Snow Summit - California
At Big Bear Mountain Resorts ONE lift ticket is good at BOTH Snow Summit and Bear Mountain. With 24 chairlifts serving over 400 acres, 50+ trails and over a 1,700-foot vertical drop, Snow Summit and Bear Mountain offer terrain for all types and ability levels of skiers and snowboarders.
Both Snow Summit and Bear Mountain boast professionally taught skiing and snowboarding lessons for beginners through experts, full service rental shops, fine food outlets, complete sport shops, full service bars and a complimentary shuttle service between the two resorts.
Southern California's Premier Mountain Resort
Snow Summit is Southern California's premier mountain resort - an ideal mountain for those looking to carve some wide-open perfectly groomed runs. It is the place for everyday skiers and riders looking for a family friendly laid-back winter playground. Snow Summit is home to fantastic beginner slopes like the Bear Bottom beginner's area, low intermediate runs such as Summit Run, wide intermediate cruisers such as Miracle Mile and Log Chute and challenging advanced terrain on the Wall, Dicky's and Olympic. Snow Summit's wide variety of interconnecting runs allows you to explore the entire mountain without ever returning to the base area! Snow Summit's terrain parks offer yet another exciting challenge for the whole family. World famous Westridge Park, Ego Trip, Skyline Creek Fun Zone and the Zzyzx Park and Half-pipe contain a variety of beginner and intermediate jumps and jibs for skiers and snowboarders alike. Guests are also able to extend their fun-filled day into the evening. Snow Summit offers night sessions on most Friday, Saturday and holiday evenings from 3:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
| MOUNTAIN STATISTICS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Base Elevation: | 7,000 ft | (2,134 m) |
| Summit Elevation: | 8,200 ft | (2,499 m) |
| Vertical Drop: | 1,200 ft | (366 m) |
| Skiable Area: | 240 acres | (97 hectares) |
| Annual Snowfall: | 75 in | (191 cm) |
| Longest Run: | 6,600 ft | (2,012 m) |
| Snowmaking: | 100 % | |
| Number of Lifts: | 14 | |
| Uphill Lift Capacity: | 18,550 per hour | |
| Types of Lifts: | 3 Surface Lift 5 Double Chairs 2 Triple Chairs 2 Quad Chairs 2 HiSpeed Quad |
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| Number of Trails: | 31 | |
| TRAIL RATINGS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Easiest: |  |
10% |
| More Difficult: |  |
25% |
| Most Difficult: |  |
40% |
| Experts Only: |  |
25% | Trail ratings indicate the relative difficulty of the runs within a given ski area and are not meant to be used for comparison between ski areas. |
| AREA DETAILS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Skiing: | Yes | ||||||
| Snowboarding: | Yes | ||||||
| Required: | Yes | ||||||
| Night Skiing: | Yes | ||||||
| Terrain Park: | Yes | ||||||
| Half Pipe: | Yes | ||||||
