China Peak is an Indy Pass ski area in California: 45 trails, 1,679 ft vertical, 1,200 acres.
Base 7,000 ft · Summit 8,709 ft
China Peak is well-suited to intermediate skiers, with 45% of trails in that range. There's a terrain park on site.
The mountain averages 300" of snowfall a season and runs snowmaking to hold coverage through thaws. Walk-up tickets start around $79 and day-of pricing moves with demand. China Peak is an Indy Pass mountain.
Typical-week crowd pressure from our model (not turnstile counts).
Lift lines aren't the thing that will decide your day at China Peak. Christmas and Presidents weeks are the only times it really fills in.
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*Day ticket prices move with date and demand; confirm with China Peak before you buy.