Bear Valley ski resort

United States · California

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Bear Valley is a ski area in California, United States. It has 26 km of pistes served by 9 lifts, including 7 chairlifts. The slopes run from 2,038 m to 2,592 m, a vertical drop of 554 m.

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Piste

27 km

Vertical

900 m

Lifts

Base - Summit

2,038m - 2,592m

Run Difficulty

43 runs · 27 km of piste

Easy7(16%)

Intermediate21(49%)

Advanced15(35%)

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Is Bear Valley Right for You?

How this resort rates across different skier profiles

IntermediatesVery good

6/10

49% intermediate runs across 26.5km of piste

BudgetGood

5/10

Pass price not available - value unknown

Snow ConfidenceGood

4/10

Snow reliability score 55

The Mountain

Bear Valley Map

Ski chalets at this resort

Crowd Levels

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

–

May

–

Jun

–

Jul

–

Aug

–

Sep

–

Oct

Nov

Dec

Peak: Christmas & New Year, February half-term

Quiet: January weekdays, late March

Season & Pricing

Bear Valley - Pistes, Runs & Lifts

Key facts and figures for Bear Valley

Elevation

Summit2,592m

Base2,038m

Vertical Drop900m

Runs

Total Piste26.5km

Total Runs45

Easy7

Intermediate21

Advanced15

Lifts

Total Lifts9

Chairlifts7

Drag Lifts1

1 quad, 3 surfaces

Open / Operating

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At a Glance

Quick facts about Bear Valley

Elevation Profile

Summit

2,592m

vertical

900m

Base

2,038m

Snow Reliability

very reliable snowSnow reliability

VariableExcellent

Resort Statistics

Terrain1,680 acres

Avg annual snowfall912 cm

When to Visit

Peak season

Christmas & New Year, February half-term

Quieter times

January weekdays, late March

Season

Nov – Apr

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Where these facts come from

Piste km, lifts, runs, elevations, vertical drop and season: from map data and older sources, not yet checked against the resort.

Today's Daylight

Sunrise

14:07

Sunset

01:26

Daylight

11.3h

Times in UTC for 2026-10-13

Daylight Hours by Month

9.8

Jan

10.8

Feb

11.9

Mar

13.2

Apr

14.3

May

14.8

Jun

14.6

Jul

13.7

Aug

12.5

Sep

11.2

Oct

10.1

Nov

9.5

Dec

Shortest: 9.5h (December)Longest: 14.8h (June)

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Reviews & Ratings

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3.4/ 5

Beginner

3.8

Intermediate

3.6

Expert

2.9

Family

3.9

Apres Ski

2.5

Terrain Park

2.4

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