Category: Big Bear Mountain

California Ski Resorts Report Record Snowpack, Plan to Extend Season

With another storm barreling down on California mountains this week, snowfall totals are approaching unprecedented levels in many locations, prompting mountain resorts to extend their ski season—potentially into summer for some. The Mammoth Mountain resort reported 695 inches of snow on the morning of March 29 in an emailed statement to The Epoch Times, breaking…


Big Bear Good Samaritan Killed During Recent Severe Winter Snow

A beloved woman in the Big Bear Mountain community was hit by a car and died last week while reportedly helping someone who was stuck in the snow during the region’s historic winter storm, according to her family. Barbara Hughes, 39, known as “Barbie,” was struck by a car Feb. 25 on an off-road trail…


Big Bear Receives More Snowfall This Week Than Average Year

Big Bear Mountain—home to one of Southern California’s premiere ski resorts tucked in the San Bernardino National Forest—received more snowfall this week than it normally receives in a year, according to a spokesperson for the resort. During the week, snowfall exceeded more than 100 inches—the retreat’s yearly average—resort spokesman Justin Kern told The Epoch Times on Friday….