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China Peak Mountain Resort ski resort

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Good for

  • Snow-sureLifts up to 2,635 m

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.

The short answer

China Peak Mountain Resort has about 35 km of mapped runs and 11 lifts, with skiing from about 2,143 m up to 2,635 m (8,645 ft), a vertical drop of 492 m. By mapped runs it is number 83 of the 137 United States ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mammoth Yosemite (MMH), about 52 km away in a straight line.

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China Peak Mountain Resort 7-day mountain forecast

At about 2,389 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 51 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 134°0°8.2 mm
  2. Sat 145°-8°23 mm
  3. Sun 157°-4°0 mm
  4. Mon 163°-4°14.2 mm
  5. Tue 17-2°-12°0 mm
  6. Wed 181°-12°9 mm
  7. Thu 19-1°-6°8.2 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

China Peak Mountain Resort: runs from 2,143 m to 2,635 m, a vertical drop of 492 m2,2002,3002,4002,5002,600Top of the highest mapped run: 2,635 m (8,645 ft)Top 2,635 m · 8,645 ftBase 2,143 m · 7,031 ft492 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).
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China Peak Mountain Resort logo from skichinapeak.com. Logos are trademarks of their owners, shown for identification; no endorsement implied.

Ski area facts

Top elevation
2,635 m8,645 ft
Vertical drop
492 m1,614 ft
Mapped runs
35 km104 runs
Lifts
11mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 2% (0.6 km), Easy 19% (6.6 km), Intermediate 51% (18.1 km), Advanced 20% (6.9 km), Expert 7% (2.3 km), Freeride 2% (0.7 km)Novice: 0.6 km, 1 runs (2%)Easy: 6.6 km, 16 runs (19%)19%EasyIntermediate: 18.1 km, 62 runs (51%)51%IntermediateAdvanced: 6.9 km, 19 runs (20%)20%AdvancedExpert: 2.3 km, 4 runs (7%)Freeride: 0.7 km, 2 runs (2%)

About 20% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 51% intermediate and 28% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice10.6 km
Easy166.6 km
Intermediate6218.1 km
Advanced196.9 km
Expert42.3 km
Freeride20.7 km

Lifts

11 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts6
Magic carpets4
T-bars1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Mammoth Yosemite (MMH)Mammoth Lakes52 km
Fresno Yosemite (FAT)Fresno71 km
Eastern Sierra Regional (BIH)Bishop72 km
Mineta San Jose (SJC)San Jose246 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of China Peak Mountain Resort?

The highest mapped run starts at about 2,635 m (8,645 ft) and the lowest ends at about 2,143 m (7,031 ft), a vertical of 492 m (1,614 ft).

How many km of ski runs does China Peak Mountain Resort have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 35 km of downhill runs and 11 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to China Peak Mountain Resort?

Mammoth Yosemite (MMH) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 52 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the China Peak Mountain Resort piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.