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There are a ton of large Bay Area ski resorts near San Francisco, San Jose, Sacremento - from SF, just a few hours driving distance away in the Sierra Mountains. All of these big mountains for Bay Area skiing and Bay Area snowboarding are also close to Reno, Nevada.
The following list is a ranking of ski resorts near the Bay Area - San Francisco, San Jose, Sacremento, and Reno - by mountain size. Compare the best ski areas in Northern California & Nevada - how big is Heavenly, how big is Squaw Valley, what is the size of Northstar, etc.
Mammoth Ski Resort, California
Mammoth size based on overall vertical drop is 2929 ft
2885 ft
3000-3500 acres
Heavenly Ski Resort, Lake Tahoe, California
Heavenly size based on overall vertical drop is 3427 ft
2735 ft
3000-3500 acres
June Mountain Winter Resort, California
June Mountain size based on overall vertical drop is 2560 ft
2420 ft
500-750 acres
Squaw Valley Ski Resort, Lake Tahoe, California
Squaw Valley size based on overall vertical drop is 2802 ft
2389 ft
3500-4000 acres
Northstar-at-Tahoe Ski Resort, California
Northstar size based on overall vertical drop is 2276 ft
2276 ft
2000-2500 acres
Diamond Peak Ski Resort, Lake Tahoe, Nevada
Diamond Peak size based on overall vertical drop is 1810 ft
1741 ft
500-750 acres
Bear Valley Ski & Snowboard Resort, California
Bear Valley size based on overall vertical drop is 1740 ft
1740 ft
1000-1500 acres
Mt. Rose Ski Resort, Lake Tahoe, Nevada
Mt. Rose size based on overall vertical drop is 1759 ft
1635 ft
1000-1500 acres
Homewood Ski Resort, Lake Tahoe, California
Homewood size based on overall vertical drop is 1625 ft
1625 ft
750-1000 acres
Kirkwood Ski Resort, Lake Tahoe, California
Kirkwood size based on overall vertical drop is 2008 ft
1622 ft
2000-2500 acres
Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Resort, California
Sierra-at-Tahoe size based on overall vertical drop is 2250 ft
1590 ft
1500-2000 acres
Dodge Ridge Ski Resort, California
Dodge Ridge size based on overall vertical drop is 1572 ft
1572 ft
750-1000 acres
China Peak Ski Resort, California
China Peak size based on overall vertical drop is 1641 ft
1570 ft
250-500 acres
Alpine Meadows Ski Resort, Lake Tahoe, California
Alpine Meadows size based on overall vertical drop is 1770 ft
1555 ft
2000-2500 acres
Sugar Bowl Ski Resort, Lake Tahoe, California
Sugar Bowl size based on overall vertical drop is 1447 ft
1447 ft
1000-1500 acres
Mount Shasta Ski Park, California
Mount Shasta size based on overall vertical drop is 1399 ft
1399 ft
250-500 acres
Mt. Ashland Ski Area, Oregon
Mt. Ashland size based on overall vertical drop is 1165 ft
1165 ft
100-250 acres
Donner Ski Ranch , Lake Tahoe, California
Donner Ski Ranch size based on overall vertical drop is 705 ft
705 ft
500-750 acres
Sky Tavern Ski Area, Nevada
Sky Tavern size based on overall vertical drop is 659 ft
659 ft
100-250 acres
Badger Pass Ski Area, California
Badger Pass size based on overall vertical drop is 555 ft
555 ft
less than 100 acres
Soda Springs Ski Resort, Lake Tahoe, California
Soda Springs size based on overall vertical drop is 535 ft
535 ft
100-250 acres
Boreal Ski Resort, Lake Tahoe, California
Boreal size based on overall vertical drop is 530 ft
530 ft
100-250 acres
Tahoe Donner Ski Area, California
Tahoe Donner size based on overall vertical drop is 514 ft
514 ft
100-250 acres
Granlibakken Lodge, Lake Tahoe, California
Granlibakken size based on overall vertical drop is 164 ft
164 ft
less than 100 acres
