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June Mountain

Ski resort · United States

Is it worth the trip?

Every day scores the same

June Mountain is closed for the season on these dates.

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-3°C
Wind
16 kn

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-8°C
Wind
4 kn

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-3°C
Wind
7 kn

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-2°C
Wind
5 kn

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
2°C
Wind
5 kn

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
3°C
Wind
6 kn

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Tap a day for snow, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 7 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 20, poor
  2. Tue 30, poor
  3. Wed 40, poor
  4. Thu 50, poor
  5. Fri 60, poor
  6. Sat 70, poor
  7. Sun 80, poor

The resort in three facts

  • Top 3,089 mvillage 3,060 m
  • 27 km of runsevery grade
  • Open December–Aprilusually

Full forecast

every day, every number

Lifts closed for the season. They usually open about 25 November.

We don't know the avalanche risk here. Check Eastern Sierra Avalanche Center.

Forecast and score for each day at June Mountain
DayScoreFresh72 hDepthtop, mid, baseColdestat topWindat top
Mon 2Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-4°Cwind, 6 knots
Tue 3Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-3°Cwind, 16 knots
Wed 4Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-8°Cwind, 4 knots
Thu 5Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-3°Cwind, 7 knots
Fri 6Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-2°Cwind, 5 knots
Sat 7Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m2°Cwind, 5 knots
Sun 8Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m3°Cwind, 6 knots

Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to. Snow depth starts from today's reading at Virginia Lakes Ridge, 2865 m. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Best time to go

best in Mar

Good ski days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).

  1. Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Snow by month

Typical snow on the ground and coldest daytime temperature by month
MonthBase3,060 mMid3,075 mTop3,089 mColdestat the top
Nov0.1 m0.1 m0.1 m-4°C
Dec0.6 m0.6 m0.6 m-9°C
Jan1.1 m1.1 m1.1 m-10°C
Feb1.5 m1.4 m1.4 m-9°C
Mar1.9 m1.8 m1.8 m-9°C
Apr1.7 m1.6 m1.6 m-6°C
May1.0 m1.0 m1.0 m-2°C
Junnone0.1 m0.1 m5°C

Typical snow on the ground in the village, halfway up and at the top: the middle value over 2016 to 2025, from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the grid cell nearest each height. Not a forecast, and not the groomed pistes: resorts make snow lower down.

Map

the resort and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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More skiing near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About June Mountain

Village 3,060 m.

A ski resort with its village at 3,060 m and its top at 3,089 m. It has 27 km of runs and 7 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. The runs drop 781 m, from 3,089 m to 2,308 m. For beginners and families: 65% of the km of runs are green or blue (beginner to intermediate). For experts: 8 km of advanced, expert and freeride runs. It is usually in season from December to April. The snow is usually deepest in March, about 1.8 m at the top (3,089 m). For skiers the best month is usually March, with about 6 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is June Lake.

June Mountain ski area is a winter resort in the eastern Sierra Nevada of California, located near June Lake, southeast of Yosemite National Park.

From the Wikipedia article June Mountain ski area by Wikipedia contributors, shortened by us. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

The ski area

Runs from 2,308 m to 3,089 m: 781 m of vertical. 27 km of runs and 7 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap for June Mountain.

Runs
Easy5.7 km
Intermediate12 km
Advanced4.2 km
Expert3.8 km
Not graded1.6 km
Lifts
Chairlifts6
Magic carpets1

Measured along each mapped run, so it can differ from the resort's own figure. Ski area: Data from OpenSkiData / OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Skimap.org, Who's On First, © Mapterhorn.

For families

65% of the km of runs are green or blue (beginner to intermediate).

No public pool, ice rink, leisure centre, ski school or childcare is mapped within 5 km of the village. That may mean nobody has mapped them yet.

The Family filter counts these. Check opening times before you go.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$2,520–US$3,960 each

about US$2,520–US$3,960 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, transfer, stay, food, lift pass, ski hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to FAT, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$248–US$516
Transfershared airport transfer, returnabout US$94–US$161
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$288–US$482
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Lift pass5 days at about US$312 a day, country averageabout US$1,330–US$1,800
Ski hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$221–US$368
Totalabout US$2,520–US$3,960

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: 2 towns

Closest

June Lake

about 10 min by car · 20 places to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 20 places to stay in June Lake · Booking.com

About June Lake its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$107 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 9h 20m

About 9h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FAT, direct, then 3h 10m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.