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Hog Back

Blue Bear Valley, CA

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical356 ft
Length1,379 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesNW
Top8,272 ft

Hog Back drops 356 vertical feet over 1,379 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 1,210 feet below the top. That's steeper than 59% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 57th steepest of 74 named runs at Bear Valley. It faces northwest.

How well Hog Back holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 15°, Hog Back gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Bear Valley does, December through March. That's shadier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 51st shadiest named run at Bear Valley. Its top sits at 8,270 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.

Hog Back profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Hog Back 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.