Badger Pass opened in 1928 as the Badger Pass Ski Area School, which still offers skiing lessons today. Along with Hurricane Ridge in Washington’s Olympic National Park and Boston Mills ...

Badger Pass, a small, 90-year-old ski area in Yosemite National Park, has announced that it won’t open for skiing and riding this winter following a decision made by the National Park Service and ...

Badger Pass Ski Area in Yosemite National Park announced on Tuesday it will not be opening this ski season. The park's Facebook post said the decision was made with the National Park Service and ...

A ski area at Yosemite National Park will not open, due to a lack of snowfall early in the season. Badger Pass Ski Area made the announcement via a Facebook post on February 10, 2025. The move ...

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (KFSN) -- Despite the approaching storms, Yosemite National Park's Badger Pass Ski Area will not open this season. Rangers say it's due to a lack of snow.

Thus Badger Mountain Ski Area was born. Nearly 90 years later, the original rope tow has been retired — it surely wouldn’t pass state inspection today — but the no-frills spirit lives on.

“This forecast is arriving too late in the season and the snow totals have been too unreliable to wait any longer to be able to open Badger for less than a month,” Badger Pass wrote on Facebook.

It’s known for its affordability and laid-back, family-friendly vibe — season passes for the 2024-2025 ski season at Badger Pass cost $500. The ski area’s terrain footprint is served by five ...