| The Big Bear Ski Resort, situated in the San | | | | All major equipment, including High Performance demo |
| Bernardino National Forest, 90 miles east of Los | | | | sets are easily available on rent. What's more it even |
| Angeles promises the best skiing experience closest | | | | offers an online rental form download service |
| to Southern California. Not to be confused with Bear | | | | whereby customers can download the rental form |
| Valley, the Big Bear Ski Resort is spread over three | | | | and fill it up even before actually coming to the |
| peaks at around 8,000 feet. It offers the best skiing | | | | mountains, thus saving a lot of hassle and time! This |
| experience and challenges for even the most | | | | resort ensures you spend most of your time on the |
| advanced skier - from two mile bumpy run to three | | | | slopes. Anyone aged 4 years or above can get |
| board terrain parks. The snow however can be | | | | instructions from the local ski school. It has a number |
| hardly packed, especially on sun-soaked slopes since | | | | of training programs, from basic elementary lessons |
| most of it is artificial rather than natural. The Big Bear | | | | for beginners to advanced levels for those looking to |
| appears to be a mountain that's ready for more | | | | further hone their skills. Customers can select one |
| development or one that's consciously avoiding | | | | that suits them best. |
| modernization. It's all evident from its three canyon | | | | Apart from the delightful skiing experience, visitors |
| lands: Goldmine, Bow and Deer that have been left | | | | can expect a number of other services as well. The |
| untouched in pristine condition. These offer a vintage | | | | Big Bear Ski Resort is host to around fourteen |
| backcountry style skiing, perhaps the only in South | | | | restaurants that serve a wide variety of cuisine, |
| California. The snow coverage may be irregular and | | | | ranging from Asian to the spicy Mexican palette. The |
| thin in a few spots though a good winter storm | | | | various lounges and espresso bars are the favourite |
| takes care of that problem, enabling superb off-piste | | | | hangout zones of the patrons for some drinks and |
| snow riding. | | | | music. |