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Cece's

Double black Bear Valley, CA

Steepest pitch43°
Vertical324 ft
Length674 ft
Average pitch30°
FacesN
Top7,703 ft

Cece's drops 324 vertical feet over 674 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 43° about 200 feet below the top. That's steeper than 84% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 10th steepest of 74 named runs at Bear Valley. It faces north.

How well Cece's holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 30°, Cece's gets about 39% of the winter sun that flat ground at Bear Valley does, December through March. That's shadier than 98% of the runs we've measured, and the 7th shadiest named run at Bear Valley. Its top sits at 7,700 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.

Cece's profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Cece's elsewhere

Nearby at Bear Valley

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.