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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.

Webcams

Bear Valley shows its webcams on its own site.

Its cameras play only on its own page.

Watch on bearvalley.com

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