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Bentley's Dream

Double black Mt Baldy, CA

Steepest pitch38°
Vertical1,123 ft
Length4,139 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesW
Top7,759 ft

Bentley's Dream drops 1,123 vertical feet over 4,139 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 38° about 2,650 feet below the top. That's steeper than 62% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 2nd steepest of 26 named runs at Mt Baldy. It faces west.

How well Bentley's Dream holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing west at an average 17°, Bentley's Dream gets about 85% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mt Baldy does, December through March. That's sunnier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 14th sunniest named run at Mt Baldy. Its top sits at 7,760 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.

Bentley's Dream profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Bentley's Dream elsewhere

Nearby at Mt Baldy

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.