Bear Canyon
Where Bear Canyon’s numbers come from
7 observations from 2 publishers behind 7 figures. Each row gives the figure we publish, how many sources gave one and how many agree; open it for what each said.
Figures
1/11 core figures collected.
Highest lift-served elevation6,102 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom OpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org)
Total lifts11 source1 of 1 agreefrom OpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org)
Drive from the fly-in airport32 min1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) to Bear Canyon, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) to Bear Canyon: 32 min and 18.8 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Drive from nearest major airport32 min1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) to Bear Canyon, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) to Bear Canyon: 32 min and 18.8 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Road miles from nearest major airport18.8 mi1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) to Bear Canyon, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) to Bear Canyon: 32 min and 18.8 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Drive from closest airline airport32 min1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) to Bear Canyon, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) to Bear Canyon: 32 min and 18.8 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Road miles from closest airline airport18.8 mi1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) to Bear Canyon, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) to Bear Canyon: 32 min and 18.8 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Pages cited
Every source behind the figures, passes and facts, best tier first.
- Tier 2Ikon Pass 2026-27 access detailsAlterra Mountain Company (Ikon Pass) · account.ikonpass.com
- Tier 2Indy Pass — partner resortsIndy Pass · indyskipass.com
- Tier 2Power Pass — season passes (Purgatory Resort)Mountain Capital Partners (Power Pass) · purgatory.ski
- Tier 2Mountain Collective — Resort Map (partner list)The Mountain Collective · mountaincollective.com
- Tier 2Epic Pass 2026-27 resort access (epicpass.com)Vail Resorts (Epic Pass) · epicpass.com
- Tier 3Lift Blog — Bear CanyonLift Blog · liftblog.com
- Tier 4Drive from Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) to Bear Canyon, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027aurora.ski · openstreetmap.org
- Tier 4Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)Bureau of Transportation Statistics (U.S. DOT) · geodata.bts.gov
- Tier 4GMBA Mountain Inventory v2.0 (standard): mountain range outlines, with each ski area placed where its runs and lifts areGMBA Mountain Inventory (placed by aurora.ski) · earthenv.org
- Tier 5OpenSkiMap — Bear CanyonOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · openstreetmap.org
Other facts
Where the page's other facts come from: its location, website, owner and the like.
- Nearest major airport
- Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)
- Closest airline airport
- Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)
- Coordinates
- OpenSkiMap — Bear Canyon
Operating status
The sources that list this area, and what each says about whether it operates.
- operatingLift Blog · Tier 3 · 2026-09-28Bear Canyon: 1 operating lift(s) — T-Bar (T-Bar); 0 removed/not operating
- operatingOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · Tier 5 · 2026-09-28Bear Canyon — status: operating; activities: downhill; lifts mapped: 1; downhill runs mapped: 9;
Data quality notes
- warningWebsite https://www.mtellis.org/ no longer belongs to the area (unrelated content: the page names neither the area nor snow sports) on 2026-09-28
- missingNot yet collected: summit elevation, base elevation, advertised vertical drop, skiable acres, named trails, beginner terrain, intermediate terrain, advanced terrain, expert terrain, average annual snowfall.