When will Big Bear's first snow fall? Guess for a chance to win lift tickets

Oh when, oh when will Big Bear get a big snowfall? Skiers and snowboarders all over Southern California are wondering just that about the popular winter hub just a couple hours’ drive from Los Angeles. Big Bear resorts usually begin opening around now, but Mother Nature still hasn’t given the green light.

“While the nights have been cold, the days are still too warm to sustain a substantial snow base for any duration,” explains Bear Mountain resort’s website, “but we’re standing by to charge up the system as soon as the weather remains cold and dry.”

If your skis and boards aren’t unburied from the depths of your garage yet, get them out and ready to go. When snowfall begins, Bear Mountain expects that its turnaround time to opening will be quick: “Once the conditions are right for snowmaking, we can be open from top-to-bottom in as little as two to three days!” says its site. Bear Mountain and nearby Snow Summit are part of Big Bear Mountain Resorts.

Contest: Want to guess when the first substantial snowfall will arrive? Enter the Big Bear Lake Resort Assn.’s contest online, and you could win two free lift tickets to Big Bear Mountain Resorts.

Simply go to the contest website, and enter your contact details and the date that you think the mountain will get its first three inches of natural snowfall in a 24-hour period. If you guess right, you’ll be entered in a drawing to win the lift tickets.

— Susan Derby, Special to the Los Angeles Times

[Photo: 2007-08 season at Bear Mountain; Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times]

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