Black diamond Bear Valley, CA
Upper Snow Valley drops 405 vertical feet over 2,035 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 700 feet below the top. That's steeper than 13% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 58th steepest of 74 named runs at Bear Valley. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 12°, Upper Snow Valley gets about 62% of the winter sun that flat ground at Bear Valley does, December through March. That's shadier than 82% of the runs we've measured, and the 34th shadiest named run at Bear Valley. Its top sits at 7,740 feet.
Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.
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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.