Badger Pass in Yosemite National Park

The Badger Pass Ski Area in Yosemite National Park is located on Glacier Point Road, and sits at an elevation of 7,200 feet. Here you can go downhill skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, tubing, and enjoy other fun winter activities. All in all, Badger Pass makes it easy to enjoy winter in the park.

Badger Pass is located in Yosemite National Park – it's a ski area perfect for a wide range of outdoor winter activities, such as skiing and snowboarding. Families come here every year to enjoy all that Badger Pass has to offer the visitor looking for winter enjoyment in beautiful Yosemite National Park.

It's easy to travel between Badger Pass and Yosemite Valley if you want to spend the day skiing – a free shuttle provides transportation to and from Badger Pass for the convenience of skiers wanting to take advantage of the slopes. This is perfect if you plan to stay or camp in Yosemite Valley and then make your way over to Badger Pass to have a fun day or more of skiing.

Badger Pass generally opens in mid-December and closes in March or early April, as this is when conditions are favorable for skiing.

The most popular activities at Badger Pass include: downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, backcountry ski tours, snowboarding, snow tubing, and snowshoeing. Kids lessons are also very popular among families coming to the park for a skiing adventure.

You can access the park four ways – from Highway 41 north from Fresno, Highway 140 west from Merced, Highway 120 east from Modesto, and Highway 120 east from Lee Vining and Highway 395.