Papa Bear at Aspen Mountain
Expert · 422 m long with 179 m of vertical, averaging 23° and 35° at its steepest, facing E.
35°steepest 50 m
23°average pitch
422 mlength
179 mvertical
3419 mtop elevation
Efaces
Snow and sun
Papa Bear is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.
Grooming: mogul. Moguls.
How to get to Papa Bear
Lifts that reach the top: Hero's (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 22 minutes, expert skiing needed):
- Ride Silver Queen
- Ski 1 & 2 Leaf (intermediate)
- Ski Rideout (intermediate)
- Ski Jim's (intermediate)
- Ski Hodge Podge (intermediate)
- Ski Buddy System (intermediate)
- Ride Hero's
- Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
- Ski Papa Bear (expert)
Where it ends
Joins Pancake House Glade. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Hero's (3 min), Nell Bell Express (12 min), Silver Queen (12 min).
See Papa Bear on the 3D mapAll runs at Aspen MountainMeasured 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.