Mountain High usa
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Mountain High USA.
Mountain High Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1937 the American ski resort Mountain High lies at ? metres altitude in the California region of the American Sierra Nevada? snow cannons ensure artificial Mountain High snow making covers ?km of ski trails, which equates to around 90 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Mountain High (USA) is Ontario at a distance of 64km or approximately 60 minutes driving time. Mountain High ski season runs from November to April.
SNO-man says
Mountain High is southern California's most popular winter resort with 3 separate mountains, 61 trails, and 16 lifts.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Mountain High USA
Beginner Trails
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Intermediate Trails
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Advanced Trails
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Expert Trails
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Mountain High Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
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| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
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| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | $360 - $420 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Nov 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Mountain High Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | ?km |
| total length of Mountain High trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 2.5km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N |
| direction Mountain High ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2499.4m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 2011.7m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 2011.7m |
| centre of Mountain High ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 487.7m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 487.7m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Mountain High
Skiing Mountain High you'll enjoy 61 pistes and trails and that means approximately ?km of ski runs. Mountain High lifts number 16 with the capacity to uplift 20000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the American ski resort of Mountain High is over 2.5km long.
Mountain High Ski Area
Mountain High ski area has ?% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, ?% intermediate, ?% advanced ski slopes and ?% for expert skiers - the most difficult Mountain High piste is the ?km The Olympic Bowl run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can ski Mountain High after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Mountain High for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Mountain High Apres Ski
The apres ski Mountain High scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
3 apres ski bars 5 restaurants 0 bowling 0 night club 0 cinema 2 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 0 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 0 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 1 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities ?.
SNO-man says
Mainly outdoor facilities with endless hiking trails in the Angeles Forest. The Pacific Crest Trail passes only a few miles away with terrain ranging from desert to mountain.
Fishing is a popular pastime with a good choice of lakes and streams and Silverwood Lake has water skiing as well as sport fishing.
Mountain High for apres ski gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
More Mountain High Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Mountain High resort - ski Mountain High by any other name
The American ski resort of Mountain High ski resort is also known as and has the following common misspellings:
Mountain High ski area has ski slopes which face N
The direction which the various Mountain High ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Mountain High ski resort has ski slopes facing N.
Mountain High for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall