Where Great Bear Recreation Park’s numbers come from
14 observations from 3 publishers behind 12 figures. Each row gives the figure we publish, how many sources gave one and how many agree; open it for what each said.
Figures
5/11 core figures collected.
Summit elevation1,530 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Base elevation1,352 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Advertised vertical drop182 ft2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Great Bear Recreation Park
Great Bear Recreation Park — About - Great Bear Ski ValleyPublishedOct 2026“for the whole family. The park features 14 downhill trails (182 feet of vertical), a terrain park, Kirby Family Tubing Park, and cross count”
Named trails142 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Great Bear Recreation Park
Great Bear Recreation Park — About - Great Bear Ski ValleyPublishedOct 2026“r sports activities for the whole family. The park features 14 downhill trails (182 feet of vertical), a terrain park, Kirby Family Tubing”
Terrain parks11 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Total lifts41 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Airport drive12 min1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD) to Great Bear Recreation Park, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD) to Great Bear Recreation Park: 12 min and 6 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Airport road miles6.0 mi1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD) to Great Bear Recreation Park, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD) to Great Bear Recreation Park: 12 min and 6 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Big airport drive2 h 48 min1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Eppley Airfield (OMA) to Great Bear Recreation Park, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Eppley Airfield (OMA) to Great Bear Recreation Park: 2 h 48 min and 185.8 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Big airport road miles185.8 mi1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Eppley Airfield (OMA) to Great Bear Recreation Park, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Eppley Airfield (OMA) to Great Bear Recreation Park: 2 h 48 min and 185.8 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Closest airport drive12 min1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD) to Great Bear Recreation Park, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD) to Great Bear Recreation Park: 12 min and 6 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Closest airport road miles6.0 mi1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD) to Great Bear Recreation Park, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD) to Great Bear Recreation Park: 12 min and 6 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, the resort’s own pages first.
- Great Bear Recreation Park — About - Great Bear Ski ValleyThe resort’s own site · greatbearpark.com
- Great Bear Recreation Park — lift ticketsThe resort’s own site · shop.greatbearpark.com
- Great Bear Recreation Park — official websiteThe resort’s own site · greatbearpark.com
- Indy Pass — partner resortsSki pass · Indy Pass · indyskipass.com
- Midwest Ski Areas Association — membersSki area association · Midwest Ski Areas Association · midwestski.org
- Lift Blog — Great BearSki guide · Lift Blog · liftblog.com
- Wikipedia — Great Bear Recreation ParkEncyclopedia · Wikimedia Foundation · en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia — List of ski areas and resorts in the United StatesEncyclopedia · Wikimedia Foundation · en.wikipedia.org
- Drive from Eppley Airfield (OMA) to Great Bear Recreation Park, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027Worked out by aurora.ski · openstreetmap.org
- Drive from Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD) to Great Bear Recreation Park, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027Worked out by aurora.ski · openstreetmap.org
- Nonstop flights by route, December 2025 – March 2026: BTS T-100 Domestic Segment (U.S. Carriers) and T-100 International Segment (All Carriers)U.S. government · Bureau of Transportation Statistics (U.S. DOT) · transtats.bts.gov
- Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)U.S. government · Bureau of Transportation Statistics (U.S. DOT) · geodata.bts.gov
- OpenSkiMap — Great Bear Recreation ParkCommunity map · OpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · openstreetmap.org
- OpenSkiMap — Great Bear Recreation ParkCommunity map · OpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · skimap.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
- Wikipedia — Great Bear Recreation Park
- Lift ticket page
- Great Bear Recreation Park — lift tickets
- Nearest city
- Wikipedia — Great Bear Recreation Park
Operating status
The sources that list this area, and what each says about whether it operates.
- operatingGreat Bear Recreation Park · The resort’s own site · 2026-10-02…am Contact season passes Season passes are non-refundable and non-transferable. 2026/2027 Season Passes will go back on sale Oct. 15! 25/26 Season Passholders & 5th Grad… (https://www.greatbearpark.com/season-passes/)
- operatingIndy Pass · Ski pass · 2026-09-28Great Bear Ski Valley — Sioux Falls, SD, USA (Alpine)
- operatingMidwest Ski Areas Association · Ski area association · 2026-09-28Listed by Midwest Ski Areas Association: "Great Bear Ski Valley"
- operatingWikimedia Foundation · Encyclopedia · 2026-09-28* Great Bear Recreation Park – Sioux Falls
- operatingLift Blog · Ski guide · 2026-09-28Great Bear: 1 operating lift(s) — Chairlift (Quad); 1 removed/not operating
- operatingOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · Community map · 2026-09-28Great Bear Recreation Park — status: operating; activities: downhill; lifts mapped: 3; downhill runs mapped: 15; Sioux Falls
- operatingOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · Community map · 2026-09-28Great Bear Recreation Park — status: operating; activities: downhill; lifts mapped: 0; downhill runs mapped: 0; Sioux Falls
Data quality notes
- Not yet collected: skiable acres, beginner terrain, intermediate terrain, advanced terrain, expert terrain, average annual snowfall.