Due to several years of poor snow conditions and lack of snowmaking equipment, it was sold in 2004 to the owners of Mountain High. The Mountain High North Resort was originally known as Table Mountain Ski Area in 1938 and later changed to Ski Sunrise in 1975. In 1979, the resort was sold to the new owner of the Mountain High resort and used primarily as parking for the West Resort, as well as add terrain when there was adequate snow and skiing conditions. In the 1960s, the cost of a lift ticket was $1.50. The Mountain High East Resort, originally known as Holiday Hill, opened in 1948. In 1975, upon being sold by its original owners, it was renamed Mountain High. Its first year of operation was 1937 with a rope tow, and it built the 2nd chairlift in California in 1947. The Mountain High West Resort was originally known as Blue Ridge and is one of the oldest ski resorts in the country. In 1929 the construction began on the world's largest ski jump of that time in an attempt to attract the 1932 Winter Olympics. The elevation of the resort is 6,600 feet (2,000 m) to 8,200 feet (2,500 m) for the Mountain High East Resort, 7,000 feet (2,100 m) to 8,000 feet (2,400 m) for the West Resort and 7,200 feet (2,200 m) to 7,800 ft (2,400 m) for the North Resort.Ĭoinciding with the population growth of Southern California in the 1920s, hikers and ski enthusiasts began using Big Pines, an area near the present day Mountain High resort. The resort is located along State Route 2 west of Wrightwood, California. Mountain High is one of the most-visited resorts in Southern California. Mountain High resort is a winter resort in the San Gabriel Mountains in Los Angeles County in California.
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