Mother Nature Blankets Big Bear in Snow for Earth Day; Snow Totals Now Double Yearly Average
April 22, 2010 by Catherine Sandstrom
Filed under Current News, Recreation, Roads/Travel, Snow/Weather
How much snow did we get? About this much--or roughly eight inches since yesterday.
Big Bear Valley, CA — Big Bear has been blanketed with snow as we celebrate this Earth Day today, April 22. Snowfall totals vary, given the western storm system of the last day or so, though the resorts are reporting over a foot of new snow at Snow Summit (which remains open daily through April 25). Some West Valley neighborhoods received as much as eight to 10 inches of new snow this week, while these totals were less for those at the east end of Big Bear Valley. However you add it up, we have certainly doubled the average snow accumulation of 62 inches, given the roughly 127 inches of snow received from November 13 through April 22.
The fresh powder did result in chain requirements for our mountain roads which, as of the early morning hours, included an R2 chain requirement for all roads to, from and within the Big Bear Valley. (R2 means that you must have chains on the drive wheels of your vehicle, unless in a four-wheel drive with snow tires on all four wheels and carrying chains.) It is likely that these chain controls will be lifted, given the current sunshine, so be sure to check the KBHR Big Bear Road Conditions page for updates—or stay tuned to 93.3 FM.
Related posts:
- Latest Snowfall Brings Seasonal Total to Nearly Double Big Bear’s Average; Chain Requirements Lifted
- May 23 Blizzard Brings Valley’s Snow Totals to 131 Inches–Nearly Six Feet More Than Average
- Seasonal Snow Totals Now Over 100″ for Big Bear; Still, BVUSD Schools in Session Wednesday
- Five Months Later, Big Bear Valley Snow Totals Just Shy of 10 Feet; Winter Weather Advisory Issued for April 12
- At 57″ and Counting, January 2010 Snow Totals Are Over Four Times the Average
After graduating from BBHS, Catherine moved to Los Angeles to attend Loyola Marymount University. In her 20 years off the mountain, most recently in Manhattan Beach, Catherine's career has included publishing, broadcasting, public relations and public education; she served as KBHR's News Director from April 2007 to July 2010.
