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Bear at Sierra-at-Tahoe

Easy · 594 m long with 33 m of vertical, averaging 3° and 7° at its steepest, facing W.

7°steepest 50 m
3°average pitch
594 mlength
33 mvertical
2479 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Bear

Lifts that reach the top: Nob Hill (skiing novice terrain to get there); Short Stuff (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 15 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Puma
  2. Ski Upper Sleighride (intermediate)
  3. Ski Lower Sleighride (easy)
  4. Ski Easy Street (easy)
  5. Ski Broadway (easy)
  6. Ride Nob Hill
  7. Ski Bear (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Upper Sleighride, Avalanche Bowl. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Chili Magic Carpet (4 min), Easy Rider Express (5 min), Rock Garden (5 min).

See Bear on the 3D mapAll runs at Sierra-at-Tahoe
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.