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West Ridge at Bear Valley Mountain Resort

Expert · 473 m long with 117 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 22° at its steepest, facing NW.

22°steepest 50 m

14°average pitch

473 mlength

117 mvertical

2464 mtop elevation

NWfaces

Snow and sun

West Ridge 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 West Ridge

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 Sunspot, Uptight. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Grizzly (2 min).

See West Ridge 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.