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Cub Meadow

Green Bear Valley, CA

Steepest pitch12°
Vertical200 ft
Length1,570 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesE
Top7,952 ft

Cub Meadow drops 200 vertical feet over 1,570 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 12° about 40 feet below the top. That's steeper than 35% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 73rd steepest of 74 named runs at Bear Valley. It faces east.

How well Cub Meadow holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 7°, Cub Meadow gets about 93% of the winter sun that flat ground at Bear Valley does, December through March. That's sunnier than 64% of the runs we've measured, and the 16th sunniest named run at Bear Valley. Its top sits at 7,950 feet.

With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Cub Meadow profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Cub Meadow 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.