Great Bear is an Indy Pass ski area in South Dakota: 16 trails, 182 ft vertical, 21 acres.
Base 1,463 ft · Summit 1,645 ft
Great Bear is well-suited to intermediate skiers, with 50% of trails in that range. Night skiing runs here, which stretches a short winter day into a usable one. There's a terrain park on site.
The mountain averages 40" of snowfall a season and runs snowmaking to hold coverage through thaws. Walk-up tickets start around $45 and day-of pricing moves with demand. Great Bear is an Indy Pass mountain.
Here's how a typical week runs, based on our crowd model.
This is one of the easier mountains to ski on a whim. Most days are uncrowded.
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*Day ticket prices move with date and demand; confirm with Great Bear before you buy.