Bear Valley (resort)
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Bear Valley is a ski area located on highway 4 between Lake Tahoe and Yosemite—about three hours southeast of Sacramento, California. It is about one hour from Angels Camp, California. For years, Bear Valley Mountain Resort has been known by very few people, and is a favorite over other resorts because of its hometown resort feel.
The resort has two triple chairs, seven double chairs, and one magic carpet. This summer, the resort is replacing the longest double chair ("Hibernation"), which currently takes about 15.5 minutes to ride with a new high speed quad. [1]
List Of Chairs:
- Grizzly
- Kodiak
- Polar Express (2006-2007 season, replaces Hibernation)
- Bear
- Kuma
- Pooh
- Cub
- Super Cub
- Koala
- Panda Carpet
There are 67 trails consisting of 25% beginner, 40% intermediate and 35% advanced. There are two double black diamond gates: Hari-Kari and West Ridge.
Since new ownership beginning July 2005, the busses were repainted, the day lodge was remodeled, and four new snowcats were acquired.
[edit] Future
New lifts and a gondola from town are planned, as is a mountain top day lodge and possible terrain expansion. Possibly a focus on becoming a year round resort, which includes addition of a zipline, mountain biking, hiking, and an Alpine Coaster (Summer Bobsled.)
