Where Badger Pass Ski Area’s numbers come from
29 observations from 4 publishers behind 24 figures. Each row gives the figure we publish, how many sources gave one and how many agree; open it for what each said.
Figures
11/11 core figures collected.
Summit elevation8,000 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Highest lift-served elevation7,799 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom OpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org)
OpenSkiMap — Badger Pass Ski AreaPublishedSep 2026“Top of the highest mapped lift: 2,377 m (7,798 ft)”
Base elevation7,200 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Advertised vertical drop800 ft2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Badger Pass Ski Area
Badger Pass Ski Area — Downhill Skiing | Yosemite National ParkPublishedOct 2026“Elevation: 7,200 ft - 8,000 ft, vertical drop of 800 ft”
Lift-served vertical599 ftNo sources:Derived
Computed from highest lift-served elevation and base elevation, not read from a source.
= highest_lift_served_elevation_ft − base_elevation_ft
Skiable acres90 ac1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Named trails101 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Wikipedia — Badger Pass Ski AreaPublishedSep 2026“number_trails = 10 total; 35% easiest; 50% more difficult; 15% most difficult”
Longest run0.4 mi1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Beginner terrain35%2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Badger Pass Ski Area
Badger Pass Ski Area — Downhill Skiing | Yosemite National ParkPublishedOct 2026“Ten Ski Runs: 35% Beginner, 50% Intermediate, 15% Advanced”
Wikipedia — Badger Pass Ski AreaSep 2026“number_trails = 10 total; 35% easiest; 50% more difficult; 15% most difficult”
Intermediate terrain50%2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Badger Pass Ski Area
Badger Pass Ski Area — Downhill Skiing | Yosemite National ParkPublishedOct 2026“Ten Ski Runs: 35% Beginner, 50% Intermediate, 15% Advanced”
Wikipedia — Badger Pass Ski AreaSep 2026“number_trails = 10 total; 35% easiest; 50% more difficult; 15% most difficult”
Advanced terrain15%2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Badger Pass Ski Area
Badger Pass Ski Area — Downhill Skiing | Yosemite National ParkPublishedOct 2026“Ten Ski Runs: 35% Beginner, 50% Intermediate, 15% Advanced”
Wikipedia — Badger Pass Ski AreaSep 2026“number_trails = 10 total; 35% easiest; 50% more difficult; 15% most difficult”
Advanced + expert terrain15%No sources:Derived
Computed from advanced terrain and expert terrain, not read from a source.
= advanced_percent + (expert_percent ?? 0)
Beginner runs4No sources:Derived
Computed from beginner terrain and named trails, not read from a source.
= round(beginner_percent × trail_count ÷ 100)
Terrain parks11 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Night skiingNo1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Total lifts52 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Wikipedia — Badger Pass Ski AreaPublishedSep 2026“lift_system = 5 lifts: ; 1 triple chair; 3 double chairs; 1 surface lift”
OpenSkiMap — Badger Pass Ski AreaSep 2026“Lifts mapped in OpenStreetMap: 4 chairlifts, 1 drag lift (5 in all)”
Uphill capacity6,800 /hr1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Average annual snowfall300 in1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Airport drive4 h2 sources1 of 2 agree · differfrom aurora.ski
Drive from Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK) to Badger Pass Ski Area, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK) to Badger Pass Ski Area: 4 h and 182 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Badger Pass Ski Area — Directions to Yosemite | Yosemite National ParkSep 2026Differs: 2 h 45 min “Oakland (OAK) - 2.75 hours to Big Oak Flat entrance via Highway CA 120, 3 ½ hours to heart of Yosemite Valley”
Airport road miles182.0 mi1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK) to Badger Pass Ski Area, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK) to Badger Pass Ski Area: 4 h and 182 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Big airport drive2 h 2 min2 sources1 of 2 agree · differfrom aurora.ski
Drive from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Badger Pass Ski Area, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Badger Pass Ski Area: 2 h 2 min and 86.7 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Badger Pass Ski Area — Directions to Yosemite | Yosemite National ParkSep 2026Differs: 1 h 15 min “Fresno/Yosemite International Airport (FAT) - 1.25 hours to Southern entrance via Highway CA-41”
Big airport road miles86.7 mi1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Badger Pass Ski Area, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Badger Pass Ski Area: 2 h 2 min and 86.7 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Closest airport drive2 h 2 min2 sources1 of 2 agree · differfrom aurora.ski
Drive from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Badger Pass Ski Area, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Badger Pass Ski Area: 2 h 2 min and 86.7 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Badger Pass Ski Area — Directions to Yosemite | Yosemite National ParkSep 2026Differs: 1 h 15 min “Fresno/Yosemite International Airport (FAT) - 1.25 hours to Southern entrance via Highway CA-41”
Closest airport road miles86.7 mi1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Badger Pass Ski Area, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Badger Pass Ski Area: 2 h 2 min and 86.7 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Pages cited
Every source behind the figures, passes and facts, the resort’s own pages first.
