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Sheldon's Way at Ski Big Bear

Intermediate · 87 m long with 9 m of vertical, averaging 5° and 7° at its steepest, facing N.

7°steepest 50 m
5°average pitch
87 mlength
9 mvertical
328 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

Sheldon's Way is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Sheldon's Way

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

From the base area (about 3 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Thundercloud Lift 1
  2. Ski Upper Thunder (advanced)
  3. Ski Sheldon's Way (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Bailout, Grizzly. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Grizzly Lift (1 min), Thundercloud Lift 1 (2 min), Thundercloud Lift 2 (2 min).

See Sheldon's Way 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.