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Blue Jay Way at Bear Valley Mountain Resort

Advanced · 494 m long with 131 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 29° at its steepest, facing W.

29°steepest 50 m

15°average pitch

494 mlength

131 mvertical

2452 mtop elevation

Wfaces

Snow and sun

Blue Jay Way is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Blue Jay Way

Lifts that reach the top: Mokelumne Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Polar Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Pooh Bear (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

Where it ends

Joins Pipeline, Oopla. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Polar Express (1 min).

See Blue Jay Way on the 3D map All runs at Bear Valley Mountain Resort

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.