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Mokelumne West

Blue Bear Valley, CA

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical546 ft
Length3,048 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesNW
Top8,472 ft

Mokelumne West drops 546 vertical feet over 3,048 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 1,700 feet below the top. That's steeper than 52% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 59th steepest of 74 named runs at Bear Valley. It faces northwest.

How well Mokelumne West holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 10°, Mokelumne West gets about 78% 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 52nd shadiest named run at Bear Valley. Its top sits at 8,470 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.

Mokelumne West profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Mokelumne West 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.