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Bear Claw at Powderhorn Resort

Advanced · 733 m long with 238 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 24° at its steepest, facing NE.

24°steepest 50 m
18°average pitch
733 mlength
238 mvertical
2867 mtop elevation
NEfaces

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: West End (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 4 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride West End
  2. Ski Red Eye (intermediate)
  3. Ski Bear Claw (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Second Thoughts, Sweet Misery. Nearest lifts from the bottom: West End (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.