2004-2005 Price Schedule
| Ski
& Board Tickets |
All
Day |
1/2
Day 1-4:30 p.m. |
| Adult |
$45.00 |
$30.00 |
| Child (9
and under) |
$15.00 |
$10.00 |
| JR
(10-15 years old) |
$30.00 |
$20.00 |
| Student
(non-holiday weekdays) |
$35.00 |
$25.00 |
| Senior
(65 and over) |
$25.00 |
$15.00 |
Learn
To Ski Packages
Includes beginner area lift ticket, group
lesson and equipment (skis, boots, poles) |
All
Day |
1/2
Day 1-4:30 p.m. |
Adult
Learn-to-Ski Package (16 and up)
(*Beginner Area Only) |
$50.00 |
$35.00 |
Junior
Learn-to-Ski Package (10-15)
(*Beginner Area Only) |
$40.00 |
$25.00 |
Child
Learn-to-Ski Package (Ages 7-9)
(*Beginner Area Only) |
$25.00 |
$15.00 |
Kiddie
Ski School
available weekends and holidays.
Ages 5-11
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Includes lift ticket, lunch and 6 hours of lessons.
(Does not include rentals)
|
$75 |
|
Learn
To Snowboard Packages
Includes beginner area lift ticket, group
lesson, and equipment (snowboard and boots). |
All
Day |
1/2
Day 1-4:30 p.m. |
Adult
Learn-to-Board Package (13 and up)
(*Beginners Area Only) |
$60.00 |
$45.00 |
Junior
Learn-to-Board Package (10-15)
(*Beginners Area Only) |
$50.00 |
$35.00 |
Child
Learn-to-Board Package (Ages 7-9)
(*Beginners Area Only)
|
$35.00 |
$25.00 |
| Ski
& Board Rentals |
All
Day |
1/2
Day 1-4:30 p.m. |
| Skis,
Boots, Poles (16 and up) |
$16.00 |
$12.00 |
| Jr.
Package Skis, Boots, Poles (10-15) |
$13.00 |
$11.00 |
| Child
Package Skis, Boots, Poles (9 and under) |
$12.00 |
$8.00 |
| Snowboard
& Boots (16 and up) |
$28.00 |
$22.00 |
| Jr.
Package Snowboard & Boots (10-15) |
$25.00 |
$22.00 |
| Child
Package Snowboard & Boots (9 and under) |
$22.00 |
$18.00 |
Discount Tickets
Must purchase at least 1 day in advance by
phone.
Call (909) 982-0800 for purchases. |
| Club
Cards |
$99.00 |
| Ten
Tickets |
$275.00 |
| Twenty
Tickets |
$425.00 |
|
| Season
Passes |
| Adult (16
and up) |
$575.00 |
| Child (15
and under) |
$275.00 |
| Midweek
(Adult) |
$425.00 |
| Family
(Immediate Family) |
$1,275.00 |
|
| Ski
& Board Lessons |
| Group
Lessons (10 am, 12 noon, 2 pm) (8 and over) |
$20.00 |
| Private
Lessons (per hour by appointment) |
$60.00 |
| Each
additional person |
$20.00 |
|
| Scenic
Chair Rides/Sightseer Tickets |
| Adults |
$12.00 |
| Adult One
Way |
$8.00 |
| Children
and Seniors |
$6.00 |
| Children
(Under 6) |
Free |
| Upgrades:
From Sightseer Tickets |
All
Day |
1/2
Day 1-4:30 p.m. |
| Adult |
$30.00 |
$15.00 |
| Children |
$20.00 |
$10.00 |
| Student |
$20.00 |
$10.00 |
|
| Upgrades
from Beginner Package |
All
Day |
1/2
Day 1-4:30 p.m. |
| Adult |
$15.00 |
$10.00 |
| Children |
$15.00 |
$10.00 |
|
|
|
| Mountain
Bike Ticket |
One
Way |
All
Day |
|
$10.00 |
$20.00 |
Prices are subject to change without notice. Please call
the company directly to verify prices.
History of Mt. Baldy
A long time ago, over 50 years, two young men embarked on a journey of discovery. It
was during World War II. Herb Leffler was in the Navy and stationed at Douglas Aircraft
Co. in El Segundo, where planes were being built for the U.S. Navy, for duty in the
Pacific. Jim Chaffee was working as a civilian at the same plan. They knew each other
casually, as they were both working on the "line", inspecting the new SBDs.
During the winter of 1942 and 1943, a group of friend would combine enough "C"
Ration Gas coupons to enable them to go skiing, and that is when Herb and Jane learned to
ski. They would occasionally run into Jim, who had skied for a number of years.
During these years, there were very few ski areas in Southern California, and only one was
operating - a rope tow at Blue Ridge, Big Pines. Existing at that time, but closed due to
the war, were Mt. Waterman, where the first chairlift had been built in 1936; rope tows at
Green Valley, Snow Valley, Table Mountain (Ski Sunrise), and Blue Ridge. Kratka Ridge,
Holiday Hill (which later combined with Blue Ridge to become Mountain High), Snow Summit,
Rebel Ridge, Moonridge (now Bear Mountain) and Mt. Baldy Ski Lifts weren't even a gleam in
anyone's eyes yet!
After helping Herb and his friends dig out their 1927 Victoria "A" Ford sedan,
six weeks after it had been buried under snow one weekend, Jim and Herb thought it would
be fun to put up their own rope tow someplace. Upon request, the U.S. Forest Service
offered them several sites, and they selected a slope called Movie Slope near Snow Crest
Resort at Camp Baldy. (In 1952, by petition of the residents, the name of the community
was legally changed to Mt. Baldy). Jim had a used Hudson engine (his father owned a garage
in Compton), and a bale of rope. Herb put in $150.00. They named their enterprise Mt.
