Given extreme cold temperatures in other parts of the country this week, we thought we’d put some Big Bear extremes in perspective. So far, this year, we hit a low of 5° on January 5 and, two days later, hit our high for 2009 when the temperature reached 59° on January 7. Snowfall for the Big Bear Valley this season, per our weatherman Ben Brissey, has amounted to roughly 50” in less than a month of winter; whereas, in the 2007/2008 winter season, overall snow totals reached 68”, which is about average. However, last year’s snow season extended into May, as we received some snowfall on the Friday of Memorial Day weekend in 2008.
