Our Mountains

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Founded	1924	1952	1943
Difficulty	14% Beginner 45% Intermediate 41% Advanced	35% Beginner/Low Intermediate 40% Intermediate 25% Advanced/Expert	30% Beginner/Low Intermediate 40% Intermediate 30% Advanced/Expert
Skiable Acres	240	240	198
Chairlifts	9	10	7
Trails	32	33	26
Base Elevation	6,800 ft/2,072 m	7,000 ft/2,133 m	7,140 ft/2,176 m
Peak Elevation	7,841 ft/2,380 m	8,200 ft/2,499 m	8,805 ft/2,683 m
Vertical Drop	1,041 ft/317 m	1,200 ft/365 m	1,665 ft/507 m
Longest Run	Bubble Gum: 0.47 mi/0.76 km	Westridge: 1.25 mi/2 km	Geronimo: 1.5 mi/2.4 km
Pipes	0	0	2
Terrain Parks	Beginner to Advanced	Beginner to Intermediate	Beginner to Expert

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Big Bear Mountain Resort is known for having the best snow and most dependable conditions in Southern California thanks to our extensive snowmaking capabilities, which benefit guests by providing more reliable skiing and snowboarding conditions as well as enhancing the snow throughout the season.

The extensive snowmaking system features more than 560 hydrants, 330 snow guns, and 40 fans capable of converting 6,000 gallons of water to snow per minute. With that sort of capacity and the most operating days per season in SoCal, it’s no wonder Snow Summit was selected to host the inaugural Winter X Games in 1997.
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Big Bear Mountain Resort offers the best snow conditions, longest season, and most rideable terrain in SoCal.

Season	Open/Close	Total Days	Snowfall
23/24	SV: 12/9/23-4/14/24 SS: 11/26/23-4/21/24 BM: 11/25/24-4/14/24	SV: 128 SS: 148 BM: 142	SV: 201" SS: 175" BM: 175"
22/23	11/12/22 - 4/30/23	169	243"
21/22	12/2/21 - 4/16/22	136	69"
20/21	11/18/20 - 4/11/21	145	139"
19/20	11/28/19 - 3/14/20	108	168"
18/19	11/16/18 - 4/20/19	156	152"
17/18	12/8/17 - 4/7/18	121	39"
16/17	11/25/16 - 4/9/17	136	162"
15/16	11/13/15 - 4/10/16	150	99"

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Founded	1924	1952	1943
Difficulty	20% Beginner 50% Intermediate 30% Advanced	50% Beginner 10% Intermediate 40% Advanced	Men: Back - 66.0/112 Middle - 64.4/108 Forward - 60.6/99 Women: Back - 72.0/125 Middle - 70.4/121 Forward - 66.0/113
Mountain Biking Acres	3.4	10	Not Available During Summer
Chairlifts	1	3	Not Available During Summer
Trails	11	10	9-Holes
Base Elevation	6,800 ft/2,072 m	7,000 ft/2,133 m	7,140 ft/2,176 m
Peak Elevation	7,841 ft/2,380 m	8,200 ft/2,499 m	Not Available During Summer
Vertical Drop	1,041 ft/317 m	1,200 ft/365 m	Not Available During Summer
Longest Run	Green Horn: 1.1 mi/1.8 km	Going Green: 3.4 mi/5.5 km	Not Available During Summer
Cross-Country Trails	Not Offered	60+ Miles	Not Available During Summer

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