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Upper Polar Bear at Ski Big Bear

Intermediate · 1190 m long with 66 m of vertical, averaging 6° and 16° at its steepest, facing NE.

16°steepest 50 m
6°average pitch
1190 mlength
66 mvertical
367 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Upper 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 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 Upper Polar Bear (intermediate)

Where it ends

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

See Upper 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.