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Anyone any experience of Badger Pass?
We are planning a trip for 4 days over christmas. There are a couple
of pretty keen skiers and a few non-skiers. The non-skiers are into walking and snow-shoeing, especially if there is good sceanery (they are from the UK, so the bar for impressive sceanery may be a liittle lower). They would really like to see Yosemite, so we thought about Badger Pass. It looks pretty small and easy, but if the trees are skiable I am sure we could have some fun in them. I am more worried that while it may be in Yosemite it is rather a long way from the valley, so may not be any more sceanic than any other bit of the mountains, but full of people and concrette. Other than peoples general thoughts on the area, I suppose my questions a What is the skmiing like at Badger Pass? What is the sceanery like at Badger Pass? What is there to do other than ski and walk? How far is it to the valley its self? Are the routes passable in the winter? |
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Anyone any experience of Badger Pass?
Dave wrote:
We are planning a trip for 4 days over christmas. There are a couple of pretty keen skiers and a few non-skiers. The non-skiers are into walking and snow-shoeing, especially if there is good sceanery (they are from the UK, so the bar for impressive sceanery may be a liittle lower). They would really like to see Yosemite, so we thought about Badger Pass. It looks pretty small and easy, but if the trees are skiable I am sure we could have some fun in them. I am more worried that while it may be in Yosemite it is rather a long way from the valley, so may not be any more sceanic than any other bit of the mountains, but full of people and concrette. Other than peoples general thoughts on the area, I suppose my questions a What is the skmiing like at Badger Pass? Beginner - charming. What is the sceanery like at Badger Pass? Forest - no views. Road continuing on to Glacier Point isn't plowed AFAIK. What is there to do other than ski and walk? Nothing. How far is it to the valley its self? Are the routes passable in the winter? Road to ski area is kept open. Not far from valley to lodge, but slow driving even in summer (winding.) You do stay in the valley which is scenic beyond belief; a single visit to an outlook point should hold you for a decade or two - nothing in the world compares. And you'll pass such views to/from skiing. Alternatively you can ski Bear Mountain (excellent skiing) and/or Dodge Ridge (good skiing) for a few days and tour Yosemite for a few days rather than trying to do both at once. Check a map. You need to fly into San Francisco or Sacramento anyway; no roads over the mountains in winter so Reno is out. |
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Anyone any experience of Badger Pass?
lal_truckee wrote:
Dave wrote: We are planning a trip for 4 days over christmas. I forgot to mention: Bear Valley is embedded in the Gold Country - lots for the non-skiers to tour/do while the skiers ski, before all head to Yosemite. Or just leave the non-skiers in the valley daily while the skiers go to Badger. I hesitate to to push this solution since a "keen" skier would miss the great skiing California has to offer, but perchance your skiers have made numerous visits to North America and are tired and old and ready for "charming" skiing over exciting skiing? |
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Anyone any experience of Badger Pass?
On 27 Oct, 18:53, lal_truckee wrote:
Dave wrote: We are planning a trip for 4 days over christmas. *There are a couple of pretty keen skiers and a few non-skiers. *The non-skiers are into walking and snow-shoeing, especially if there is good sceanery (they are from the UK, so the bar for impressive sceanery may be a liittle lower). *They would really like to see Yosemite, so we thought about Badger Pass. *It looks pretty small and easy, but if the trees are skiable I am sure we could have some fun in them. I am more worried that while it may be in Yosemite it is rather a long way from the valley, so may not be any more sceanic than any other bit of the mountains, but full of people and concrette. Other than peoples general thoughts on the area, I suppose my questions a What is the skmiing like at Badger Pass? Beginner - charming. What is the sceanery like at Badger Pass? Forest - no views. Road continuing on to Glacier Point isn't plowed AFAIK.. What is there to do other than ski and walk? Nothing. How far is it to the valley its self? *Are the routes passable in the winter? Road to ski area is kept open. Not far from valley to lodge, but slow driving even in summer (winding.) You do stay in the valley which is scenic beyond belief; a single visit to an outlook point should hold you for a decade or two - nothing in the world compares. And you'll pass such views to/from skiing. Alternatively you can ski Bear Mountain (excellent skiing) and/or Dodge Ridge (good skiing) for a few days and tour Yosemite for a few days rather than trying to do both at once. Check a map. You need to fly into San Francisco or Sacramento anyway; no roads over the mountains in winter so Reno is out.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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Anyone any experience of Badger Pass?
Thank you for the info. It really helps our decision.
