Bear Mountain, USA
Bear Mountain Valley is home to two mountain resorts, Big Bear and Snow Summit. Both play host to numerous top snowboarding events including the Annual Board Aid Festival at Snow Summit. As a rule, resorts’ marketing slogans are trite and meaningless, but Bear Mountain’s billing as a ‘Good Time’ place is quite accurate. Anyone who has ridden the parks or pipes, and afterwards sat in the sun on the outdoor deck for lunch, would be hard-pressed to dispute this claim. Part of the deck’s inherent allure is the fact that riders need a place to kick back after spending time on Bear’s slopes, where vertical is the name of the game. The high speed quad, Big Bear Express, reaches the top of Goldmine Mountain in about seven minutes, where you can ride the Claim Jumper trail to notch up over 500 vertical metres. Bear Mountain offers riding for all abilities, from carving to freestyle and all species in-between. Big Bear is a black diamond bliss but also okay for intermediates.
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Resort Statistics
Resort Type:
Alpine
Winter: Dec to April
Summer: none
Lifts
Total Lifts: 12
Chair lifts: 9
Drag lifts: 3
Board Leashes required: Yes
Mountain
Total pistes/trails: 32
Total ride area: 698 acres
Longest run: 1.9miles (3km)
Top lift: 2685m
Vertical drop: 507m
First lift: 2177m
Piste suitability
Green runs: 30%
Red runs: 40%
Black runs: 30%
Lift Passes
Lift Passes:
1/2 Day Pass$39/50
full day $49/62
Lift times:8.30am to 4.00pm
Snowfall
Average annual snowfall: 2.54metres
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 100%
Facilities
Snowboard Schools:
2 hours $30 group
1 hour private $85
Snowboard Hire:
board and boots $30/day
Night Riding: :
Westridge terrain park open Friday & Saturday nights until 9:30pm
Other activities
Heliboarding: :
Not available
Snowmobiles:
Not available
Further information
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Summary
Okay slopes and one massive park, but dull off
Terrain & parks
HALFPIPE:
Yes - 2
TERRAIN PARK:
Yes - 4
BACKCOUNTRY/OFF-PISTE:Yes
TREE RUNS:Yes
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