The resort is located only 45 mi/72.4 km from Los Angeles, being the closest resort to the city. The ski resort is the largest and steepest resort in Southern California, having 26 runs extending on 3 mountains. It has a vertical drop of 2100 ft/640 m and average annual snowfall of 170 in/431.8 cm.
Top elevation is 8600 ft/2621 m and base elevation 6500 ft/1981 m. The skiable area covers 88 ac/3.5 m², making it ideal for snowboarding. It is multi-directional, with portions of the main ski area south or southwest-facing and other portions facing north.
From the total 26 runs, 15% are for beginners, 31% for intermediates and 54% for advanced athletes. Longest run is 2.5 mi/4 km. It has a lift system of 4 lifts. Chairs 1 and 3 were built in 1952 by Ringer Chairlifts, which went out of business two years later.
The chairs featured double swiveling chairs, which allowed riders just to stand up, when unloading. In 1975 the existing lifts were upgraded by GMD Mueller, who also built chairs 2 and 4. The resort doesn’t offer night snowboarding.
Candanchu is a ski resort located at the north of Pyrenees mountains, near the borders between Spain and France. The area used to be a military camp of the French Angevin dynasty and it was named "Camp d'Anjou". The temperature varies from 2°C/35.6°F to 19°C/66.2°F throughout the year, with January being the coldest and August the warmest month.
If you want to get in touch with the snow environment, Whiteface Mountain Ski Center is the most appropriate place to visit. Whiteface Mountain is the fifth highest mountain in New York and one of the High Peaks of the Adirondack Mountains. Its summit offers breathtaking view of the Adirondacks and on clear days you can also see the skyscrapers of Montreal and enjoy glimpses of Vermont.
Wenatchee is the largest city of Chelan County, located in North Central Washington and lies on the west side of the Columbia River. The city is also known as the Apple Capital of the world, due to the valley's apple cultivations.
Sierra at Tahoe is a ski resort located near Twin Bridges on Hucklberry Mountain, south of Lake Tahoe, California, USA.
Alp 2500 is a complex of ski resorts in La Cerdanya, Catalonia, in the Pyrenees mountains of northeastern Spain. It includes the two towns of La Molina and Masella, whose two respective ski areas united form Alp 2500.
Riksgransen ski resort is located in Kiruna Municipality, Lapland, Sweden. The spot is located at 200 km/124 mi in the north of the Arctic Circle and in the vicinity of the Norwegian borders. The spot is considered to be the ultimate destination for snow fans since the spot is Sweden's longest snow covered location.
Mammoth Lakes is located near Mammoth Mountain, in California’s eastern Sierra about 100 mi/161 km south of Nevada State Line, 9 mi/14.5 km northwest of Mount Morrison, at an elevation of 7880 ft/2402 m, Mono County, California, USA.
Lake Havasu is situated behind Parker Dam on the Colorado River, just on the border that joins California with Arizona. On the eastern shore of the lake lies Lake Havasu City.
Snow Summit Ski Resort is located on the San Bernardino Mountain, by the Big Bear Lake, California, USA.
Lake Havasu is situated behind Parker Dam on the Colorado River, just on the border that joins California with Arizona. On the eastern shore of the lake lies Lake Havasu City.
Bear Mountain Ski Resort is located on the San Bernardino Mountain, by the Big Bear Lake, California, USA.
Shirley Meadows is located in Wofford Heights, on the Greenhorn Mountain, at about 60 mi/96.6 km northeast from Bakersfield, California, USA.
Ocean Beach is located in San Diego on the Southern coast of California.
Mammoth Lakes is located near Mammoth Mountain, in California’s eastern Sierra about 100 mi/161 km south of Nevada State Line, 9 mi/14.5 km northwest of Mount Morrison, at an elevation of 7880 ft/2402 m, Mono County, California, USA.
