Dodge Ridge Ski Resort

Dodge Ridge Ski Resort

getting a sunburn on my first snowboarding experience in North America

Location: 

Dodge Ridge Rd, Pinecrest, CA 95364, USA

Duration: 

Saturday, March 19, 2016

personal highlights

  1. DodgeRidge: relatively unknown resort only 3 hours fromSan Francisco
  2. Infrastructure: comparable small resort with 12 lifts and 62(!) different runs
  3. Snowboarding: riding the slushy, watery snow under the burning sun
  4. Equipment: everything is improvised, rented, borrowed or bought
  5. Fun Park: great place with many rails and medium sized jumps

image sources

  1. getting ready for action
  2. selfie on the ski lift
  3. hitting the rails hard
  4. riding up the ski lift
  5. teenagers in the snow

video impression

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