Snow Ski, Board and Tubing Recreation in Big Bear Lake
Southern California's Winter Wonderland...Just 2 Hours from Most Southland Cities!
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Updated Tuesday, February 16, 2010  February 13, 2010Great skiing worth smiling about in Big Bear at Snow Summit
Certain Big Bear Today Magazine has made the most of this phenomenal winter, sending its intrepid team of skiers out into the powder and packed powder to "investigate." The big day after the 8-10" dump on Feb. 9 found untracked powder on the main runs for a full two-plus hours the following morning. There were powder stashes in the trees all day and word has it that Bear Mountain's canyons still sported freshies well into the next couple days! We returned to Snow Summit for the holiday weekend and enjoyed fresh packed powder all day long around Chair 10...with virtually no lift line, even though the mountain was busy. Plus a live band on Bear Bottom Deck! Next day it was time for a day on Bear Mountain's All-Mountain Terrain Park, and again there was more packed powder on a busy day with no lift lines on Outlaw and also Silver Mountain, plus hits including a tame box Big Bear Today 50-year-old publisher Marcus Dietz successfully negotiated without falling. Standard and Superpipes, minipipe, jumps and jibs for all abilities, and a free shuttle running between Southern California's two finest resorts await and it's all good with one lift ticket. Check our Lodging Page for a complete list of places to stay, some of which are offering $69 lift and lodging packages good even weekends. Also both resorts are introducing specials that include three midweek lift tickets for just $109...a touch over $36 per day! Visit their links below for the details... Big Bear's two inner tubing areas, Big Bear Snow Play and Alpine Slide at Magic Mountain, are also open at full operation. Both continue to pile up snow, with more than enough already to last through Easter and beyond, so if you're looking to play in the white stuff, come to Big Bear...there's plenty of it!
Official Big Bear Mountain Resorts Website SNOW SUMMIT is Southern California's most complete, full-service mountain resort and is fully open with all lifts running as needed and all runs open. Snow Summit really muscles up in a good snow year and you'll find your powder stashes after the next fresh falls in tree sections into the Bowl runs, around Chair 3 and Westridge, and select areas around Chair 9. Of course all runs are open, impeccably groomed to perfection with velvet soft corduroy after all the snow. If jibs are your thing, Westridge again has some nice jumps as does Ego Trip, and the Family Fun Park has features for all abilities as well. With two high-speed quad chairlifts that service the region's most developed mountain and limited ticket sales, Snow Summit handles the crowds storms like this generate better than any other. Don't stand in line, hit the lines down your favorite runs! After your day of play, enjoy a hot toddy in the Bullwheel Bar. BEAR MOUNTAINhas rightfully assumed its position as the nation's only All-Mountain Freestyle Park with 75 snow features and 57 jibs on its slopes. If pipe's your pleasure Bear has three to choose from: the popular Mini with gentle transitions for those just learning freestyle, the regular Standard pipe plus the region's only competition-quality Superipe. Plus get a little change back with quarterpipes around the mountain. Check out the collection of hike-to hits for all abilities in The Scene. Enjoy the comfortable base lodge in the Boardroom and the famous 13,000 sq. ft. deck with new outdoor barbecue and the Beach Bar libations. ALPINE SLIDE AT MAGIC MOUNTAIN is open daily from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. with four runs open on its snow play hill plus the famous "Snake," a series of banked turns that take tubers on a thrilling, pinwheel-style descent. The area is open for night tubing sessions on Fridays, Saturdays and holidays from 5-9 p.m. Also open are the signature Alpine Slide bobsleds, individually controlled so riders go as fast or slow as they want down quarter-mile cement tracks filled with banked turns and long straightaways. Also don't miss Putt `N Around go-karts and 18-hole miniature golf course, weekend outdoor BBQ, and heated lodge with family priced snack bar. BIG BEAR SNOW PLAY is open daily for inner tubing from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. with the longest tubing runs in Southern California. There's seven runs open on an impressive base that stretches to 30 feet or more in spots and it too has introduced a snake. Plus covered inner tubes go faster and keep riders from getting as much snow splashed on them too. Covered Magic Carpet uphill lift eliminates the tiring uphill walk so tubers get all the fast sliding fun they can handle and there's a second Magic Carpet for busy days so you know you'll get in all the snowplay fun you want. There's also a heated base lodge with snack bar, clean restrooms and video games, plus paved parking lot to create a world class tubing experience.
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