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Bear's Paw at Big White

Intermediate · 888 m long with 198 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 17° at its steepest, facing SE.

17°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
888 mlength
198 mvertical
1948 mtop elevation
SEfaces

Snow and sun

Bear's Paw is south-east-facing: sun from mid-morning, softens early in spring.

How to get to Bear's Paw

Lifts that reach the top: Black Forest Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Cliff Chair (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Alpine T-bar (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 24 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Ridge Rocket Express
  2. Ski Upper Distributor (intermediate)
  3. Ski Squirrel (easy)
  4. Ski Kangaroo (intermediate)
  5. Ski Highway 33 (easy)
  6. Ski Shortcut (easy)
  7. Ski Millie's Mile (easy)
  8. Ride Black Forest Express
  9. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  10. Ski Cougar Alley (intermediate)
  11. Ski Rhonda Lake Return (intermediate)
  12. Ski Bear's Paw (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Cougar Alley. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Black Forest Express (1 min), Lara's Gondola (4 min), Kids Carpet (5 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.