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 Helicopter Tours Serve Birds-Eye Views... - 01/11/2012
Helicopter Big Bear offers scenic sightseeing flights that serve up great views of Big Bear Lake, surrounding mountains and the high desert. See Big Bear from a unique vantage point—above it!—during new sightseeing tours offered by Helicopter Big Bear. Soar over the lake, hover just above skiers and snowboarders at the resorts, and get a birds-eye view of Holcomb Valley, where Southern California’s largest gold rush unfolded. All while flying in climate-controlled comfort aboard a Robinson R44 helicopter with longtime pilot Roy Harding at the controls, departing daily out of Big Bear Airport. The helicopter seats up to four, pilot plus three passengers, and is equipped with emergency pop-out floats on the skids in the event of a water landing, nice to know as it zips above the lake. Make no mistake, this is a sightseeing tour, not...complete story
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 Black Lights & Sounds Make Glow Bowling... - 01/11/2012
Glow Bowling after dark at the Bowling Barn in Big Bear Lake offers black lights, videos and cool sounds for a hot time. After dark the lights come on...black lights to be exact, setting the stage for the latest rage to hit bowling alleys everywhere. And now there’s laser lights over the lanes and music videos! Some call it Cosmic Bowling, Others call it Extreme. Big Bear’s Bowling Barn dubs it Glow Bowling. By any name the experience is downright surreal as neon balls glow brightly illuminated by the black lights, and players step out of the shadows to roll down 18 lanes of excitement. Twenty-some black lights create an eerie ambiance that’s especially popular with the younger set, which flocks to the Bowling Barn for the glow-filled experience every night beginning at 8 p.m. Sounds blare and a projection screen TV is lowered just above the center lanes showing music videos, as the Bowling Barn seemingly glimmers in brilliant neon colors, with illuminated approaches...complete story
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 Snow 2-3 Stories High at Big Bear Tubing Areas... - 01/11/2012
Team up or go solo on inner tubes at Big Bear Snow Play then ride the Magic Carpet lift back to the top for more winter fun. Families looking to put a little snow into their holidays last month weren’t disappointed when they arrived at Big Bear Snow Play and Alpine Slide. The two nicest inner tubing areas in Southern California had snow, all right. Some 20-30 feet of it in places! Literally snow banks resembling two to three story buildings greeted guests who pulled into each area’s parking lot. Piling up tremendous amounts of snow is nothing new at Big Bear Snow Play, which was once a ski area and is now home to the longest tubing runs in the Southland. Same at Alpine Slide. What is unusual is to have this much snow so early in the season. Usually it’s not till February or March that the Lenko fan guns each area fires to make mountains of beautiful snow have produced enough product to last till...complete story
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 Big Bear Resorts are Snow Good!... - 01/11/2012
“Hit” the wall in the new Red Bull Plaza urban setup at Bear Mountain. Best conditions in Southern California, most of the time. Best in the state, sometimes. But best conditions in the country? That’s a pretty bold statement, but one that Snow Summit and Bear Mountain were making during last month’s holiday period. A dearth of snow had left resorts from Utah and Colorado to the East Coast high and dry, but the Big Bear resorts boasted some of the deepest snowpacks around with all lifts running and virtually all trails open, even most of the small connectors. A unique and interesting start to the winter season to be sure. Yes Big Bear was the beneficiary of natural snow, particularly after one inside slider storm swooped in from the desert and just spun around the resorts for days, dropping 12-16 inches of snow in the...complete story
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 BIG BEAR RESORT SHORTS... - 01/11/2012
Volcom PB&RJ back with free jam at Bear: Volcom Stone’s long-running Peanut Butter and Rail Jam returns to Bear Mountain on January 15. Bear Mountain is the fourth stop of the 17-event North American series. Registration is free at 8:00am... Get Skilled at Bear Camp Ski, Board Sessions: Spend a day in The People’s Park with top Bear Mountain coaches—complete with video analysis—during Bear Camp ski and snowboard sessions. Sessions are set for Saturday and Sunday thru Jan. 21-22... 'Go Huck Yourself' and 'Unlikely Feature' set: Analog starts the New Year with two “Go Huck Yourself” series events at Snow Summit Jan, 21, and Bear Mountain Feb. 11... Bear Saturday concerts, live bands at Summit: Sounds are the story at both resorts in January with live music and radio station promos on tap...complete story
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 Bike or Hike on the Alpine Pedal Path... - 06/17/2011
Bike, hike, even skate Alpine Pedal Path on the north shore of Big Bear Lake, and water is often just feet away. Alpine Pedal Path along the north shore of full-to-the-last-drop Big Bear Lake offers something for everyone, even those in a wheelchair or pushing a stroller. That’s because the 3.5 mile (each way) route that begins at Stanfield Cutoff is paved and basically level with only a few gentle ups and downs, an easy trek for anyone who laces up tennis shoes or inline skates. Along the way incredible views of surrounding mountain peaks including Snow Summit across the water are featured, and the full lake itself is a constant companion, sometimes just feet from the path. It also winds through mellow meadow and friendly forest, affording a taste of a wide range of mountain environments, and there’s several benches for those who need a quick breather. As Alpine Pedal Path snakes along...complete story
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