Current Conditions

Updated: 1/21/11

Snowfall 24 Hrs: 0"

Snow Depths: 82-82"

Lifts Open: 8 of 9

Runs Open: 48

Lift Hours: Open

Surface Snow: Machine Groomed, Packed Powder

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Highway 4 @ Highway 207
Bear Valley, CA 95223
(209) 753-2301

Snow Conditions: (209) 753-2301 ext. 2
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Bear Valley is known for its family profile and attention to customer friendliness and hospitality. There are 1,280 acres of terrain on 100 runs along a 1,900 foot vertical drop. There's free shuttle service from hotels to lifts and plenty of restaurants.

Area's Skiing Statistics

  • Elevation: Top 8,500
  • Base: 6,600
  • Vertical Drop: 1,900
  • Average Snowfall: 359"
  • Number of skiable acres: 1,280
  • Number of lifts: 10
  • % Advance Runs: 35
  • % Intermediate Runs: 40
  • % Beginner Runs: 25
  • Snowboarding info: Terrain park for snowboarders.

Services

Dining room, coffee house, pizza, warming hut, restaurant, pub, and deli. Sport shop, art gallery, general store, photography services, coin-op laundry, and post office nearby. First aid at area; Arnold Medical Center is 28 miles. Bear's Ski School for children ages 4-8 available. Ski lessons for all ability levels. Ski rental/repair and cross country rental/repairs available.

Lodging

Lodging in nearby Bear Valley Village; 600 beds, many lodges, 152 condos, 33 studios and one- bedroom suites. RV parking is available on-site.

Area Recreation

Mountaineering, sledding, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, mountain tours, terrain park for skiers and snowboarders.

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