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Black Bear at Smugglers' Notch

Advanced · 387 m long with 126 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 29° at its steepest, facing N.

29°steepest 50 m
18°average pitch
387 mlength
126 mvertical
745 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Black Bear

Lifts that reach the top: Sterling Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 30 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Madonna 2 Lift
  2. Ski Father Bob's (intermediate)
  3. Ski Mulcahy's Link (intermediate)
  4. Ski Link (intermediate)
  5. Ride Sterling Lift
  6. Ski Rumrunner (intermediate)
  7. Ski Lower Pipeline (intermediate)
  8. Ski Treasure Run (intermediate)
  9. Ski Black Bear (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Black Snake, Birch Run. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Sterling T-Bar (2 min), Sterling Lift (2 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.