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Ski areas in California

California has 28 ski areas: 5.5% of the US total of 506. That ranks #8 by count and #26 per person (0.07 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

#26
national rank (per capita)
28
ski areas
0.07
per 100k residents

The data

Source: OpenSkiMap (built on OpenStreetMap), October 2026. Operating downhill ski areas, one point each. The National Ski Areas Association counts 492. Small rope-tow hills vary in what counts.

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California: 28 rows (CSV)All of the US (CSV)

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Named ski areas in California include

Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Resort, CA · Heavenly Mountain Resort, NV · Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area, CA · Cedar Pass, CA · Sugar Bowl Resort, CA · Northstar at Tahoe Resort, CA · Kirkwood Mountain Resort, CA · Palisades Tahoe Alpine Meadows, CA · Mammoth Mountain, CA · Homewood Ski Area, CA · Bear Valley, CA · Palisades Tahoe Olympic Valley, CA

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