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Lower Polar Bear at Ski Big Bear

Advanced · 575 m long with 50 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 22° at its steepest, facing NE.

22°steepest 50 m
average pitch
575 mlength
50 mvertical
301 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Lower Polar Bear

Lifts that reach the top: Thundercloud Lift 1 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Thundercloud Lift 2 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Little Bear Lift (skiing easy terrain to get there); Grizzly Lift (skiing easy terrain to get there); Magic Carpet 2 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Magic Carpet 1 (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 0 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ski Lower Polar Bear (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Screaming Demon, Lower Jamboree, Devil's Dip, Upper Polar Bear, Terrain Park, Grizzly, Short Cut, Devil's Bowl. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Grizzly Lift (1 min), Thundercloud Lift 2 (1 min), Thundercloud Lift 1 (1 min).

See Lower Polar Bear on the 3D mapAll runs at Ski Big Bear
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.