Anticipation at Bear Valley Mountain Resort
Advanced · 536 m long with 209 m of vertical, averaging 21° and 28° at its steepest, facing NE.
28°steepest 50 m
21°average pitch
536 mlength
209 mvertical
2441 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Anticipation is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.
How to get to Anticipation
Lifts that reach the top: Mokelumne Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Polar Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Pooh Bear (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
Where it ends
Joins Bronco. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Grizzly (2 min).
See Anticipation on the 3D mapAll runs at Bear Valley Mountain ResortMeasured 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.