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Bear Claw at National Winter Activity Center

Intermediate · 2455 m long with 151 m of vertical, averaging 7° and 16° at its steepest, facing N.

16°steepest 50 m

7°average pitch

2455 mlength

151 mvertical

299 mtop elevation

Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Bear Claw

Lifts that reach the top: unnamed drag lift (skiing novice terrain to get there); Bear Peak Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); South Peak Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Sojourn Double (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Granite Peak Quad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 1 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

Ski Bear Claw (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed easy trail, Gorge Run, Lions Den. Nearest lifts from the bottom: unnamed drag lift (1 min), Bear Peak Express (1 min), South Peak Express (1 min).

See Bear Claw on the 3D map All runs at National Winter Activity Center

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.