The Bear Valley Unified School District declared again today, Tuesday, February 10, 2009 a "Snow Day". School will be closed again today due to snow and snowy road conditions. Cold temperatures today will assure that clearing snow will again be a big job as nearly 18 inches of fresh snow fell on Monday in the Big Bear Valley. Other closures and cancellations of the day … [Read more...] about No School “Snow Day” February 10; Additional Closures Due to Snow
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Snow Prompts Monday Closures; City Council’s February 9 Meeting Canceled
The City Council of Big Bear Lake has canceled their regular meeting, scheduled for this evening. Other closures, prompted by today’s massive snow, are as follows: No Healthy Start meeting this afternoon; the Senior Center is closed, and the general membership meeting of SCOBBV has been postponed; all classes offered by the Big Bear Valley Recreation and Park District, … [Read more...] about Snow Prompts Monday Closures; City Council’s February 9 Meeting Canceled
Up to a Foot of Snow Prompts Chain Requirements for All Mountain Roads, Snow Slide on Arctic Circle
Given the snow over the weekend, which the resorts claim dumped up to a foot of fresh powder, the City of Big Bear Lake has called snow conditions into effect, so no parking on city streets to allow for snowplowing operations. CalTrans has called R2 chain requirements for all roads to, from and within the Big Bear Valley. An R2 requirement means that you must have chains on the … [Read more...] about Up to a Foot of Snow Prompts Chain Requirements for All Mountain Roads, Snow Slide on Arctic Circle
“Snow Day” for Big Bear Schools Today – 2/9/09
Special Notice: The Bear Valley Unified School District has declared today Feburary 9, 2009 a "Snow Day". Schools in Big Bear will be closed today due to the current snow and road conditions. … [Read more...] about “Snow Day” for Big Bear Schools Today – 2/9/09
Smoke May Be Visible as Pile Burns Continue on National Forest
Smoke may again be visible today, as U.S. Forest Service crews continue with hazardous fuels pile burns in the Barton Flats area, off Highway 38 near Angelus Oaks on the San Bernardino National Forest. Per Forest Fire Chief Mike Dietrich, “Burning slash piles is part of our overall operations to reduce the risk of wildfires potentially spreading into communities. Our standard … [Read more...] about Smoke May Be Visible as Pile Burns Continue on National Forest