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Short Cut at Ski Big Bear

Intermediate · 761 m long with 36 m of vertical, averaging 5° and 11° at its steepest, facing E.

11°steepest 50 m
5°average pitch
761 mlength
36 mvertical
301 mtop elevation
Efaces

Snow and sun

Short Cut is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Short Cut

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 5 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Thundercloud Lift 1
  2. Ski Snowbird (easy)
  3. Ski Whispering Run (easy)
  4. Ski Lower Jamboree (easy)
  5. Ski Short Cut (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Upper Thunder, Lower Eagle Pass, Lower Thunder, Lower Jamboree, Devil's Dip, Upper Polar Bear, Grizzly, Lower Polar Bear. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Grizzly Lift (1 min), Thundercloud Lift 1 (1 min), Thundercloud Lift 2 (1 min).

See Short Cut 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.