Sierra Summit Ski Resort
California, USA
| Resort Statistics | | vertical drop: | 1,679 feet | | summit: | 8,709 feet | | base: | 7,030 feet | | lifts: | 8 | | trails: | 35 | | longest run: | 13,200 feet |
Snowboarding | | permitted: | Yes | | terrain park: | Yes | | half-pipe: | Yes | | | Snow and Terrain | | annual snowfall: | 300 inches | | snowmaking: | 10% | | skiable area: | 1,200 acres | | easiest: | 11% | | more difficult: | 28% | | most difficult: | 33% | | experts only: | 28% |
Other Activities | | x-country: | 100 km | | snow tubing: | Yes |
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Unlike other parks, Sierra Summit not at risk of avalanches, officials say
December 27, 2008 - A string of snow storms that dropped as much a dozen feet of snow in some part of the Sierras over the past couple of weeks and caused the death Tuesday of a skier in Lake Tahoe have prompted concerns about avalanches.
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Santas hit Sierra Summit slopes
December 21, 2008 - You could tell by the casually clad Clauses on the slopes that it wasn't the North Pole.
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Cold Front Welcomed by Valley Skiers
December 15, 2008 - The storm is a welcomed sight in our local mountains for those who enjoy skiing, snowboarding and sledding, because Sierra Summit opened over the weekend.
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Ski resorts reach out to entice minority groups
January 14, 2007 - SKIERS CUT THROUGH a fresh dusting of snow, their skis hissing softly against the powder as they crisscross down the slopes, then grinding to halt at the icy base of the Sierra Summit resort where Richard Shimizu is taking a break. Although the resort is in California's Fresno County, where almost half the population is made up of minorities, most people crunching past Shimizu in their ski boots ...
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Calling all skiers to the slopes
January 14, 2007 - HUNTINGTON LAKE, Calif. | Skiers cut through a fresh dusting of snow, their skis hissing softly against the powder as they crisscross down the slopes. Then they grind to a halt at the icy base of the Sierra Summit resort where Richard Shimizu is taking a break.
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Badger Pass expected to open trails
January 12, 2007 - Chuck Carter, manager of ski and snow board school at Badger Pass ski resort, said he is hoping the storm expected this weekend will bring a lot of snow. Unlike Sierra Summit, Badger Pass Ski has not officially opened, but will open cross country skiing this weekend.
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More snow expected on the slopes of Sierra Summit and Badger Pass
January 10, 2007 - When the snow falls, the skiers will come. With only a moderate amount of snow in the slopes, and a low number of skiers at the Central California ski resorts Christmas day, there was plenty of room to swish down the curved slopes of Badger Pass and Sierra Summit.
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Resorts lure minorities to slopes
December 24, 2006 - Skiers cut through a fresh dusting of snow, their skis hissing softly against the powder as they crisscross down the slopes, then grinding to halt at the icy base of the Sierra Summit resort where Richard Shimizu is taking a break.
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Mixing it up on the slopes
November 12, 2006 - HUNTINGTON LAKE, Calif. -- Skiers cut through a fresh dusting of snow, their skis hissing softly against the powder as they crisscross down the slopes, then grinding to halt at the icy base of the Sierra Summit resort where Richard Shimizu is taking a break.
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Diversity on the slopes
November 11, 2006 - Some resorts working to attract more ethnic groups to skiing and snowboarding Skiers cut through a fresh dusting of snow, their skis hissing softly against the powder as they crisscross down the slopes, then grind to a halt at the icy base of the Sierra Summit resort where Richard Shimizu is taking a break.
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