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Central Park

Blue Bear Mountain, CA

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical247 ft
Length1,042 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesN
Top7,395 ft

Central Park drops 247 vertical feet over 1,042 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 490 feet below the top. That's steeper than 29% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 16th steepest of 25 named runs at Bear Mountain. It faces north.

How well Central Park holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 14°, Central Park gets about 70% of the winter sun that flat ground at Bear Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 72% of the runs we've measured, and the 7th shadiest named run at Bear Mountain. Its top sits at 7,390 feet.

Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Central Park profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Central Park elsewhere

Nearby at Bear Mountain

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. Steepest pitch is the steepest stretch of about 50 vertical feet along the skiable line. Run lines come from OpenStreetMap and can sit a little off the skied path.