Snow Guide
Snow Guide › Aspen Mountain › Runs › Bear Paw

Bear Paw at Aspen Mountain

Expert · 356 m long with 189 m of vertical, averaging 28° and 36° at its steepest, facing NE.

36°steepest 50 m
28°average pitch
356 mlength
189 mvertical
3150 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: mogul. Moguls.

How to get to Bear Paw

Lifts that reach the top: F.I.S. (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Ruthie's (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 22 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Nell Bell Express
  2. Ski Keith Glen (advanced)
  3. Ski Face of Bell (advanced)
  4. Ski Spar Gulch (intermediate)
  5. Ride F.I.S.
  6. Ski Ruthie's Run (intermediate)
  7. Ski International (advanced)
  8. Ski Bear Paw (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Spar Gulch. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Nell Bell Express (5 min), Silver Queen (5 min).

See Bear Paw on the 3D mapAll runs at Aspen Mountain
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.