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Monte Wolfe

Black diamond Bear Valley, CA

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical494 ft
Length1,648 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesNE
Top8,370 ft

Monte Wolfe drops 494 vertical feet over 1,648 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 170 feet below the top. That's steeper than 60% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 35th steepest of 74 named runs at Bear Valley. It faces northeast.

How well Monte Wolfe holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 18°, Monte Wolfe gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Bear Valley does, December through March. That's shadier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 54th shadiest named run at Bear Valley. Its top sits at 8,370 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.

Monte Wolfe profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Monte Wolfe 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.