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Upper Bear Den at Burke Mountain Ski Area

Intermediate · 577 m long with 123 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 19° at its steepest, facing NW.

19°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
577 mlength
123 mvertical
948 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Upper Bear Den is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Upper Bear Den

Lifts that reach the top: Mid-Burke Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 11 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Mid-Burke Express
  2. Ski Toll Road (intermediate)
  3. Ski Upper Willoughby (intermediate)
  4. Ski Upper Bear Den (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Upper Willoughby. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Mid-Burke Express (4 min), T-Bar (4 min), J-Bar (6 min).

See Upper Bear Den on the 3D mapAll runs at Burke Mountain Ski Area
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.