China Peak Mountain Resort Review

Wonderful experience for my girlfriend and I first time snowboarding. Paid $120 each for a full day pass, 2 hour lessons and wonderful environment.

Definitely coming back!

Short season but they are making it work. Cheers to our China Peak team!

Has some great slopes and even though it's such a long drive to get to it, it is totally worth the drive.

I paid $40 for a all day pass for me and my family to use our sleds for a small slop and all we got was someone saying we couldn't go down as fast and the next guy that came on said we had to leave because our passes were only for an hour when the sale representative said it was for all day. Two hours before they closed there were multiple people that showed up that didn't even pay and got to use the slop for free no questions asked. Never going again.

They we're temporarily closed due to no snow, however they let us sled for free on the man made snow. The kids had a great time! Thanks to the management! Hope to return again in the future!

Great Mountain when the snow is right. Enjoy the upper half of the mountain.

It was a great experience being my first time sking
The only thing that annoyed me were the employees.
We were about to leave when we remembered we had forgot something. My kids went in first and the guy fitting skis said to them in a rude voice what are you doing you need to be outside. The instructor was also extremely rude only because it was our first time and were having a difficult time. He was yelling at us. When we were on our own he came up next to me and flicked snow at me with his ski. Then he did it another time.All the employees I met were very rude. Do not recommend coming here.

Excellent place for skiing with different levels of slopes and courses for the excellent "kids", just improve the food in the restaurants. Beautiful landscapes.

Fun place to go skiing and boarding kindof cheep but bring your own beer/food because that is a little pricey.

Such an amazing experience! Super blessed to have spent my holiday here!!! Big thanks! <3

Beautiful place where I could contemplate how wonderful my God is. I am amazed at such beauty.

Excellent place to go out with family and friends, there are those for all ages and sky levels

China Peak. Snowboard in the winter. Mountain Ride in the summer.

Decent amount of runs and very few people. I may have picked a good weekend, but I had a great time.

Great ski resort! Had a beautiful blue bird day skiing!

China peak rocks! Thanks for being open even though there's a lack of snow tall are doing great. Love it

Hanging with friends up there was amazing and learning how to ski. We were able to get their fairly early on a Saturday right after it snowed so it was perfect conditions! We all did the "Learn in a day" ski/snowboard class. We did so well on the bunny hill that both of our instructors told us to take the ski lift up to Academy...only to find out that none of learned how to stop or how to get up when we fall. We were not prepared to take on Academy. We learned more trying to figure out how to ski and board on Academy than the actual class. But will be back again.

Love the ski area. I bought another black pass for next year, but was very disappointed they did not do more for pass holder's from this year.

Only 1.5 hours away from Fresno, nice running trails or starting point for a Kaiser pass climb

It is hard for me to give a good review as my experience was incomplete. We got there and it was crazy packed. When we finally got through the line for the lift tickets, then the rental gear line the employee tells me they were out of snowboard rentals. Thankfully they refunded me everything since I couldn't do anything. To sum up 3 hours of driving to see the slopes and go home. My advice to this place, 1. Go early or bring your own gear 2. Super popular so be prepared for large crowds 3. Depending on time and crowd, might be faster to just pack a lunch vs buying food there I will return but it will have to be after I buy my own snowboard.

It has a wonderful view, and more in winter season, snow, see snow, watch skiing. I only went to eat, there is not much variety, just snaks, and it would be ideal to improve your food.

Parking is limited but the availability of services is good.

The surroundings were beautiful but the accommodations need to be remodeled.

Great place to get away and enjoy some great Boarding or Skiing.

A few sweet runs tucked away here or there, slow chairs, and can be warm (check forecast) but not expensive

Great day - not a lot of trails open yet but what was open was in good shape- this is a really nice ski resort- much larger than I originally thought - good time to he had for a lot less than Tahoe or Mammoth - and the drive is less than half the time for us

They had the snow. It was worthy of my board. Go here.

Lovely mountain, not a lot of terrain for boarders... But it's suiting the purpose.

Been coming here for years now. Fun place to bring your families.

Cool place. Got caught in the creek fire and trapped here. Then had to drive through it. Thanks to god.

33 year's snowboarding here!!! First it was Sierra Summit, and now China Peak!!!
Home sweet Home. The real and First SNOWBOARDERS HERE! since first year allowed to ride 1987. The crew was and is still riding here. B. Footer, Johnny P. Dreadlocks, White Al, Joe Black, John Weigan, Tim Boyer. The Hairheads!!! U know who you are. When doing Method airs where king and riding switch Grassers to reverts ( hail to Chris Roach best style ever!!! Riding SINCE 1987. Always going OFF!!! CHEERS BOYS TO MANY MORE SICK DAYS. PEACE OUT EVERYONE

Incredible! Had a good time when I was there. 10/10

Good small resort. When the whole mountain is open, the ticket prices are very reasonable. Runs and lifts are kept in good condition. Service and pricing at the lodges is average, as is the food and drink. Definitely has a non-corporate, family-run type feel.

