China Peak, CA

Who's loving the new china peak!

haven't been up this year, yet. Heard the only thing that's changed is the new signs, cosmetics and re-positioning of the terrain park (no improvements on antiquated lifts/layout).  I've been a season pass holder for the last 5 years, when it was called sierra summit.

Not even gonna compare to Meadows, but pretty cool resort, considering where it is.  Kinda small acreage and relatively flat, but tons of natural snow and a little bit of advanced terrain (tiny bit expert, too).  Great for beginners building their powder "chops" before moving on to tahoe or mammoth or any world class resorts.

...don't forget your chains!  The road is kinda gnarly and CHP will turn you around if it's dumping.

so I went up last week (first big dump since the jan drought). 

The rooms have been renovated and the food is better, but the only thing I could see the new owners changed on the actual mtn is grading a trail from the top of chair 5 to the top of chair 1 (before the trail, people used to traverse it, leaving deep/dangerous ruts)

After looking at satellite images of most of the east coast and midwest resorts, china peak is actually really good in the grand scheme of things...the only problem (other than just getting there) is too much snow 

here's a couple of the better vids I found of some skiers riding the many deeep pow days we get per season: