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Oopla

Black diamond Bear Valley, CA

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical324 ft
Length1,239 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesW
Top7,940 ft

Oopla drops 324 vertical feet over 1,239 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 770 feet below the top. That's steeper than 20% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 50th steepest of 74 named runs at Bear Valley. It faces west.

How well Oopla holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing west at an average 15°, Oopla gets about 87% of the winter sun that flat ground at Bear Valley does, December through March. That's sunnier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 20th sunniest named run at Bear Valley. Its top sits at 7,940 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.

Oopla profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Oopla 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.