On 27 Oct, 18:53, lal_truckee wrote: Dave wrote: What is the skmiing like at Badger Pass? Beginner - charming. Are the trees skiable? It looks from the map like there are a fair few trees, and if it is such a begineer resort I thought they may be fairly empty. How far is it to the valley its self? *Are the routes passable in the winter? Road to ski area is kept open. Not far from valley to lodge, but slow driving even in summer (winding.) You do stay in the valley which is scenic beyond belief; a single visit to an outlook point should hold you for a decade or two - nothing in the world compares. And you'll pass such views to/from skiing. That is the impression I get, it does sound quite amazing. Alternatively you can ski Bear Mountain (excellent skiing) and/or Dodge Ridge (good skiing) for a few days and tour Yosemite for a few days rather than trying to do both at once. Check a map. You need to fly into San Francisco or Sacramento anyway; no roads over the mountains in winter so Reno is out. I assume you mean Bear Valley (http://www.bearvalley.com/). Is that much better then? It is a pretty long way between them, but perhaps we can stop off. I forgot to mention: Bear Valley is embedded in the Gold Country - lots for the non-skiers to tour/do while the skiers ski, before all head to Yosemite. That sounds like a solution. Or just leave the non-skiers in the valley daily while the skiers go to Badger. I hesitate to to push this solution since a "keen" skier would miss the great skiing California has to offer, but perchance your skiers have made numerous visits to North America and are tired and old and ready for "charming" skiing over exciting skiing? One of the skiers lives over there and is working for the rest of the holiday period. The other skier (me) shall be spending most of the rest of the 3 weeks around then bumming about in south lake Tahoe and / or Colorado so I will not be missing out too much I am quite willing to sacrifice a few days great skiing to a few days skiing and impressed non-skiers. Thanks again, |
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Anyone any experience of Badger Pass?
Dave wrote:
Thank you for the info. It really helps our decision. On 27 Oct, 18:53, lal_truckee wrote: Dave wrote: What is the skmiing like at Badger Pass? Beginner - charming. Are the trees skiable? It looks from the map like there are a fair few trees, and if it is such a begineer resort I thought they may be fairly empty. How far is it to the valley its self? Are the routes passable in the winter? Road to ski area is kept open. Not far from valley to lodge, but slow driving even in summer (winding.) You do stay in the valley which is scenic beyond belief; a single visit to an outlook point should hold you for a decade or two - nothing in the world compares. And you'll pass such views to/from skiing. That is the impression I get, it does sound quite amazing. Alternatively you can ski Bear Mountain (excellent skiing) and/or Dodge Ridge (good skiing) for a few days and tour Yosemite for a few days rather than trying to do both at once. Check a map. You need to fly into San Francisco or Sacramento anyway; no roads over the mountains in winter so Reno is out. I assume you mean Bear Valley (http://www.bearvalley.com/). Is that much better then? It is a pretty long way between them, but perhaps we can stop off. I forgot to mention: Bear Valley is embedded in the Gold Country - lots for the non-skiers to tour/do while the skiers ski, before all head to Yosemite. That sounds like a solution. Or just leave the non-skiers in the valley daily while the skiers go to Badger. I hesitate to to push this solution since a "keen" skier would miss the great skiing California has to offer, but perchance your skiers have made numerous visits to North America and are tired and old and ready for "charming" skiing over exciting skiing? One of the skiers lives over there and is working for the rest of the holiday period. The other skier (me) shall be spending most of the rest of the 3 weeks around then bumming about in south lake Tahoe and / or Colorado so I will not be missing out too much I am quite willing to sacrifice a few days great skiing to a few days skiing and impressed non-skiers. In that case, I'd suggest spending the days with the non-skiers touring Yosemite Valley and looking about the Gold Country; can the skiing - you skiers will get plenty elsewhere and Badger is historic but not in the least challenging (if you can't get up any speed even the trees are not much fun.) Thanks again, |
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Anyone any experience of Badger Pass?
On 3 Nov, 20:29, lal_truckee wrote:
Dave wrote: One of the skiers lives over there and is working for the rest of the holiday period. *The other skier (me) shall be spending most of the rest of the 3 weeks around then bumming about in south lake Tahoe and / or Colorado so I will not be missing out too much *I am quite willing to sacrifice a few days great skiing to a few days skiing and impressed non-skiers. In that case, I'd suggest spending the days with the non-skiers touring Yosemite Valley and looking about the Gold Country; can the skiing - you skiers will get plenty elsewhere and Badger is historic but not in the least challenging (if you can't get up any speed even the trees are not much fun.) Is it really that flat? I am supprissed to see someone here recommend NOT going skiing when in the mountains I expect I shall do a day up there, but expect to spend the rest of the time touring. Perhaps I could try XC or telemark. |
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