Most-Lift Ski Resorts in California (United States)
Ranked by most-lifts across California (United States).
Ranking
| Rank | Resort | Value | Gap to next |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palisades Tahoe Olympic Valley | 30 | +2 |
| 2 | Mammoth Mountain | 28 | +8 |
| 3 | Northstar at Tahoe Resort | 20 | +5 |
| 4 | Mountain High | 15 | +0 |
| 5 | Snow Summit | 15 | +1 |
| 6 | Palisades Tahoe Alpine Meadows | 14 | +0 |
| 7 | Sugar Bowl Resort | 14 | +1 |
| 8 | Kirkwood Mountain Resort | 13 | +0 |
| 9 | Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Resort | 13 | +0 |
| 10 | Snow Valley Mountain Resort | 13 | +2 |
| 11 | Bear Mountain | 11 | +0 |
| 12 | China Peak Mountain Resort | 11 | +0 |
| 13 | Dodge Ridge Ski Area | 11 | +3 |
| 14 | Bear Valley | 8 | +0 |
| 15 | Donner Ski Ranch | 8 | +1 |
| 16 | Homewood Ski Area | 7 | +0 |
| 17 | June Mountain | 7 | +1 |
| 18 | Mt. Shasta Ski Park | 6 | +2 |
| 19 | Mt. Baldy | 4 | +1 |
| 20 | Mount Waterman | 3 | — |
Methodology & caveats
Ranked on the most-lifts field as recorded for each resort. Figures come from OpenSkiMap/Wikidata and resort-reported statistics, which are not independently audited across resorts — see the per-resort page for sourcing.
Other rankings for California (United States): Highest-Elevation Ski Resorts in California (United States), Biggest-Vertical Ski Resorts in California (United States), Most-Runs Ski Resorts in California (United States)
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Data sources
Last verified: 2026-09-13
Base facts from OpenSkiMap (ODbL), OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata (CC0), OurAirports (public domain) and GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). See /data-sources/.