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Bear

Blue Kelly Canyon, ID

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical151 ft
Length1,015 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesN
Top6,635 ft

Bear drops 151 vertical feet over 1,015 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 380 feet below the top. That's steeper than 27% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 38th steepest of 49 named runs at Kelly Canyon. It faces north.

How well Bear holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 9°, Bear gets about 70% of the winter sun that flat ground at Kelly Canyon does, December through March. That's shadier than 71% of the runs we've measured, and the 31st shadiest named run at Kelly Canyon. Its top sits at 6,640 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.

Bear profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Bear elsewhere

Nearby at Kelly Canyon

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.