Bear Valley Mountain Resort California, US
26 km M trails
559 m vertical
8 lifts
❄︎❄︎❄︎ heavy snow
727 cm a season, measured
Open it on the map 3D trail map bearvalley.com
North America New York City — town, pop. 8,804,190 Los Angeles — town, pop. 3,820,914 Toronto — town, pop. 2,794,356 Chicago — town, pop. 2,664,452 Bear Valley Mountain Resort New York City Los Angeles Toronto Chicago California San Jose — town, pop. 997,368 Sacramento — town, pop. 524,943 Stockton — town, pop. 305,658 Reno — town, pop. 264,165 Fremont — town, pop. 232,206 Modesto — town, pop. 211,266 Alpine Meadows China Peak Dodge Ridge Donner Ski Ranch Heavenly June Mountain Kirkwood Mammoth Mountain Northstar Olympic Valley Sierra-at-Tahoe Sugar Bowl Bear Valley Mountain Resort San Jose Sacramento Stockton Reno Fremont Within 30 km Arnold — town, pop. 3,843 Kirkwood Bear Valley Mountain Resort Bear Valley Mountain… Kirkwood Arnold Closed today
Season: usually late November - mid April.
26/27 Passes Pass What it grants Blackouts Indy Pass 2 days blackout calendar not published Indy+ Pass 2 days no blackout dates
The mountain 2,583 m summit
559 m vertical
2,024 m base
Region Bear Valley, California, United States Where it stands trails
26 km median 19 km
61%
vertical
559 m median 324 m
72%
advanced or harder
26% median 29%
37%
novice or easy
11% median 22%
15%
snowfall
727 cm median 207 cm · model here 851 cm
97%
this resort middle half median model
The right-hand figure: higher than this share of the class. Trails, vertical and snowfall against the 330 North American resorts on a pass; terrain mix against the 84 North American resorts of 25 km to 60 km . Snowfall is the model's figure for every resort.
The Season 36% of Dec–Mar days it snows
8 days, longest snowy stretch
model Snow on the ground model 100 200 300 cm Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Snowfall, season to date model 500 1000 1500 cm Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
middle half of winters typical (dashed: model) 2025/26
Snow on the ground: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters; reads low · Snowfall: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters, scaled ×0.85 to OnTheSnow 10-season mean · natural snow, a groomed base runs deeper
Terrain
above: this resort · below: typical of the 84 North American resorts of 25 km to 60 km
easy green circle 2.9 km · 7 runsintermediate blue square 15.5 km · 21 runsadvanced black diamond 6.9 km · 15 runsother 1.1 km · 2 runsNorth American grading.
Trail map Greg's Way — green circle (easy) Cub Meadow — green circle (easy) Lodge Run — green circle (easy) Enchanted Forest — green circle (easy) Triangle — green circle (easy) Rodeo — green circle (easy) Ego Alley — green circle (easy) Water Tank — blue square (intermediate) Bono's Alley — blue square (intermediate) Lunch Run — blue square (intermediate) Pace Setter — blue square (intermediate) Burgess Bridge — blue square (intermediate) Hog Back — blue square (intermediate) Patty's Way — blue square (intermediate) Sugar — blue square (intermediate) Shady Grove — blue square (intermediate) Satisfaction — blue square (intermediate) West World — blue square (intermediate) NASTAR — blue square (intermediate) Mokelumne West — blue square (intermediate) Pipeline — blue square (intermediate) Spring Gap Road — blue square (intermediate) Goldilocks — blue square (intermediate) Grouse Connection — blue square (intermediate) Lonely Pine — blue square (intermediate) Bear Boogie — blue square (intermediate) East Ridge — blue square (intermediate) Big John — blue square (intermediate) Tuck's Traverse — blue square (intermediate) Upper Mokelumne — blue square (intermediate) Inner Space — black diamond (advanced) Outer Space — black diamond (advanced) Applebonkers East — black