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Papa Bear at Kelly Canyon

Advanced · 230 m long with 81 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 24° at its steepest, facing N.

24°steepest 50 m
19°average pitch
230 mlength
81 mvertical
1855 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

Lit for night skiing.

How to get to Papa Bear

Lifts that reach the top: Lift 1 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Lift 1 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Gold Rush (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 9 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Lift 1
  2. Ski Bear (intermediate)
  3. Ski Mama Bear (intermediate)
  4. Ski Papa Bear (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Moose, Moose Ridge Loop. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lift 1 (1 min), Lift 1 (1 min), Gold Rush (1 min).

See Papa Bear on the 3D mapAll runs at Kelly Canyon
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.