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Big Bear at Mount Kato

Advanced · 1027 m long with 58 m of vertical, averaging 7° and 19° at its steepest, facing W.

19°steepest 50 m
average pitch
1027 mlength
58 mvertical
298 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Big Bear is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

Grooming: classic. Lit for night skiing.

How to get to Big Bear

Lifts that reach the top: Chair 7 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Chair 5 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Chair 2 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Chair 1 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Chair 8 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Chair 3 (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 0 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ski Big Bear (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Little Crow, Tommahawk Chute, Tomahawk Chute, Sleepy Hollow, Little Forest. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Chair 7 (1 min), Chair 8 (1 min), Chair 5 (1 min).

See Big Bear on the 3D mapAll runs at Mount Kato
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.