- Badger Pass Ski Area — Directions to Yosemite | Yosemite National ParkThe resort’s own site · travelyosemite.com
- Badger Pass Ski Area — Downhill Skiing | Yosemite National ParkThe resort’s own site · travelyosemite.com
- Badger Pass Ski Area — official websiteThe resort’s own site · travelyosemite.com
- Ikon Pass 2026-27 access detailsSki pass · Alterra Mountain Company (Ikon Pass) · account.ikonpass.com
- Indy Pass — partner resortsSki pass · Indy Pass · indyskipass.com
- Power Pass — season passes (Purgatory Resort)Ski pass · Mountain Capital Partners (Power Pass) · purgatory.ski
- Mountain Collective — Resort Map (partner list)Ski pass · The Mountain Collective · mountaincollective.com
- Epic Pass 2026-27 resort access (epicpass.com)Ski pass · Vail Resorts (Epic Pass) · epicpass.com
- Lift Blog — Badger PassSki guide · Lift Blog · liftblog.com
- Wikipedia — Badger Pass Ski AreaEncyclopedia · Wikimedia Foundation · en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia — List of ski areas and resorts in the United StatesEncyclopedia · Wikimedia Foundation · en.wikipedia.org
- Drive from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Badger Pass Ski Area, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027Worked out by aurora.ski · openstreetmap.org
- Drive from Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK) to Badger Pass Ski Area, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027Worked out by aurora.ski · openstreetmap.org
- Nonstop flights by route, December 2025 – March 2026: BTS T-100 Domestic Segment (U.S. Carriers) and T-100 International Segment (All Carriers)U.S. government · Bureau of Transportation Statistics (U.S. DOT) · transtats.bts.gov
- Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)U.S. government · Bureau of Transportation Statistics (U.S. DOT) · geodata.bts.gov
- GMBA Mountain Inventory v2.0 (standard): mountain range outlines, with each ski area placed where its runs and lifts areWorked out by aurora.ski · GMBA Mountain Inventory (placed by aurora.ski) · earthenv.org
- OpenSkiMap — Badger Pass Ski AreaCommunity map · OpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · openstreetmap.org
Other facts
Where the page's other facts come from: its location, website, owner and the like.
- Nearest major airport
- Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)
- Closest airline airport
- Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)
- Airports the resort recommends
- Badger Pass Ski Area — Directions to Yosemite | Yosemite National Park
- Coordinates
- Wikipedia — Badger Pass Ski Area
- Lift ticket page
- Badger Pass Ski Area — Downhill Skiing | Yosemite National Park
- Mountain range
- GMBA Mountain Inventory v2.0 (standard): mountain range outlines, with each ski area placed where its runs and lifts are
- Nearest city
- Wikipedia — Badger Pass Ski Area
Operating status
The sources that list this area, and what each says about whether it operates.
- operatingBadger Pass Ski Area · The resort’s own site · 2026-09-23"quick chairlift access for Alpine runs" Reviewer: Public chairlift ski area in Yosemite run by the park concessioner. It is closed for the season, with the next season's pass pre-sale announced.
- operatingWikimedia Foundation · Encyclopedia · 2026-09-28* Badger Pass – Yosemite National Park
- operatingLift Blog · Ski guide · 2026-09-28Badger Pass: 4 operating lift(s) — Badger (Double), Bruin (Double), Eagle (Triple), Red Fox (Double); 3 removed/not operating
- operatingOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · Community map · 2026-09-28Badger Pass Ski Area — status: operating; activities: downhill; lifts mapped: 5; downhill runs mapped: 10;