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Upper Bear Claw at Loon Mountain Ski Resort

Easy · 1078 m long with 164 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 14° at its steepest, facing N.

14°steepest 50 m

9°average pitch

1078 mlength

164 mvertical

762 mtop elevation

Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Upper Bear Claw

Lifts that reach the top: Tote Road Quad (skiing novice terrain to get there); White Mountain Express (skiing easy terrain to get there); East Basin Double (skiing easy terrain to get there); North Peak Express Quad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 16 minutes, easy skiing needed):

Ride Lincoln Express Quad
Ride Tote Road Quad
Ski Upper Bear Claw (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Grand Junction, Upper Picked Rock. Nearest lifts from the bottom: East Basin Double (2 min), North Peak Express Quad (3 min), Seven Brothers Express Quad (4 min).

See Upper Bear Claw on the 3D map All runs at Loon Mountain Ski 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.