Great Bear Recreation Park
Where Great Bear Recreation Park’s numbers come from
13 observations from 3 publishers behind 11 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 ValleyPublishedSep 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 ValleyPublishedSep 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
Drive from the fly-in airport2 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)”
Drive from nearest major airport2 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)”
Road miles from nearest major airport185.8 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)”
Drive from closest airline airport12 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)”
Road miles from closest airline airport6.0 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, best tier first.
- Tier 1Great Bear Recreation Park — About - Great Bear Ski ValleyGreat Bear Recreation Park · greatbearpark.com
- Tier 1Great Bear Recreation Park — lift ticketsGreat Bear Recreation Park · shop.greatbearpark.com
- Tier 1Great Bear Recreation Park — official websiteGreat Bear Recreation Park · greatbearpark.com
- Tier 2Indy Pass — partner resortsIndy Pass · indyskipass.com
- Tier 2Midwest Ski Areas Association — membersMidwest Ski Areas Association · midwestski.org
- Tier 3Lift Blog — Great BearLift Blog · liftblog.com
- Tier 3Wikipedia — Great Bear Recreation ParkWikimedia Foundation · en.wikipedia.org
- Tier 3Wikipedia — List of ski areas and resorts in the United StatesWikimedia Foundation · en.wikipedia.org
- Tier 4Drive from Eppley Airfield (OMA) to Great Bear Recreation Park, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027aurora.ski · openstreetmap.org
- Tier 4Drive from Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD) to Great Bear Recreation Park, 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 5OpenSkiMap — Great Bear Recreation ParkOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · openstreetmap.org
- Tier 5OpenSkiMap — Great Bear Recreation ParkOpenSkiMap.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 · Tier 1 · 2026-09-28…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 · Tier 2 · 2026-09-28Great Bear Ski Valley — Sioux Falls, SD, USA (Alpine)
- operatingMidwest Ski Areas Association · Tier 2 · 2026-09-28Listed by Midwest Ski Areas Association: "Great Bear Ski Valley"
- operatingWikimedia Foundation · Tier 3 · 2026-09-28* Great Bear Recreation Park – Sioux Falls
- operatingLift Blog · Tier 3 · 2026-09-28Great Bear: 1 operating lift(s) — Chairlift (Quad); 1 removed/not operating
- operatingOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · Tier 5 · 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) · Tier 5 · 2026-09-28Great Bear Recreation Park — status: operating; activities: downhill; lifts mapped: 0; downhill runs mapped: 0; Sioux Falls
Data quality notes
- missingNot yet collected: skiable acres, beginner terrain, intermediate terrain, advanced terrain, expert terrain, average annual snowfall.