Southeast of Yosemite National Park near June Lake, and down the road from Mammoth Mountain, June Mountain offers 1,500 accessible acres to skiers and riders. Seven lifts service a 2,590ft vertical rise and provide access to 35 named trails. 80% of June Mountain’s terrain is beginner or intermediate so there are three terrain parks to entertain freestylers, while backcountry tours can be taken to places such as Gnome Zone, Upper Glass Creek, San Joaquin Ridge, the Negatives, Fern Creek, Carson Peak, Devil's Slide, Four Seasons, and much more.
The problem with giving June Mountain a great review is that more people may discover this magnificent hidden gem--usually obscured by it's more famous very big brother Mammoth Mountain. I've snowboarded at Mammoth, and pretty much every other California resort, and June is my comfort mountain, in t…