (381 cm) |
| Longest Run: | 11,880 ft | (3,621 m) |
| Snowmaking: | 50 % | |
| Number of Lifts: | 11 | |
| Uphill Lift Capacity: | 9,242 per hour | |
| Types of Lifts: | 1 Carpet 2 Handle Tows 1 T-bar 3 Double Chairs 4 Triple Chairs |
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| Number of Trails: | 45 | |
| TRAIL RATINGS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Easiest: |  |
11% |
| More Difficult: |  |
28% |
| Most Difficult: |  |
33% |
| Experts Only: |  |
28% | Trail ratings indicate the relative difficulty of the runs within a given ski area and are not meant to be used for comparison between ski areas. |
| AREA DETAILS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Skiing: | Yes | ||||||
| Snowboarding: | Yes | ||||||
| Terrain Park: | Yes | ||||||
| Cross Country: | 100 km | ||||||
| Half Pipe: | Yes | ||||||
