Big Bear - Bear Mountain/ Snow Summit

Hey so how is it right now guys? Does anyone go up on week days? I might go up next tuesday and was wondering how the lines are etc on week days compared to weekends?

Also which one's better Summit or Bear Mt for free ride snowboarding?

so far it's been pretty cool during the weekdays. There is like a 5 min wait for the main lifts but all the other ones are no wait. I have a midweek pass there, so im up there about twice a week. I was up on tuesday and the snow was really good. It was all soft and there was still some untouched powder if you go through the trees. Free riding is best at summit but bear also has some sick tree lines if you go up to the top. I'll be up there tomorrow..anyone else going?

when did you ride Geronimo? was it the first weekend it opened? the difference is night and day between crowds on weekends and weekdays. free riding is better at summit but since your one a week day try riding some of bear's stuff and catching the shuttle to summit. the 8in. they got this week should be pretty groomed.

watch out for black ice on the 38. it hadnt snowed in days but the melted snow and freezing temps in the morning caused a few cars to spin out even though they weren't going very fast. particularly the curves that were in the shade.

Originally posted by AyChan87 id go the back way to bear right now, safer a tad bit more scenic

AyChan, which back way are you talking about?  The 18 through Running Springs or the other 18 via 15

I'm also going from la and it took me about 40 min longer. That is with light traffic and chains required.

SNOW SUMMIT LOOKS AWSOME IS IT ?? BEEN REALLY THINKING OF GOING ...

im going up tomorrow...anyone else going?

My co worker has been going up every weekend...he is pretty new to boarding so I am not quite sure if he understands the difference between great snow and bad  snow... he has been saying its awesome up there...but from his description, it sounds as though he is just excited to be up there riding and the snow really isnt all that great unless ofcourse it dumps like it did that one week.

The 18 thru running springs is what we had to take most of last season. Not a bad drive when the wknd snowplayers don't clog the roads. I think they don't understand what "turnout 1/4 mile" means, or they r so freaked out driving in the mtns that they don't see the line of 30 cars behind them. It's cool. Whatevers. Just relax, chill behind the wheel, get in ur "driving zone zen" with some tunes. Just don't get all aggro cuz its not worth it Oops off topic now

The 38, although more scenic, is about 18 miles more of mtn driving and like anything, just a matter of getting used to. Happy trails

I actually work at Snow Summit and Saturdays are definitely the busiest days. On the weekdays there are no lift no (walk right up or less than 5 min a chair 9 at bear) and you get cheaper lift tickets. the snow is still fun and the temps will be cooling off later this week. Summit has more terrian to freeride and Bear is park oriented so it depends on what you want to do. the cool thing though is they have a free shuttle every 1/2 hour that goes between the two resorts so you can actually ride both resorts (your lift ticket is good at both). if you have the opportunity i would go up during a weekday to enjoy the resort to yourself. 

Originally posted by nautika96 i thought ticket prices stayed the same throughout the week?

midweek prices are cheaper than weekend prices

I heard there was a double fatality today on the 38 so they had to close the hwy up for awhile so it sucks for those that were heading up on the 38.

Originally posted by GoHuckYourself I actually work at Snow Summit and Saturdays are definitely the busiest days. On the weekdays there are no lift no (walk right up or less than 5 min a chair 9 at bear) and you get cheaper lift tickets. the snow is still fun and the temps will be cooling off later this week. Summit has more terrian to freeride and Bear is park oriented so it depends on what you want to do. the cool thing though is they have a free shuttle every 1/2 hour that goes between the two resorts so you can actually ride both resorts (your lift ticket is good at both). if you have the opportunity i would go up during a weekday to enjoy the resort to yourself.

AWESOME! But I thought one of the weekday is kinda busy due to ski club from near by schools?

Wow... 1-2 Years. Thought they were going to fix it during the summer. Taking the 18 all the way up is a much longer drive..

Sundays aren't too bad pierre

How are the conditions after all these warm January days? I am thinking about going on Monday (1/31). Is it really icy and hard packed right now in the mornings? What time is it softening up?

was up there today..the snow was surprisingly soft. I expected it to be icy but it wasn't. Started to slush up a bit but nothing too crazy. It was a perfect day for lapping the park

temps are around low 50's. I think it gets to the high 40s near the end of the week. cross your fingers.

The weather says it's suppose to get some snow on Sunday.  

Yup chance of fresh on Sunday night but the cold temps of late has allowed 20+ hours of snowmaking.   Conditions I heard r still pretty decent considering...

ya, hopefully the storm tonight adds a little more coverage.

yeah it sucks...hopefully they speed it up a bit

hopefully it will get better soon otherwise its gonna b a short season

Bear gets 3/4 of their money during Xmas. Thankfully it snowed right when schools were letting out. I dont know what the books say but I'm sure its a way of getting the people who are currently up there to spend more money eating there as well.

For those of you who chained up and headed up to big bear over the weekend you know how awesome the conditions were! 2' of fresh in two days in socal, gotta love it.