Mt. Baldy is an Independent ski area in California: 26 trails, 2,100 ft vertical, 800 acres.
Base 6,500 ft · Summit 8,600 ft
Mt. Baldy skews toward experienced skiers. About 54% of the mountain is advanced terrain.
The mountain averages 170" of snowfall a season and runs snowmaking to hold coverage through thaws. Walk-up tickets start around $75 and day-of pricing moves with demand. Mt. Baldy is an Independent mountain.
Typical-week crowd pressure from our model (not turnstile counts).
Lift lines aren't the thing that will decide your day at Mt. Baldy. Christmas and Presidents weeks are the only times it really fills in.
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