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Bear Mountain

United States · California · Single resort

Bear Mountain is a ski resort in California (United States). It has 13.4 km of downhill runs and 11 lifts. The runs go from 2171 to 2680 m (509 m vertical).

Piste length
13.4 km
Lifts
11
Base station
2171 m (7,123 ft)
Top station
2680 m (8,793 ft)
Vertical drop
509 m (1,670 ft)
Country
United States

Piste difficulty split

  • Green circle: 0.4 km (3%)
  • Blue square: 3.6 km (27%)
  • Black diamond: 5.8 km (43%)
  • Double black: 3.6 km (27%)

Details

  • Night skiing: No
  • Steepest spot: 55% (29°)
  • Mostly facing north (42% of run length). North-facing slopes keep good snow longer, but are colder with less sun.

Lifts: 11

Chairlift: 7

  • Bear Mountain Xpress · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 2178–2573 m
  • Access Xpress · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 2177–2345 m
  • Chair 8 · Chairlift · Seats: 3 · 2338–2680 m
  • Chair 4 · Chairlift · Seats: 2 · 2311–2594 m
  • Midway Chair 5 · Chairlift · Seats: 6 · 2179–2323 m
  • Chair 3 · Chairlift · Seats: 2 · 2283–2435 m
  • Chair 7 · Chairlift · Seats: 3 · 2178–2220 m
  • MC4 · 2182–2189 m
  • MC2 · 2180–2184 m
  • MC1 · 2172–2175 m

On site

  • 9 car parks (1 free)
  • 1 restaurants & bars by the slopes
  • 1 stops

Historical conditions and snowfall

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Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 983 m). It shows the shape of the season well but is not a slope measurement — the upper runs usually have more snow. Data: NASA POWER.

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