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Hidden Valley

Blue Bear Mountain, CA

Steepest pitch15°
Vertical210 ft
Length1,664 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesN
Top7,605 ft

Hidden Valley drops 210 vertical feet over 1,664 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 15° about 1,430 feet below the top. That's steeper than 14% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 20th steepest of 25 named runs at Bear Mountain. It faces north.

How well Hidden Valley holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 7°, Hidden Valley gets about 84% of the winter sun that flat ground at Bear Mountain does, December through March. That's sunnier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 9th sunniest named run at Bear Mountain. Its top sits at 7,600 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Hidden Valley profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Hidden Valley 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.