Snow Guide › Bear Valley Mountain Resort › Runs › Sunspot

Sunspot at Bear Valley Mountain Resort

Advanced · 637 m long with 319 m of vertical, averaging 27° and 48° at its steepest, facing NE.

48°steepest 50 m

27°average pitch

637 mlength

319 mvertical

2347 mtop elevation

NEfaces

Snow and sun

Sunspot 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 Sunspot

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

Where it ends

Joins Murry's Meadow, Strawberry Fields, Airplane Hanger. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Grizzly (1 min).

See Sunspot 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.