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
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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
Trees Down and Lights Out; Bear Valley Electric Working to Restore Thursday Afternoon Outage (Update: Weather-Prompted Outages Continue Into Saturday)
Big Bear Valley, CA -- The lights went out in the Big Bear Valley, just before 2pm on Thursday, January 21. Affected areas include the South Shore communities, east of the Village of Big Bear Lake and including Moonridge, Sugarloaf and Erwin Lake (as well as the studios of KBHR in Big Bear City), according to Bear Valley Electric. Those on the North Shore, Fawnskin and Boulder … [Read more...] about Trees Down and Lights Out; Bear Valley Electric Working to Restore Thursday Afternoon Outage (Update: Weather-Prompted Outages Continue Into Saturday)
Icy Roads and Winter Weather Prompt Cancellations and Rescheduling of Activities, Services, Meetings
Big Bear Valley, CA -- Given icy roads and the likelihood of more weather this evening, some meetings and activities have been canceled. The MARTA Board of Directors meeting, to have taken place in Crestline at 1pm, has been canceled. The meeting of the Advisory Commission of the Big Bear Valley Recreation and Park District has been rescheduled, and will instead take place at … [Read more...] about Icy Roads and Winter Weather Prompt Cancellations and Rescheduling of Activities, Services, Meetings
Wet Weather Results in Snow Atop Ski Resorts; No Chain Requirements Within Valley as of Friday Morning
We’ve received some rain overnight here in the Big Bear Valley but, atop the resorts, this weather resulted in up to an inch-and-a-half of fresh snow for Bear Mountain and Snow Summit, which now have over a dozen chair lifts open between them. As for our roads, there are no longer chain requirements in place for roads within the Big Bear Valley [as of Friday morning at 8am], … [Read more...] about Wet Weather Results in Snow Atop Ski Resorts; No Chain Requirements Within Valley as of Friday Morning