Mountain High Resort - Skiing/Snow Boarding

Mountain High is the closest major mountain resort to San Diego and is a great choice if you want to avoid mountain driving. For the boarders, Mountain High has five terrain parks, a halfpipe, a jib park and a 'chill deck' for those much-needed Red Bull breaks. A 20-acre tubing park called Mountain High North (formerly Ski Sunrise) is open daily during peak season, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekends. Tubing costs $15 for two hours or $30 all day.

Mountain High is the easiest day-trip resort from San Diego, but if you want to stay overnight, the town of Wrightwood has two motels and a few B&Bs where you can rest your weary bones.

Vital Statistics:

Opening Day: First snowfall

Night skiing: Until 10 p.m. nightly

Lift tickets and passes:
Adult (13+): $49-$59
Kids (7-12): $20
Adult (13+) passes: $349
Kids' (7-12) passes: $129
Kids 6 and under: FREE with the purchase of an Adult Freedom Pass (limit 2 per Adult Pass purchased)

Rentals:
Standard ski package: $30/day (kids under 12, $20/day)
Snowboard package: $35/day

Resort Stats Top elevation: 8,200 ft.
Bottom elevation: 6,600 ft.
Longest run: 1.6 mi.
Runs/trails (beginner): 25 percent
Runs/trails (intermediate): 35 percent
Runs/trails (advanced): 40 percent

Phone
Snow Report: (888) 754-7878