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Orvis Saddle at Bear Valley Mountain Resort

Advanced · 1637 m long with 360 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 38° at its steepest, facing NW.

38°steepest 50 m

13°average pitch

1637 mlength

360 mvertical

2367 mtop elevation

NWfaces

Snow and sun

Orvis Saddle 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 Orvis Saddle

Lifts that reach the top: Cub (skiing easy terrain to get there); Cub (skiing easy terrain to get there); Panda (skiing easy terrain to get there); Super Cub (skiing easy terrain to get there); Mokelumne Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Koala (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

Where it ends

Joins Lower Snow Valley, Grizzly Ridge. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Grizzly (1 min).

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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.