Had an absolute blast up there mid August for my birthday. Great way to escape the Fresno heat! My family and I also enjoy the ski hill in the Winter time. can leave a sunny and 70 Fresno and b up in 30 degrees snow in less than an 2 hours!

No snow just a huge fire. Lots of amazing hiking opportunities if your up for a challenge

Nice resort! It was closed for a wedding. Found a great hike in the far corner of the back parking lot

A bit expensive, but I have seen more expensive prices elsewhere. This great spot to hit in the winter.

Awesome lift assisted mountain biking trails for all levels, double black diamonds even.

Great skiing, awesome views and and pretty darn good Bloody Marys

Great 1st experience on the peak, Sara especially in the resort bar was exceptionally great! We had a fabulous time and highly suggest Billy the bartender at the lodge. There was a ski lift fellow who helped me get halfway down who was awesome I suggest staying more than one day and getting experience on the bunny trail before heading up to the tippy top! You get free lift if you stay at the lodge the next day but definitly bring your own beer!!!!

No snow in January. Not the resorts fault. But a bit pricey for kids to go down a small sled hill.

Went mountain biking up there a little rough but still fun

Good resort but no high speed chairs. Price is expensive for not having any high speed chairs.

Just wish they had high speed chairs. Great family local mountain.

What if i dont know how to ski?? Looking for a place to chill and have fun with the fam.. Would luv to visit!! What r the prixes by the way??

Old school skiing at its finest. Slow lifts, but true fall lines to ski down. If you follow the sun around the mountain, you can have good skiing all day. There is just nothing like a sunny warm day at the Peak!

Restaurant has a good menu but too expensive for the quality. Friendly staff.

This is very family and newbies friendly place. Reasonable prices and friendly staff. I especially recommend to spend a New Year's eve there - they do torch parade and fireworks - great show and nice environment

Been going to China Peak for decades now, seen a lot of changes, all for the better. It's easy to get to, plenty of runs of varying levels. They offer group classes, private lessons, and have ski shop. Plenty of places to eat, including mid-mountain.

Went for a half-day, first time boarding in years. Rented board and boots, spent sometime on the base remembering how to stand, stop, turn and such. Took the lift to the summit, as soon as i get off the lift one of the straps on my bindings breaks. Of course they dont keep extra bindings at the ranger station, that would make sense. So i had to wait an hour for a snowmobile to come pick me up, by the time we got back to the rental shop, there was only 30mins left till the park closed, whats the point of that. $90 to ride a lift then sit in the snow all because they couldnt properly inspect the equipment or have a repair station on the summit. They offered me a voucher for free rentals in the future, but i dont plan to ever return so i just gave it to a random person.

Great summer things to do up there. Recommendation for those who don't know, you can go up the chair lift for mountain biking, frisbee golf, or a spectacular scenic walk down the mountain. Best panoramic views of Huntington Lake you'll ever see.
Try it for yourself.
They have a great staff on hand to get you around and will feed you when you're done.

Fantastic day of skiing, great conditions today and no crowds! It's hard to beat a day like this.

Great place to hit the slopes, a good sized mountain with a ton of fun runs. It is such a nice drive to the mountain. Photos from earlier in 2019.

I've been comming to chinapeak for 40 years and this is the worst year ever they are under staffed and the grooming is non excitant during the week probably will not get my 41st season pass

Such a beautiful place. Great skiing, Great prices, Great staff.

I'd never had a bad tin it's fun there because the snow

Great mid-size mountain there's challenging blacks, blues and some green runs for the beginners.

Very cheap and thus a great value for the dollar paid

I installed 10 Monte Verde Replacement Windows for them and everyone there was very friendly and helpful. Russell Morris the Inn Manager is great to work with, first rate Manager!

Close. Good mountain. Good runs. Staff hit and miss. Some very good. A couple not so much. Could have gone for lifts being a little higher and operators paying a little more attention.

Our experience was a dream come true:),. I was finally able to have my children ski the slopes with me.
China peak is different.... better than it has ever been.
We stayed at the lodge, it was fun. We woke up when it was still dark and watched the humongous machines groom the runs for us to have fun on after the sun came up.
The food at the restaurant was amazing, siracha drizzled over salmon, great service from the waitress who was my children's ski instructor the next day.
My favorite part of the experience was the surprise of ski instructors that were educators of our school district, GIS, and a retired college professor.
Great experience!

Sooo, this place is awesome. If you are interested in hosting an event here or anywhere in the Lakeshore area, call Tess at China Peak. My wife and I had a very specific vision of what we wanted for our wedding day. Tess and her team checked every single box and made it look easy. We seriously could not have had the wedding we wanted without them. Thanks y'all for everything, it was all perfect

Amazing. Staff was so wonderful and friendly. Great family experience!

Smores were nice. Kinda burnt due to the wildfire. But overall recommend this place. It's a great burning sensation when you go to this resort. Only 4 stars since it's on fire. Fire Number One

Very chill. Cool old place ,just for warning. If staying at the Lodge. Do not stay in room 108, It's next to a generator Room that runs off and on all night. And it is very loud. But if you enjoy the sounds of a purrrrring motor it is a dream..

Awesome place to take your family the staff was outstanding the food was good and the drinks were better lots of fun