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Snow-covered beginner slopes, a chairlift and a lodge below forested ridges at a ski area

Mountain

How big it is and what the skiing is like, each figure with its U.S. rank.

Lifts: the lifts mapped in OpenStreetMap, surface lifts and carpets included; the resort publishes no count.

Terrain · the resort’s own difficulty mix

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Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced + expert

Bear Valley publishes three levels, so its top share counts advanced and expert terrain together. .

Snow and weather

The National Weather Service forecast for the mountain. Live: each figure gives its source and time.

Trail map

2025–26 season · artist not stated

Getting there

Stockton Metropolitan (SCK) 2 h 22 min · Sacramento International (SMF) 2 h 59 min

Photos

Photographs of the ski area we may republish, each credited to its photographer. Open one to see it whole.

  • Maxd1848 · CC0
  • Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided · Public domain
  • Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided · Public domain
  • Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided · Public domain
  • More photoson Google Images
More photos· Google Images

Passes, rankings and every number

Each row says what it holds; open one for the figures and their sources.

Passes

Indy (2 days)Indy (2 days)
  • Indy Pass2 days
    Indy Pass: two all-day or night lift tickets at each partner resort (Indy Base has blackout dates; Indy+ has none).source

Rankings

14 — #41 beginner runs14 — #41 beginner runs, #71 trails, #80 top lift in the U.S.

Position among the resorts with a figure; national rank first, state rank second.

All numbers

all 20all 20, in one list

Sources

17 observations from 3 publishers