Friday night sessions at Snow Summit start this evening so, in addition to half-day sessions at both Summit and Bear, Summit will be open until 9:30pm on both Fridays and Saturdays. In other fun news from the slopes, Chair 6 at Snow Summit is now open, accessing black diamond runs Olympic and the Wall, and at Bear Mountain, Southern California’s highest chair lift-served peak … [Read more...] about Geronimo and The Wall Now Open at Big Bear Mountain Resorts; Friday Night Sessions Start Tonight
Smoke from Hazardous Fuels Pile Burns Off Highway 38 May Be Visible
Crews from the U.S. Forest Service did some hazardous fuels pile burns in the Angelus Oaks area yesterday, so some residual smoke may still be visible from the Big Bear Valley. At this time [8am], additional pile burning was not scheduled to be taking place today but, again, some smoke may be visible in the vicinity of Barton Flats off Highway 38. … [Read more...] about Smoke from Hazardous Fuels Pile Burns Off Highway 38 May Be Visible
Four Orange County Visitors Arrested at Kmart
Four Valley visitors from Orange County, three men and a woman ages 18 to 21, were arrested at Kmart yesterday afternoon. Per the press release just issued by the Big Bear Sheriff’s Station: “At approximately 3:30pm on December 16, deputies of the Big Bear Sheriff's Station responded to a call for service for a theft in progress at Kmart. Kmart loss prevention officers and … [Read more...] about Four Orange County Visitors Arrested at Kmart
Hospital CEO Vi Colunga Placed on Paid Administrative Leave–Indefinitely
As noted here yesterday, hospital CEO Vi Colunga was placed on paid administrative leave on Tuesday evening, per a 3-2 vote of the Board of the Bear Valley Community Healthcare District in closed session. Those who voted in favor of the leave for Colunga are Board members Dr. Chris Fagan, Brad Summers and Kathy Bauch; those opposed were Board President Ron Peavy and Bill … [Read more...] about Hospital CEO Vi Colunga Placed on Paid Administrative Leave–Indefinitely
It’s Just a Drill: Big Bear City Firefighters Do Ice Rescue Training Off Stanfield Cutoff Today
The Big Bear City Fire Department will be training on ice and cold-water rescue in the area of Stanfield Cutoff today; training was scheduled to begin at 9am and will continue through the day. Passers-by are reminded that this is just a drill if you see emergency personnel doing rescue operations on the lake ice. Per a statement released by the Big Bear City Fire Department: … [Read more...] about It’s Just a Drill: Big Bear City Firefighters Do Ice Rescue Training Off Stanfield Cutoff Today