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Inspiration

Green Bear Mountain, CA

Steepest pitch15°
Vertical141 ft
Length1,251 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesN
Top7,286 ft

Inspiration drops 141 vertical feet over 1,251 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 15° about 910 feet below the top. That's steeper than 59% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 19th steepest of 25 named runs at Bear Mountain. It faces north.

How well Inspiration holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 7°, Inspiration gets about 87% of the winter sun that flat ground at Bear Mountain does, December through March. That's sunnier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 6th sunniest named run at Bear Mountain. Its top sits at 7,290 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.

Inspiration profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Inspiration 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.