Mount Ashland

Location

Jackson County
United States
42° 10' 59.7468" N, 122° 39' 58.9176" W
US
General info: 

Mt. Ashland, just north of the California border, is halfway between San Francisco and Portland, eight 8 miles off Interstate 5. The runs and lifts are named after Shakespeare plays and characters, with Balcony and Upper Balcony (at 7,500 feet) overlooking them all. The day lodge is Elizabethan, naturally. There are some excellent bump runs, but Mt. Ashland's specialty is a cirque, a giant glacial bowl that is corniced, steep, and demanding. Double-black stuff. A casual observer might consider Mt. Ashland less than challenging, with only four chairlifts, two of which serve the higher elevations, and only 1,150 feet of vertical drop. The locals say, private://It skis a lot bigger than it looks.private://

BASE: 6350ft
SUMMIT: 7500ft
VERTICAL DROP: 1150ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 4
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 4
Surface: 0

Costs: 

DAY PASS ADULTS weekday: US$36.00
DAY PASS ADULTS weekend: US$43.00

We recommend to confirm the latest prices from the resorts website as the prices might have changed after last update.

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