Bear Valley
United States · California · Single resort
Bear Valley is a ski resort in California (United States). It has 36.1 km of downhill runs and 9 lifts. The runs go from 2018 to 2586 m (568 m vertical).
Base station
2018 m (6,621 ft)
Top station
2586 m (8,484 ft)
Vertical drop
568 m (1,864 ft)
Piste difficulty split
- Blue square: 3.5 km (10%)
- Black diamond: 16.2 km (46%)
- Double black: 15.3 km (44%)
Details
- Night skiing: No
- Steepest spot: 81% (39°)
- Mostly facing north (18% of run length). North-facing slopes keep good snow longer, but are colder with less sun.
Lifts: 9
Chairlift: 7
- Polar Express · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 2296–2586 m
- Mokelumne Express · Chairlift · Seats: 6 · 2361–2586 m
- Grizzly · Chairlift · Seats: 2 · 2018–2401 m
- Pooh Bear · Chairlift · Seats: 2 · 2357–2581 m
- Cub · Chairlift · Seats: 3 · 2360–2422 m
- Koala · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 2368–2522 m
- Super Cub · Chairlift · Seats: 2 · 2366–2443 m
- Panda · 2367–2374 m
- Lil' Cub · 2366–2367 m
On site
- 8 car parks (1 free)
- 2 restaurants & bars by the slopes
Historical conditions and snowfall
- November: Snowfall in the month (average) 30 cm, Snow depth 9 cm
- December: Snowfall in the month (average) 76 cm, Snow depth 16 cm
- January: Snowfall in the month (average) 80 cm, Snow depth 23 cm
- February: Snowfall in the month (average) 68 cm, Snow depth 20 cm
- March: Snowfall in the month (average) 73 cm, Snow depth 18 cm
- April: Snowfall in the month (average) 26 cm, Snow depth 9 cm
Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 1968 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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