Never any blackout dates. Head straight to the lifts every time. Every 2026/27 season pass includes Season Pass Assurance, and you can pay over time with Affirm.
Own winterin the Sierra.
1,679 feet of vertical, six chairlifts and no blackout dates on a season pass, 65 miles up the hill from Fresno.
Projected opening day*Sat, Nov 21– days to goPeak 8,709 ft
Projected opening day*Sat, Nov 21– days to goPeak 8,709 ft
Nov 30
// The 2026/27 pass sale ends in …. Rates are good through November 30.
Fresh rates, no blackout dates
Multi-day packs, until Nov 30$79/dayA 4-pack is $316 for any four days, a 2-pack $208. One card, same user, valid anytime this season.
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Six chairlifts, one big mountain.
China Peak sits in the Sierra National Forest above Huntington Lake and ranks among California’s ten largest resorts by elevation, vertical rise and acreage. It also runs one of the biggest snowmaking systems in the state.
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Triple chairlift
The long one: from the base area by Mainstream Station up the west side to the summit ridge. Rancheria, Waterfall Bowl, Grouse Creek and the Buckhorn trails drop off it.
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Open the trail mapWhat kind of day do you want?
Start with three days, everything included.
The first-timer package is $199 for ages 5 and up and is good any day this season. Each day brings a standard rental and a two-hour group lesson, and the days don’t have to be back to back.
- $1993 days: carpet pass, rental, 2-hour lesson each day
- $120Mini Skier, ages 3 to 5, with Mom or Dad along
- Chair 6Day 3 opens the lift above the carpets
Made for winter people, big and small.
SnowmakingSnow you can count onChina Peak runs one of the largest snowmaking systems in California, and Highway 168 up from Shaver Lake is one of the best-maintained winter highways in the state.See what’s open- FamiliesFirst turns happen hereMoving carpets, a learn-to-ski center under the big orange tent and a rental shop by Chair 6. Kids 5 and under ski free, and Mini Skier lessons start at age 3.Lessons for every age
RacingGates, banks and bragging rightsThe China Peak Ski Race Team trains every weekend, and the Cali Pass Bank Slalom comes to the hill. Racers, you have your own course by Buckhorn.Find the race course
Marked on the calendar.
From the pre-season party in Fresno to opening day and the dates prices change.
Full events calendar- Winter job fairSequoia Brewing Co., Fresno · 9 am to 4 pmJobs
- 17th Annual Pray for Snow PartySequoia Brewing Company, Fresno · 5 to 9 pm · live music, prizes, specials and season pass pickupParty
- Winter job fair at the resortChina Peak · 9 am to 3 pmJobs
- Projected opening dayWeather permitting · 9 am to 4 pm, Thursday to MondayOpening
- Season pass sale and packs endSale rates on passes, 2- and 4-day packs and the College Cali Pass endDeadline
- Winter job fairSequoia Brewing Co., Fresno · 9 am to 4 pmJobs
- Preferred parking startsWhen Chair 1 opens or Dec 19, whichever comes first · weekends and holidaysParking
- School field trips beginK–12, from $59 a student, ticket, rental and lesson includedSchools
Winter, slopeside
Sleep steps from the lift.
The Inn at China Peak has economy rooms from $105 a night, queen and king rooms, suites and family rooms for up to six, with dinner at JW’s and cocktails in JW’s Original Bar after the last run.
- Thu–Sun nights in winter
- 2-night minimum
- 30% off with a season pass, Sun–Thu
Summer, 20+ degrees cooler than Fresno
Then come back for the bike park.
Ride the chair to the top of Chinese Peak, then bike or hike down. Add live music on the Inn deck on Fridays, the Boathouse on Huntington Lake and concerts at China Peak Landing. Summer 2026 is over; it returns in 2027.
Summer at the Peak65 miles from Fresno, a world away.
China Peak is in Lakeshore, just off the shore of Huntington Lake, 17 miles up Highway 168 from Shaver Lake. From Prather it is a 36-mile drive that climbs from 1,500 to 7,000 feet on one of California’s best-maintained winter highways.
59265 Highway 168, Lakeshore, CA 93634Resort (559) 233-2500Snow phone (559) 233-7310Top of Chinese Peak, now–Loading the forecast…
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Open-Meteo forecast for 8,709 ft. The resort’s own snow report lives on the Snow phone and in Peak Alerts.