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Bear Canyon at Whispering Pines

Easy · 143 m long with 20 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 15° at its steepest, facing N.

15°steepest 50 m
8°average pitch
143 mlength
20 mvertical
1014 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Bear Canyon

Lifts that reach the top: unnamed chair lift (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 6 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride unnamed chair lift
  2. Ski Clear Prairie (advanced)
  3. Ski Bear Canyon (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Sundance. Nearest lifts from the bottom: unnamed t-bar (1 min), unnamed chair lift (2 min), unnamed rope tow (2 min).

See Bear Canyon on the 3D mapAll runs at Whispering Pines
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.