If you didn’t catch yesterday’s Olympic highlights from Vancouver, Shaun White took gold again in the snowboarding half-pipe and, what you might enjoy knowing is that the gold medalist from San Diego started his snowboarding adventure right here in Big Bear when he was just six years old, though he started on skis at age four. Big Bear Mountain Resorts tell us that once White, … [Read more...] about Since Learning to Ride in Big Bear, Olympian Shaun White Goes Gold
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At 57″ and Counting, January 2010 Snow Totals Are Over Four Times the Average
This last series of storms--which prompted a local state of emergency given the dumping of five feet of snow--has now been ranked as comparable to the legendary winter of 1969, though resources in 2010 have allowed the Big Bear Valley to be better equipped to deal with such extreme circumstances. But, in terms of snow totals, it should be noted that for an average year, snow … [Read more...] about At 57″ and Counting, January 2010 Snow Totals Are Over Four Times the Average
Pow! Longtime Local Dick Kun Compares Our Recent Snowstorms to the Legendary Winter of 1969
Big Bear Lake, CA -- Longtime Big Bear resident Dick Kun has been watching the snow fall for over 60 seasons and, as president of Big Bear Mountain Resorts, he’s become an expert on snow in the Big Bear Valley. He says that this last series of storms, which included four fronts over the course of a week, is as intense as the legendary storm of 1969, though we are better … [Read more...] about Pow! Longtime Local Dick Kun Compares Our Recent Snowstorms to the Legendary Winter of 1969
Big Bear Valley in Recovery from Epic Storm; Monday Morning Update on Power, Roads, Schools, Mail, Emergency Shelter
Big Bear Valley, CA -- Last week’s storms were epic, in that we received five feet of snow in the Big Bear Valley, prompting a state of emergency to be declared by the County of San Bernardino. Though we had a beautiful, sunny weekend, many of us (if not most of us) have gone hours or even days without power, phone, cable, Internet, water and transportation. In terms of power … [Read more...] about Big Bear Valley in Recovery from Epic Storm; Monday Morning Update on Power, Roads, Schools, Mail, Emergency Shelter
Paula Fashempour Assumes MWD Presidency, Making Her First Woman to Do So in District’s 45-Year History
The Big Bear Municipal Water District’s appointment of Division 2 Director Paula Fashempour as president is history-making as, per General Manager Scott Heule, “She is the first woman to be president for the district in 45 years, which is an exciting thing. Paula will bring a unique perspective to the presidency, as would any new president.” Though Fashempour is the MWD’s first … [Read more...] about Paula Fashempour Assumes MWD Presidency, Making Her First Woman to Do So in District’s 45-Year History