Baldy Ski Tows (no "Camp" for them, even back then) and began operations in
1944. The first year they housed their engine in a structure made of used Douglas Aircraft
engine packing cases. The hill was quite steep, but the guys made $90.00! Hal Nelson, the
son of the owners of the Snow Crest Resort, Jack and Ella Marie, brought cold drinks on a
sled to sell at the bottom of the tow. Life was simple then.
The forest Service then suggested that if they planned to continue with this folly again
next year, would they mind building a decent engine house? So, in the summer of 1945, Herb
and Jane, helped by friends of theirs, Ken and Janyce Edwards, built the stone engine
house, (destroyed several years ago by an avalanche). They hauled rocks from the
mountainside, hauled sand and gravel up from the streamed by means of a pulley, and made
the concrete by hand. Jim, meantime, had been called into the Army to serve with the
famous 10th Mountaineers.
During the next seven years, the one rope tow became four, and 1948, in conjunction with
Snow Crest Resort, the Hogan was built, with the able assistance of Howard Pruitt. It was
located by the road, with Snow Crest using half of it to sell food and rent toboggans. Mt.
Baldy Ski Tows used the other half to house the Ski Patrol. Herb and Jane ran the business
end - Jim, happily, kept the engines running, often by means of scotch tape, spit, wire
and a prayer! During those years, Jim and Herb were joined by Al Wisely, Head of the Ski
School; Dave Briggs, Ski Patrol Leader; and a number of teenage boys who worked for free
skiing - Bob Bentley, Larry Upham, Harvey Stone, Maurice Bertino, Marcel Schiro Sr. to
name a few. (Bob, at 17, was one of the most fluid skiers ever seen on the mountain.)
Also, Fuzz Meritt brought up his ski team from Pomona College, and later joined the team
as an instructor. He, in fact, had been bringing his students up long before the rope tows
were even built.
There were good years and bad years. There were years when Herb and Jim watched the snow
level stay tantalizingly at 7,000'. Just above the rope tows which were at 6,500'. They
began looking higher up, and eventually put a portable rope tow at the Divide (where the
Notch is now). In the spring, they would guide groups of skiers up the steep canyon (#1
Lift site) and run the portable. They kept snow surveys. They KNEW that there was
marvelous skiing to be had at these upper elevations. This project was mostly Jim's baby,
and he did a great job.
In 1952, after one of the best winters they ever had, they were able to interest a special
group of men to hike up into the area. On Thunder Mountain, in May, were there was still
plenty of snow. It looked like a natural. The group, led by Morgan Adams, Jr., were mostly
skiers from the Pasadena area and members of the Southern Skis Ski Club. A permit was
given by the U.S. Forest Service to open up this area, and construction began in June of
1952. Although both Jim and Herb started out with the corporation, Jim did not remain, and
Herb completed the construction and became president and general manager. (What this title
means is that you work 14 hours per day, seven days a week!). Both men had moved their
families to Mt. Baldy by then - Jim and wife, Dotty; and Herb, Jane and their sons, Dick
and John. (Peter came later.) In 1953, Jim and Herb sold Mt. Baldy Tows to the
corporation, where it became an adjunct to the main area.
Jim remained on the mountain and did auto repairs out of his home. He maintained his
connection to the Lifts by serving on the Ski Patrol. He was also active in the fledging
Mt. Baldy Fire Department. As well as one of the service organizations in the Valley. His
other interest was in racing cars, and his "Pink Elephant" was well known in
racing circles. His wife, Dotty, passed away, as did his second wife, Jane, who had been a
fellow racing fan. In 1975 he sold his house (now the Young/Farmer home across from Mt.
Baldy Lodge) and moved to Big Bear. He continued to be an avid skier and volunteer fireman
and ski patrolman in his new home. He married again, only to lose her also.
MEMORIES OF JIM still remain on our mountain - his contributors to bringing big time
skiing to Mt. Baldy. Other memories we remember fondly, such as the time the lifts bought
a used bulldozer from someone at Big Pines. Instead of trucking it back over on a flat
bed, he DROVE it from the top of Blue Ridge. Down the mountain, Across the desert to Lytle
creek and up the backside to the Notch. The fireman remember the time he put a racing
engine in one of the fire trucks - and it could beat ANYTHING! Jim as since passed. The
news of his death, discovered in the Daily Bulletin, was a shock to all of those who knew
him.
Use the
valuable coupon for $10
off an all day lift ticket.
| Region |
PriceRange |
| Southern California |
$10-$1,275 |
 |
Contact:
Mt. Baldy Ski Resort
PO Box 399
Mt Baldy, CA 91759-
Phone: (909) 981-3344
Email: baldylifts@aol.com
DIRECTIONS: Getting
to Mt Baldy is easy and now it's even easier with the new 210 freeway
now open!
When coming to Mt. Baldy it is always a good idea to carry chains in
the winter and please use the turnouts to let faster traffic pass you.
If your coming from the 15 freeway:
Take the 210 West and Exit on Mountain Ave Mount Baldy Exit
then head north up the mountain. There is more then one Mountain
Ave. exit. Your exit is located between the 57 Freeway and the
15 Freeway in the city of Upland.
If your coming from the 57
freeway, head north and:
Take the 210 East and Exit on Mountain Ave, Mount Baldy Exit
then head north up the mountain. There is more then one Mountain
Ave. exit. Your exit is located between the 57 Freeway and the 15
Freeway in the city of Upland.
You can still Exit on Mountain Ave, Mount Baldy Exit from the
10 freeway via the 15 or 57 freeways and head north up the mountain.
Your exit is located between the 57 Freeway and the 15 Freeway in the
city of Upland.
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