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Bear Claw at Lutsen Mountains

Expert · 139 m long with 29 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 13° at its steepest, facing SE.

13°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
139 mlength
29 mvertical
385 mtop elevation
SEfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: backcountry. Tree skiing (gladed). Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Bear Claw

Lifts that reach the top: Summit Express Gondola (skiing expert terrain to get there); Caribou Express (skiing expert terrain to get there); Timberwolf Chair (skiing expert terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 8 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Caribou Express
  2. Ski Ridgeline (intermediate)
  3. Ski Upper Grizzly (advanced)
  4. Ski Moose Return (intermediate)
  5. Ski Bear's Den (expert)
  6. Ski Bear Claw (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Lower Grizzly. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Caribou Express (2 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.