Bear Down at Stratton Mountain Resort
Expert · 699 m long with 236 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 25° at its steepest, facing E.
25°steepest 50 m
19°average pitch
699 mlength
236 mvertical
1133 mtop elevation
Efaces
Snow and sun
Bear Down is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.
Grooming: mogul. Moguls.
How to get to Bear Down
Lifts that reach the top: Ursa Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Shooting Star (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 8 minutes, expert skiing needed):
- Ride Sunrise Express
- Ski Lower Middlebrook (easy)
- Ride Shooting Star
- Ski Black Bear (intermediate)
- Ski Bear Down (expert)
Where it ends
Joins Churchill Downs. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Sunrise Express (7 min).
See Bear Down on the 3D mapAll runs at Stratton Mountain ResortMeasured 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.