diamond (advanced) Mokelumne — black diamond (advanced) Corral Ridge — black diamond (advanced) Single Tree Slot — black diamond (advanced) Home Run — black diamond (advanced) Porrige Bowl — black diamond (advanced) Schimke's — black diamond (advanced) Monte Wolfe — black diamond (advanced) Wild Wild West — black diamond (advanced) Home Run — black diamond (advanced) Sea of Hunt — black diamond (advanced) National — black diamond (advanced) Kyle's — black diamond (advanced) School House Ridge — black diamond (advanced) Tigger's — black diamond (advanced) Sea of Holes — black diamond (advanced) Mayan Ruins — black diamond (advanced) Cornice — black diamond (advanced) Oopla — black diamond (advanced) Sunrise — black diamond (advanced) Renegade — black diamond (advanced) Groovy Gully — black diamond (advanced) Lift Line — black diamond (advanced) West Finger — black diamond (advanced) Applebonkers West — black diamond (advanced) Feather Duster — black diamond (advanced) Bruc's Run — black diamond (advanced) Lower Snow Valley Bronco Lower Snow Valley Bronco Mokelumne Express — chairlift — 2361 m to 2586 m Mokelumne Express — chairlift — 2361 m to 2586 m Super Cub — chairlift — 2366 m to 2443 m Super Cub — chairlift — 2366 m to 2443 m Lil' Cub — magic carpet — 2366 m to 2367 m Lil' Cub — magic carpet — 2366 m to 2367 m Pooh Bear — chairlift — 2357 m to 2581 m Pooh Bear — chairlift — 2357 m to 2581 m Panda — magic carpet — 2367 m to 2374 m Panda — magic carpet — 2367 m to 2374 m Cub — chairlift — 2360 m to 2422 m Cub — chairlift — 2360 m to 2422 m Polar Express — chairlift — 2296 m to 2586 m Polar Express — chairlift — 2296 m to 2586 m Koala — chairlift — 2368 m to 2522 m Koala — chairlift — 2368 m to 2522 m Grizzly — chairlift — 2018 m to 2401 m Grizzly — chairlift — 2018 m to 2401 m 500 m lift7 chairlifts2 magic carpetsruns coloured as on the terrain bar · north is up · OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMap Full screen ↗ Lifts and runs by name Lifts Mokelumne Express, Super Cub, Lil' Cub, Pooh Bear, Panda, Cub, Polar Express, Koala, Grizzly Green circle Greg's Way, Cub Meadow, Lodge Run, Enchanted Forest, Triangle, Rodeo, Ego Alley Blue square Water Tank, Bono's Alley, Lunch Run, Pace Setter, Burgess Bridge, Hog Back, Patty's Way, Sugar, Shady Grove, Satisfaction, West World, NASTAR, Mokelumne West, Pipeline, Spring Gap Road, Goldilocks, Grouse Connection, Lonely Pine, Bear Boogie, East Ridge, Big John, Tuck's Traverse, Upper Mokelumne Black diamond Outer Space, Applebonkers East, Mokelumne, Corral Ridge, Single Tree Slot, Home Run, Porrige Bowl, Schimke's, Monte Wolfe, Wild Wild West, Sea of Hunt, National, Kyle's, School House Ridge, Tigger's, Sea of Holes, Mayan Ruins, Cornice, Oopla, Sunrise, Renegade, Groovy Gully, Lift Line, Inner Space, West Finger, Applebonkers West, Feather Duster, Bruc's Run Other Lower Snow Valley, Bronco Nearby FAQ Is Bear Valley Mountain Resort on the Indy Pass? Yes. The Indy Pass grants 2 days at Bear Valley Mountain Resort for 2026/27, with blackout calendar not published. Is Bear Valley Mountain Resort on the Indy+ Pass? Yes. The Indy+ Pass grants 2 days at Bear Valley Mountain Resort for 2026/27, with no blackout dates. How much snow does Bear Valley Mountain Resort get? Bear Valley Mountain Resort has heavy snowfall by our banding, averaging 727 cm a season over the last ten measured seasons. What else can I ski nearby on the same pass? Dodge Ridge (34 km )Sources Pass terms Indy Mountain figures OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMap Season dates and live status skiresort.info Snow on the ground Open-Meteo Snowfall, measured OnTheSnow, 10-season mean Snowfall, model ERA5, ~10 km grid, at mid-mountain Data (ODbL) · Method
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