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Bear Paw at Alta Ski Area

Advanced · 493 m long with 229 m of vertical, averaging 25° and 37° at its steepest, facing N.

37°steepest 50 m
25°average pitch
493 mlength
229 mvertical
2858 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

Bear Paw is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Bear Paw

Lifts that reach the top: Wildcat (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 4 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Wildcat
  2. Ski Westward Ho (advanced)
  3. Ski Punch Bowl (advanced)
  4. Ski Bear Paw (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Collins Face. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Wildcat (1 min), Collins (1 min), Alta Lodge Tow (1 min).

See Bear Paw on the 3D mapAll runs at Alta Ski Area
Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.