‘No Lines and Big, Wide-Open Runs’: This Woodsy California Ski Town Is Like Mammoth Without the Crowds

If you are a beginner to intermediate skier or you have kids, this place is ideal for you.

From the chairlifts and slopes of June Mountain ski resort, visitor often get lake views. Christopher Reynolds/Los Angeles Times/TNS

By Christopher Reynolds Los Angeles Times

You are a beginning or intermediate skier, allergic to long lift lines, more interested in peace and quiet than après-ski action. Or you have young kids, ripe for introduction to skiing or snowboarding. Or you simply want a rustic mountain getaway, one where you can amble through a woodsy little village with zero Starbucks.