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Learning Curve

Green Bear Mountain, CA

Steepest pitch16°
Vertical231 ft
Length1,264 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesNE
Top7,693 ft

Learning Curve drops 231 vertical feet over 1,264 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 16° about 220 feet below the top. That's steeper than 65% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 18th steepest of 25 named runs at Bear Mountain. It faces northeast.

How well Learning Curve holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 11°, Learning Curve 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 7th sunniest named run at Bear Mountain. Its top sits at 7,690 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.

Learning Curve profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Learning Curve 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.