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Bear Valley Resort Guide

The Bear Valley resort summary is: Bear Valley has 10 lifts within its 517 Hectares of terrain that is suitable for all levels, including terrain park enthusiasts. Find location, trail maps and piste maps covering the mountains 581m of vertical range and surrounding area. There are 67 trail at Bear Valley.

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Bear Valley Resort Guide

The Bear Valley resort summary is: Bear Valley has 10 lifts within its 517 Hectares of terrain that is suitable for all levels, including terrain park enthusiasts. Find location, trail maps and piste maps covering the mountains 581m of vertical range and surrounding area. There are 67 trail at Bear Valley.

Vertical:

Top: 2593m
Arrow
581m
Bot: 2012m

Best for:

Advanced level skier
Intermediates/
Advanced

Trails:

67
25%
30%
35%

Hectares of Ski:

517
Snowmaking: 8%

Bear Valley Lifts:

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  • ski lift icon9
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Total lifts = 10
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Photo credit: Tom

Visiting Bear Valley

Helpful resort information to assist planning your trip to Bear Valley.

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  • Tourist Office Website
    www.bearvalley.com
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Bear Valley Features

The terrain at Bear Valley includes::

  • Halfpipes
    1
  • Terrain Parks
    2
  • X-Country
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  • Ski Hire
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What's it like at Bear Valley resort?

Bear Valley is in California's Sierra Nevada, located between Lake Tahoe and Yosemite. It enjoys 10m (30 feet) of snow in an average season, backed up by 100 acres of snow making. Bear Valley is suitable for all abilities. The season is from mid-November through to mid-April. Further information for our notes about Bear Valley are welcome.

Piste Map

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    Explore Bear Valley Location Map

    Interactive Bear Valley trail map and piste map. View the piste and trails as well as the surrounding terrain and mountain contours for backcountry action. Find and compare nearby resorts by clicking on the resort markers.

    Bear Valley Live Weather

    ResortSnow DepthTemp. (°C)Wind (km/h)Weather
    Top Lift: 
    5
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    Middle Lift: 
    7
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    Bottom Lift: 
    5
    0
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    When's the snowiest month to visit Bear Valley?

    MarchAverage: 3.2 snow days per week
    The snowiest week in Bear Valley is week 1 of March. There are typically 3.2 snowy days during this week with 57 cm of snowfall. Check out the Bear Valley Snow History graphs below.

    What's the snow currently like in Bear Valley?

    A summary of the current snow conditions in Bear Valley. View more information on the Bear Valley detailed snow report page.

    Last 7 Days Snow Accumulation
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    Bear Valley snow depths:
    Upper snow depth:Snow RadarTell us
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    Visitor Reviews of Bear Valley

    Overall: 3.6 Based on 5 votes and 3 reviews

    • Snowsure 4.0
    • Variety of pistes 4.4
    • Off-piste 4.0
    • Scenery 4.0
    • Apres-Ski 3.0
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    Eric from United States writes:

    Likely the worst run ski resort in the Sierras. They will always be the first to close and last to open in any significant snowfall. While others are skiing at nearby resorts you will be skiing doing nothing. There is a reason there are short lift lines as discussed in the other reviews, it's because most people don't want to risk showing up and being told they are not opening because of some new excuse. Go elsewhere if you actually want to ski when it snows.

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