Bear Claw at Spirit Mountain
Advanced · 520 m long with 125 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 19° at its steepest, facing E.
19°steepest 50 m
14°average pitch
520 mlength
125 mvertical
364 mtop elevation
Efaces
Snow and sun
Bear Claw is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.
Grooming: classic. Lit for night skiing.
How to get to Bear Claw
Lifts that reach the top: Gandy Chair (skiing novice terrain to get there); Big Air Chair (skiing novice terrain to get there); F-Tow (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 2 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Big Air Chair
- Ski Bear Claw (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Gandy Dancer, Cinder Snapper. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Gandy Chair (1 min).
See Bear Claw on the 3D mapAll runs at Spirit MountainMeasured 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.