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
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Bear Valley Electric Continues to Power Through on Outage Repair; Additional Crews Coming to Big Bear
Bear Valley Electric crews continue to power through and make progress on electric outages in the Big Bear Valley. According to Operations Supervisor John Dykesten this afternoon [January 26], “We’re making steady progress, and almost got most of our major outages restored.” Among those service areas to be restored since Monday are the Comstock area of Big Bear Lake, a large … [Read more...] about Bear Valley Electric Continues to Power Through on Outage Repair; Additional Crews Coming to Big Bear
A Message for the Big Bear Community from the San Bernardino County Operational Areas Emergency Operations Center
In a cooperative effort to determine traffic flow and visitor accommodations, the San Bernardino County Operational Areas Emergency Operations Center yesterday [Monday, January 25] hosted a phone conference with multiple agencies to determine the safety of the public and the needs of Big Bear Valley, and also determined that Highway 38 would be used for a convoy of … [Read more...] about A Message for the Big Bear Community from the San Bernardino County Operational Areas Emergency Operations Center
Could You Have 100 Elephants on Your Roof? Fire Department Advises Roof Snow Removal, When Safe
Big Bear Valley, CA -- With the heavy snowfall we have received, and more expected, Big Bear Lake's Assistant Fire Chief Mark Mills advises the clearing of all roofs of snow accumulation as soon as it is safe to do so. Per the fire department, an average snowfall can weigh 10 to 20 pounds per cubic foot. This number, multiplied by the surface area of the roof and depth of the … [Read more...] about Could You Have 100 Elephants on Your Roof? Fire Department Advises Roof Snow Removal, When Safe
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