Black Bear at Nordic Valley Resort
Advanced · 263 m long with 99 m of vertical, averaging 21° and 27° at its steepest, facing NE.
27°steepest 50 m
21°average pitch
263 mlength
99 mvertical
1860 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Black Bear is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Black Bear
Lifts that reach the top: Apollo (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 3 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Apollo
- Ski Old Barn Run (easy)
- Ski Scout (intermediate)
- Ski Black Bear (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Ephraim's Revenge, Buckshot. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Apollo (2 min).
See Black Bear on the 3D mapAll runs at Nordic Valley ResortMeasured 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.