Big Bear Valley, CA -- Today being April 21st, we are into our second month of spring and yet the winter weather continues in the Big Bear Valley. Overnight snow totals are at least an inch (and counting!) bringing our seasonal snow totals to, now, officially over 10 feet since our first snowstorm on Friday the 13th of November. The snow has prompted chain requirements on most … [Read more...] about More Snow for Spring! Big Bear Valley Snow Totals Now Top 10 Feet; Chain Requirements on Mountain Roads
Roads/Travel
CalTrans Expects Mid-May Re-Opening of Highway 330
Progress continues on Highway 330, which has been closed since mid-March due to storm-prompted damages to the roadway and the culvert beneath it. The new culvert of galvanized steel was installed last week, and backfill began on Friday. The backfill portion of the project, to fill in some 80' over the pipe for the roadway, should be completed within two weeks, per CalTrans … [Read more...] about CalTrans Expects Mid-May Re-Opening of Highway 330
Palmdale Named Amgen Tour’s New Stage 6 Start; Cyclists Will Ride 135 Miles to Big Bear Lake on May 21
It was just a week ago that race officials for the Amgen Tour of California announced that the start of stage 6 in the eight-day cycling competition would not start from Pasadena on May 21 for the 135-mile ride to Big Bear, due to road closures and safety issues along the Angeles Crest Highway, which has been damaged by fires and subsequent mudslides. However, with just five … [Read more...] about Palmdale Named Amgen Tour’s New Stage 6 Start; Cyclists Will Ride 135 Miles to Big Bear Lake on May 21
Good News: Highway 330 May Re-Open As Early as Mid-May
When Highway 330 was closed in mid-March and, a day later, an emergency culvert repair and road replacement project began under a CalTrans-issued emergency contract, it was anticipated that the highway closure would last into mid-June. However, per a conversation with Darin Cooke of CalTrans today, Highway 330 may re-open earlier than anticipated. “The excavation is pretty much … [Read more...] about Good News: Highway 330 May Re-Open As Early as Mid-May
Five Months Later, Big Bear Valley Snow Totals Just Shy of 10 Feet; Winter Weather Advisory Issued for April 12
Big Bear Valley, CA -- We have now had five months of winter here in the Big Bear Valley, as our first snowfall arrived on Friday, the 13th of November. With another three inches of snow since the early morning hours today, April 12, snow totals for the 2009/2010 season are now at 119 inches [as of 8am]—or just one inch shy of 10 feet of snow! We may hit that mark today, … [Read more...] about Five Months Later, Big Bear Valley Snow Totals Just Shy of 10 Feet; Winter Weather Advisory Issued for April 12