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Shear Bilss at Silver Mountain

Expert · 203 m long with 97 m of vertical, averaging 26° and 30° at its steepest, facing N.

30°steepest 50 m
26°average pitch
203 mlength
97 mvertical
1889 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Shear Bilss

Lifts that reach the top: Chair 4 (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 37 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Silver Mountain Gondola List
  2. Ski Alpineway (easy)
  3. Ski Paymaster (intermediate)
  4. Ski LowerPaymaster (intermediate)
  5. Ski Lower Centennial (intermediate)
  6. Ride Chair 4
  7. Ski Wardner Peak Traverse (advanced)
  8. Ski unnamed advanced trail (advanced)
  9. Hike Trail to Wardner Peak (advanced)
  10. Ski Trail to Wardner Peak (advanced)
  11. Hike Trail to Wardner Peak (advanced)
  12. Ski Trail to Wardner Peak (advanced)
  13. Hike Trail to Wardner Peak (advanced)
  14. Ski Shear Bilss (expert)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed advanced trail, Wardner Peak Traverse, Morning Star, The Meadows. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Chair 4 (4 min), Chair 3 (5 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.