Papa Bear at Fernie Alpine Resort
Expert · 315 m long with 220 m of vertical, averaging 35° and 41° at its steepest, facing SE.
41°steepest 50 m
35°average pitch
315 mlength
220 mvertical
2050 mtop elevation
SEfaces
Snow and sun
Papa Bear is south-east-facing: sun from mid-morning, softens early in spring.
Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.
How to get to Papa Bear
Lifts that reach the top: Polar Peak Chair (skiing expert terrain to get there).
Where it ends
Joins unnamed advanced trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: White Pass Quad (5 min), Timber Bowl Express Quad (6 min), Deer Chair (7 min).
See Papa Bear on the 3D mapAll runs at Fernie Alpine ResortMeasured 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.