The A.J. Acosta Company has been at work on re-opening the Arctic Circle portion of Highway 18, since being hired by CalTrans Monday afternoon to remove snow drifts (some as deep as 30 feet) resulting from avalanches on the morning of February 9. The crew from the Acosta Company worked ’round the clock last night, in hopes of having the roadway open this afternoon. However, … [Read more...] about Highway 18’s “Arctic Circle” Slammed With Big Winter Storm
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No School “Snow Day” February 10; Additional Closures Due to Snow
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
A.J. Acosta Company Hired to Clear Arctic Circle of Avalanche Snow
A series of avalanches earlier today prompted the closure of Arctic Circle on Highway 18. Terri Kasinga of CalTrans tells KBHR, “We have a lot of avalanches in the Arctic Circle area, several of them 10 feet tall.” These snow slides had trapped several vehicles on the roadway this morning, though CalTrans reports that all had been attended to by 9am. The A.J. Acosta Company … [Read more...] about A.J. Acosta Company Hired to Clear Arctic Circle of Avalanche Snow
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