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Ski/board passes: Mammoth, Bear Mt. & Snow Summit

A snowboarder flips over the excellent conditions at Mountain High. You did it. You made it through the summer. Maybe all you powder junkies took a trip down to New Zealand or maybe you didn’t — it doesn’t matter now because it’s finally time to get your season pass for your local ski resorts.

Skiers and boarders can save money when they buy their season passes to Southern California ski resorts like Mammoth and June Mountain, Bear Mountain, Snow Summit, Mountain High and Snow Valley before December. (We’ll write up NorCal ski resorts in a future post).

Ski Free: If you want to ski free by working at a Big Bear Mountain Resort, the winter job fairs will be held at Bear Mountain on Oct. 6, 2007 and at Snow Summit on Oct. 20, 2007. Mammoth Mountain is taking ongoing job applications for seasonal employment. Mountain High has their job fair Nov. 2 -3, 2007.

Season Passes:

BEAR MOUNTAIN & SNOW SUMMIT
Buy a season pass to Bear Mountain, or get a duo pass to Snow Summit and Bear Mountain. Note that Bear Mountain does not sell a Midweek pass and there is no Anytime Non-holiday pass for the duo mountains. Prices go up $50 to $129 dollars if you wait to buy your passes after Dec. 2. We’ve only listed the cheaper prices available now. Pass holders also get discounts on food, shopping and lessons. Have questions? Read the Big Bear Mountain season pass FAQ.

Bear Mountain vs. Snow Summit duo passes:
Adults Midweek: n/a; $299
Adults Midweek + Sunday: $339; $399
Adults Anytime Non Holiday: $429; n/a

Tip: Bear Mountain is more popular with snowboarders because of the rails, boxes and jumps. Skiers and families prefer Snow Summit.

MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN AND JUNE MOUNTAIN
The season passes to Mammoth and June Mountain are a little different. You can buy a Mammoth and June duo pass or just a June Mountain pass for considerably less. Cross country skiers at Tamarack have the cheapest fun. Read the Mammoth season pass Q&A for more info. Contact: Mammoth Mountain, (800) 626-6684

Mammoth Mountain & June Mountain passes:
Gold all access duo pass (no blackout dates): $1,600 or $749 for college students.
Mammoth & June Mountain Midweek pass: $749
June Mountain only passes are $360 ($125 for college students) until Dec. 15, price doubles the next day.

MOUNTAIN HIGH
Mountain High has one season pass for adults. It is an anytime season pass on sale for $349 right now. Contact: Mountain High, (888) 754-7878

SNOW VALLEY
There are three levels of buying season passes for Snow Valley. The cheapest one has already passed (deadline Aug. 31) but you can still save by purchasing your ticket now through Nov. 30. Rates go up another $40 after that. There is only one type of adult season pass and that goes for $329 right now. Contact: Snow Valley, (909) 867-2751

[Photo: Allen J. Schaben / Los Angles Times]

This entry was posted on Wednesday, October 3, 2007 at 11:29 am by Jen Leo and is filed under News, Tips & Advice, Ski & Winter. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.

3 Comments on “Ski/board passes: Mammoth, Bear Mt. & Snow Summit”

Mickey Says:
October 3rd, 2007 at 11:50 am
Every year it’s getting less and less snow, not much to ski on. Even the artic ice is melting thanks to global warming. This will be the time to change to a different kind of sport.
Parepidemos Says:
January 24th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
Let’s all remember Mickey’s wise advice. During stormy weather like this, there’s nothing better than curling up by the window, setting scented candles on the sill, and reading a good book on global warming as the rain patters hypnotically on the panes.

In conditions like this, it is not the time to risk driving, much less skiing or boarding.

Or monoskiing for that matter.

Everyone stay home and be safe, please.

;-)
tom Says:
February 25th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
R U people frigin crazy, get out and ride , 1 or 2 stix, these are the best conditions we’ve seen in so cal in a few years, let alone Mammoth, Ride brother, Ride.