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Bear Valley, California
2,024–2,586 m
Altitude
561 m
Vertical
51 km
Km of pistes
9
Lifts

Bear Valley: piste map and stats

Bear Valley is a ski resort in Bear Valley, California, United States. 59% of its kilometres are difficult runs: for confident skiers. It has 51 km of pistes across 97 named runs and 9 lifts. The ski area goes from 2,024 to 2,586 m of altitude, with 561 m of vertical. Its steepest runs (steepest 50 m stretch) are Phil's Knob (56%, 29°), Applebonkers West (56%, 29°) and The Slot (56%, 29°). The longest run is Lunch Run (1.8 km). The nearest ski resort is Kirkwood Mountain, 22 km away. Here you'll find every run with its gradient profile, the lifts and the on-mountain services; the interactive map shows them on satellite imagery.

Snow and weather at Bear Valley

Snow forecast for the next 7 days (summit, 2,586 m): 115 cm (updated 14 November).

Terrain by difficulty

Green
3.4 km · 7
Blue
16.2 km · 23
Black
29.2 km · 62
Double black
1.1 km · 4
Unclassified
1.1 km · 2

Lifts by type

Chairlift
5.3 km · 7
Magic carpet
0.1 km · 2

Runs, lifts and services

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Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of pistes does Bear Valley have?

Bear Valley has 51 km of pistes, measured run by run on the map: 97 named runs and 9 lifts.

What altitude is Bear Valley at?

Its runs and lifts go from 2,024 to 2,586 m of altitude, with 561 m of vertical.

What is the steepest run at Bear Valley?

Phil's Knob, with a 56% gradient on its steepest 50 m stretch.

What is the longest run at Bear Valley?

Lunch Run, at 1.8 km.

What runs does Bear Valley have by difficulty?

Green: 3.4 km (7 runs); Blue: 16.2 km (23 runs); Black: 29.2 km (61 runs); Double black: 1.1 km (4 runs); Unclassified: 1.1 km (2 runs).

About this data

Piste km: the length of each piste, measured once along its line on the map. Resorts usually advertise more, as they add itineraries, variants or wide pistes counted as several runs; and sometimes a piste is still missing from OpenStreetMap.

Data quality

Named runs98 / 98
Difficulty tagged98%
Lighting tagged22%
Snowmaking tagged0%
Lift capacity tagged0%
Grip type tagged0%

Snowmaking and ski patrol are rarely tagged in OpenStreetMap — it doesn't mean they don't exist, just that hardly anyone maps them yet.