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Dodge Ridge Ski Area ski resort

The short answer

Dodge Ridge Ski Area has about 30 km of mapped runs and 11 lifts, with skiing from about 2,003 m up to 2,482 m (8,143 ft), a vertical drop of 479 m. By mapped runs it is number 98 of the 131 United States ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Merced Regional Macready Field (MCE), about 113 km away in a straight line.

Dodge Ridge Ski Area: runs from 2,003 m to 2,482 m, a vertical drop of 479 m2,1002,2002,3002,400Top of the highest mapped run: 2,482 m (8,143 ft)Top 2,482 m · 8,143 ftBase 2,003 m · 6,572 ft479 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
2,482 m8,143 ft
Vertical drop
479 m1,572 ft
Mapped runs
30 km56 runs
Lifts
11mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Easy 8% (2.4 km), Intermediate 51% (15.6 km), Advanced 37% (11.2 km), Expert 4% (1.1 km)Easy: 2.4 km, 5 runs (8%)Intermediate: 15.6 km, 25 runs (51%)51%IntermediateAdvanced: 11.2 km, 24 runs (37%)37%AdvancedExpert: 1.1 km, 2 runs (4%)

About 8% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 51% intermediate and 41% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Easy52.4 km
Intermediate2515.6 km
Advanced2411.2 km
Expert21.1 km

Lifts

11 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts7
Magic carpets3
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
Merced Regional Macready Field (MCE)Merced113 km
Mammoth Yosemite (MMH)Mammoth Lakes115 km
Stockton Metropolitan (SCK)Stockton118 km
Reno Tahoe (RNO)Reno146 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Dodge Ridge Ski Area?

The highest mapped run starts at about 2,482 m (8,143 ft) and the lowest ends at about 2,003 m (6,572 ft), a vertical of 479 m (1,572 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Dodge Ridge Ski Area have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 30 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 Dodge Ridge Ski Area?

Merced Regional Macready Field (MCE) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 113 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Dodge Ridge Ski Area 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.