Mt. Baldy ski area, San Gabriel Mountains, California

Mt. Baldy ski area, San Gabriel Mountains, California

(...) While the staff is great, and the locals are tremendous, this is a very advanced mountain with extremely challenging conditions that are nothing like anything else in Southern California. You cannot compare a slope like, say, Vertigo at Mountain High West, rated as a double-black diamond, with any double-black diamond at Baldy, where the slopes are far steeper and have numerous obstacles. While I found some really sweet powder their last week, the area is prone to very high winds, sheets of glassy ice where you

    would never expect them, and even after a big snowfall, there are stretches of mud, dirt, and rocks. If you take training seriously, and are experienced, and you pay attention every single second, and you don't mind having the living crap scared out of you, you
can have a great time on this mountain. If you are lazy, drunk or inexperienced, be prepared to go home in a cast-- or a helicopter. --Ma says Matthew.

The Mt. Baldy Ski Patrol is the best ski patrol in the country and the mountain is absolutely fantastic! says Jay Reidy.

This ski mountain has an average part of black and red trails and an average share of green and blue trails. Mt. Baldy gets covered by an average amount of snow every season. This ski mountain has 400 acres of skiing area, and it's all

in nice condition. Mt. Baldy has an acceptable mixture of trails and a rather humble total of ski lifts. The 28 ski slopes at this ski mountain are tremendous. The mountaintops of California covered in beautiful snow are a delightful location for snowboarding or skiing. No other ski mountain for 310 miles has a higher vertical drop. There are 4 good ski lifts here, and they are in tremendous condition. Mt. Baldy has a height difference of 2,100 feet which is truly unbelievable. Mt. Baldy is a petite ski mountain having a roughly average elevation difference if compared to other west coast ski mountains. Winter in the mountains of California and marvelous runs are sure to keep you returning. The seasonal snowfall of 8 feet keeps the coverage tremendous. In wintertime the San Gabriel Mountains is so scenic you won’t believe it. The trailmap of Mt. Baldy on this web page naturally says a thousand words. Whether you're skiing or snowboarding, there are a lot of delightful ski mountains for that around here. The snowboarding and the skiing in this part of the country is lots of fun every day of the snow season. The San Gabriel Mountains and its mountaintops make for a delightful vista. Getting a delightful workout and just being on the trails for a while have skiers coming here. There aren’t any rooms nearby, but if you're prepared to go a short length then no problem, and if you make reservations ahead of going, you're all set.

Mt. Baldy ski area management's own description

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Current weather conditions
at Mt. Baldy ski area
QUICK STATS
Vertical drop: 2,100 feet
Top Elevation: 10600 feet
Base Elevation: 8500 feet

Total Runs: 28
- 40% Expert and Advanced
- 40% Intermediate Runs
- 20% Beginner Runs
- Longest Run: 2.5 miles

Total Lifts: 4
- 4 Chair Lifts

Skiing Area: 400 acres
- Snowmaking on 100 acres
Annual snowfall: 8 feet
Snowboarders Welcome

Coordinates:
Latitude: 34.269687
Longitude: -117.622318

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Ski Areas Near Mt. Baldy ski area:

Mountain High, California , 8 miles away
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   62 runs - 16 lifts
   35% Expert & Adv.
   40% Intermediate
   25% Beginner

Ski Sunrise, California , 8 miles away
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   24 runs - 4 lifts
   30% Expert & Adv.
   55% Intermediate
   15% Beginner

Mt Waterman, California , 12 miles away
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   40% Expert & Adv.
   25% Intermediate
   35% Beginner

Snow Valley, California , 41 miles away
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   30 runs - 11 lifts
   35% Expert & Adv.
   35% Intermediate
   30% Beginner

Snow Summit, California , 51 miles away
   1200 vertical feet
   31 runs - 14 lifts
   25% Expert & Adv.
   65% Intermediate
   10% Beginner

Bear Mountain, California , 53 miles away
   1665 vertical feet
   34 runs - 12 lifts
   30% Expert & Adv.
   55% Intermediate
   15% Beginner

Trails Near Mt. Baldy ski area:

Pacific Crest Trail - section 7, overlapping County , 2 miles away, 52.1 hiking miles, 7647 feet elevation difference

Baldy Trail, Los Angeles County , 2 miles away, 7.5 hiking miles, 7055 feet elevation difference

Ontario Peak Trail, San Bernardino County , 2 miles away, 5 hiking miles, 1159 feet elevation difference

National Parks Near Mt. Baldy ski area:

Mojave National Preserve, Barstow - CA , 54 miles away