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Will the skiers of Silicon Valley ride the ski lifts of Bear Valley?

 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead
Halfway between Lake Tahoe and Yosemite National Park lies the little-known ski area of Bear Valley. It was established in the late 1960s but is generally ignored by the skiers of San Francisco and Silicon Valley.

Developers are now taking a keen interest in the place. It doesn't have a particularly impressive vertical, but the trail map features a good proportion of 'black diamond' runs and is said to enjoy exceptional scenery. One of the movers behind the regeneration of the resort is Chuck Toeniskoetter, a 60-year- old South Bay land developer, who started acquiring land on the mountain 20 years ago:

"Bear Valley is surrounded by Forest Service land. We have this island in the forest that is really pristine. What we're going to do is keep it pristine, so people can go to this area without all the traffic and the rest you sometimes get in the Sierra."

This report from the San Francisco Chronicle.
Here's the Bear Valley trail map.

Anyone know the place? The ski area appears to have a vertical of around 600m/2000ft - what are its prospects, competitively?
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
An ex-colleague of mine lives there - mainly for the peace and tranquility, not sure he'll be too impressed with the idea!
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