Big Bear Lodging Blog » Big Bear Lake http://bigbearlodgingblog.com/blog Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:31:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://bigbearlodgingblog.com/blog/big-bear-cabins/55.html http://bigbearlodgingblog.com/blog/big-bear-cabins/55.html#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:19:20 +0000 Admin http://bigbearlodgingblog.com/blog/?p=55

After a quick boat ride across the lake, this video shows some of the highlights of the Fireworks at Big Bear Lake CA.

Big Bear Lake has a great fireworks display every fourth of July. The fireworks are shot off a barge on the lake and can be seen across the entire valley.

The event is a community effort with many local agencies working together for the benefit of all. The City of Big Bear Lake, Chamber of Commerce, Big Bear Lake Resort Association and the Rotarty Club are among those involved.

We have enjoyed watching the fireworks from several vantage points:

1. If you can get out in a boat on the lake, it’s the best! Get your spot early and get the barbeques going. Be prepared for lots of boat traffic at the end.

2. Swim Beach- We’ve gone to swim beach with several families and spent the day. The area doesn’t get crowded until around 7:00 PM, plenty of time to eat and enjoy the lake. Be patient at the end, there will be a lot of traffic leaving at once.

3.  North Shore near the Observatory- This area won’t be as crowed. Bring your radio, tune it to KBHR 93.3 and enjoy the evening on the beach, across the lake. Traffic can get jammed after the fireworks are over.

4.  Stanfield Cutoff- Park your RV, car or just your chair on the north west side of Stanfield Cutoff. Line up along the road and the shore. You will have an unobstructed view of a fantastic show!

Here’s a map of the locations mentioned; http://www.bigbear.us/gmbigbearfireworks.html

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The event was a large untertaking for our community and required a year of planning and preparation.

“The Big Bear Climb” consisted of 133 miles of riding. The start was originally planned from Pasadena into the San Gabriel Mountains, then across HWY 15 into the San Bernardino Mountains. A harsh winter blew out HWY 2 so the race start was moved to Palmdale. The San Gabriels were approached from the north side instead. Stage 6, the Queen Stage included 12,000 climbing feet.

The weather on race day was a mild 63 degrees. Our skies were as blue as they could be! Peter Sagan took the race stage and Michael Rogers was the overall winner of the Amgen Tour of California.

George Hinacpie describing “The Big Bear Climb”

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Australia- Kosciuszko – April, 2007

Europe/Russia- Elbrus – July 11, 2007

South America- Aconcagua – December 30, 2007

North America- Denali – June 18, 2008

Oceana- Carstensz Pyramid – September 1, 2009

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Caltrans Workers, Big Bear Lake

We recieved an amazing amount of snow last year. The locals are saying that it was the biggest storm since 1969. The Big Bear Valley recieved over five feet of snow!

 Bear Mountain and Snow Summit are both reporting a base of 48 to 72 inches of snow. The snow conditions are machine groomed packed powder. All lifts and trails are open. If you love to snowboard or ski, conditions have never been better!

Next weeks looks like more of the same. We’re expexcting one to two feet of snow Thursday through Sunday. When you come to visit us, make sure you have chains in your car and warm winter clothing.

Here are some pictures we took while driving around Big Bear Lake;

Snow on Sugarloaf Mountain
View from the east Valley
Clearing the snow from North Shore Elementary School

 

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