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Upper Mokelumne

Blue Bear Valley, CA

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical248 ft
Length1,817 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesN
Top8,475 ft

Upper Mokelumne drops 248 vertical feet over 1,817 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 1,600 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 north.

How well Upper Mokelumne holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 8°, Upper Mokelumne gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Bear Valley does, December through March. That's shadier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 53rd 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.

Upper Mokelumne profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Upper Mokelumne 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.