Bear Alley at Arizona Snowbowl
Intermediate · 156 m long with 29 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 12° at its steepest, facing W.
12°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
156 mlength
29 mvertical
2960 mtop elevation
Wfaces
Snow and sun
Bear Alley is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.
How to get to Bear Alley
Lifts that reach the top: Humphreys Peak Chair (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Arizona Gondola (skiing advanced terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 8 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Humphreys Peak Chair
- Ski Route 66 (intermediate)
- Ski Red Tail (intermediate)
- Ski Bear Alley (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Red Tail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Humphreys Peak Chair (1 min), Arizona Gondola (2 min).
See Bear Alley on the 3D mapAll runs at Arizona SnowbowlMeasured 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.