Kirkwood ski area, Northern Sierra Nevada, California

Kirkwood ski area, Northern Sierra Nevada, California

This ski hill has an elevation difference of 2,000 feet; Kirkwood makes good use of it. This ski mountain has an average percentage of expert and advanced runs and an average part of intermediate or beginner slopes. Kirkwood has a reasonable range of slopes and an acceptable pick of lifts. Kirkwood is a large ski area in possession of a roughly average altitude difference compared to other west coast ski resorts. The Northern Sierra Nevada and its hills is a surroundings worth seeing. The extraordinary 42 feet of annual

    snowfall is one of the reasons this is such a delightful ski area. Having 2,300 acres of skiable area being deficient in skiing area won’t happen. On this mountain you'll locate 65 different ski runs; there's a good mixture to satisfy everyone. The yearly snowfall
is stronger than average at Kirkwood. Whether you're skiing or snowboarding, there are scores of pleasant places for that around here. All of the 11 ski lifts are enjoyable to get a ride with. Kirkwood is a glorious ski mountain with scores of different trails; there's absolutely no way to get bored here. The Northern Sierra Nevada covered in white snow is an extraordinarily good site if you enjoy snowboarding and skiing. The best piece of info on this resort is unsurprisingly the trailmap of Kirkwood on this internet

page. Nothing outshines the California hills during snow season; they are something you can’t leave out if you're into snowboarding and skiing. The marvelous mountain view of California and the magnificent sense of coasting down the ski runs are in themselves motive enough to come here to ski. Getting your skiing muscles stimulated and just hanging out with your skiing buddies will make you happy you came. The snowboarding and the skiing in this part of the country is so much fun all winter season long. Not too many hotel rooms nearby, you'll have to go a bit to get to one, but you'd better book in advance of a trip because these hotel rooms fill up swiftly.

Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.683074
Longitude: -120.066403

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QUICK STATS
Elevation drop: 2,000 feet
Expert and advanced runs: 35 %
Intermediate runs: 50 %
Beginner runs: 15 %
Runs: 65
Lifts: 11
Annual snowfall: 42 feet
Skiing Area: 2,300 acres
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Kirkwood ski area Trail Map:

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These outdoors activities are available near Kirkwood ski area.

Ski Areas Near Kirkwood ski area:

Sierra at Tahoe, California , 6 miles away
   2212 vertical feet
   46 runs - 12 lifts
   25% Expert & Adv.
   50% Intermediate
   25% Beginner

Bear Valley, California , 10 miles away
   1900 vertical feet
   67 runs - 11 lifts
   35% Expert & Adv.
   40% Intermediate
   25% Beginner

Heavenly, California , 16 miles away
   3500 vertical feet
   85 runs - 31 lifts
   35% Expert & Adv.
   45% Intermediate
   20% Beginner

Homewood, California , 23 miles away
   1650 vertical feet
   56 runs - 8 lifts
   35% Expert & Adv.
   50% Intermediate
   15% Beginner

Granlibakken, California , 26 miles away
   300 vertical feet
   1 runs - 2 lifts
   0% Expert & Adv.
   75% Intermediate
   25% Beginner

Dodge Ridge, California , 28 miles away
   1600 vertical feet
   59 runs - 11 lifts
   50% Expert & Adv.
   40% Intermediate
   10% Beginner

Alpine Meadows, California , 29 miles away
   1802 vertical feet
   100 runs - 14 lifts
   35% Expert & Adv.
   40% Intermediate
   25% Beginner

Squaw Valley, California , 30 miles away
   2850 vertical feet
   177 runs - 33 lifts
   30% Expert & Adv.
   45% Intermediate
   25% Beginner

Northstar at Tahoe, California , 32 miles away
   2280 vertical feet
   70 runs - 17 lifts
   25% Expert & Adv.
   50% Intermediate
   25% Beginner

Diamond Peak, Nevada , 32 miles away
   1840 vertical feet
   30 runs - 6 lifts
   36% Expert & Adv.
   46% Intermediate
   18% Beginner

Whitewater Near Kirkwood ski area:

Mokelumne River - North Fork, Alpine/ Amador/ Calaveras County , 9 miles away, Class V+ - 24.9 miles long (Route 4 Bridge to Salt Springs Reservoir)

American River - South Fork, El Dorado County , 12 miles away, Class IV-V - 9.6 miles long (Strawberry to Kyburz)

Silver Creek - South Fork, El Dorado County , 17 miles away, Class V+ - 2 miles long (Atherton Flat to Ice House Reservoir)

Trails Near Kirkwood ski area:

Hawley Grade Trail, El Dorado County , 7 miles away, 1.8 hiking miles, 920 feet elevation difference

Emigrant Trail, Alpine County , 12 miles away, 1.2 hiking miles, 463 feet elevation difference

Charity Valley Trail, Alpine County , 13 miles away, 4.5 hiking miles, 2275 feet elevation difference

National Parks Near Kirkwood ski area:

Yosemite National Park, Yosemite National Park - CA , 66 miles away