Badger Pass Ski Area Development – Yosemite National Park CA

City:
Yosemite National Park, CA

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation, Winter Sports

New Deal Agencies:
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Conservation and Public Lands, Work Relief Programs, National Park Service (NPS)

Completed:
1941

Quality of Information:
Very Good

Marked:
No

Site Survival:
No Longer Extant

Description

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) helped develop the Badger Pass Ski Area at Yosemite National Park in the mid-to-late 1930s.

Limited skiing had started in 1933 with the opening of the Glacier Point road, making Badger Pass one of the earliest California ski areas.  The Badger Pass lodge was built in 1935.  

The National Park Service wanted to encourage skiing and used the CCC to assist with further improvements at Badger Pass. The CCC was involved in at least the following projects:

•1938  Widening the Badger Pass Access Road.
•1939 – 1940  Building the Badger Pass Ranger Residence.
•1940 – 1941  Adding a Comfort Station adjacent to the Badger Pass Ski Lodge.

CCC enrollees probably worked on three ski runs and 2 ski jumps, but this needs further research.

Badger Pass remains a small ski resort at 90-acres with 10 runs and 5 lifts.  

Source notes

Determination of Eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Resources Final – August 13, 2009

Site originally submitted by Andrew Laverdiere on October 23, 2017.
Additional contributions by John Broesamle.

Contribute to this Site

We welcome contributions of additional information on any New Deal site.

Submit More Information or Photographs for this New Deal Site

Join the Conversation

Please note:

  • We are not involved in the management of New Deal sites and have no information about visits, hours or rentals.
  • This page shows all the information we have for this site; if you have new information or photos to share, click the button above.

Your email address will not be published, shared, or sold.

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Contribute to this Site

We welcome contributions of additional information on any New Deal project site.

Submit More Information or Photographs for this New Deal Site

Join the Conversation

Please note:

  • We are not involved in the management of New Deal sites and have no information about visits, hours or rentals.
  • This page shows all the information we have for this site; if you have new information or photos to share, click the button above.

Your email address will not be published, shared, or sold.

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.