Bear Mountain
SoCal's freestyle headquarters: every run is essentially a terrain park, with the West's biggest jib scene.
Key Stats
Terrain Breakdown
The percentage of marked trails in each difficulty level. A higher beginner percentage means more terrain suitable for novices and families; a higher advanced percentage means more challenge for experts.
Best For
When to go
Average monthly snowfall and snowpack depth, with the typical operating window shaded.
Bear Mountain's heaviest snowfall and deepest snowpack both land in February.
- Snowfall
- peaks Feb
- Snowpack
- peaks Feb
- Typical season
- Nov – Apr
Snowfall: NOAA, 30-year normals (1991–2020).
Snow depth: NOAA, daily station data (1994–2023).
Location
Bear Mountain sits in the San Bernardino Mountains of Southern California, above the Big Bear Lake basin in the Inland Empire region. The high-elevation, semi-arid setting gives it sunny, dry conditions well inland from the Pacific coast.
Getting there
Fly into Ontario CA (ONT), about 1.5 hours from the resort by road.
- Ontario CA (ONT)1.5 hoursDirections
- Los Angeles (LAX)3 hoursDirections
- San Diego (SAN)3 hoursDirections
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