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Driving to Big Bear CA

07
Jan 2011

Big Bear Lake CA with Mt. San Gorgonio in the Background

The storms in December have affected the highways leading into Big Bear Lake CA.

Hwy 330 was washed out and may not reopen for some time. If you need to come in from that direction, take Waterman Canyon to the Rim of the World. Hwy 18 will take you into Running Springs, past Snow Valley over little Arctic Circle and into the Big Bear area.

The conditions on HWY 38 are okay. Expect patches of ice, especially where you see cinders. If coming to the Mountains, try to arrive between 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM. The cold temperatures at night cause the road to freeze and create black ice.

Hwy 18 thru Lucerne Valley will be the least crowded route into the Valley. Although it’s known for its’ hair pin turns, the road tends to be less icy.

If you intend to come this weekend, please carry chains. We have a 40% chance of precipitation today, but Saturday and Sunday will be sunny with high temperatures in the mid-forties.

The snow conditions are fantastic. The temperatures are perfect. The snow holds up all day, and there’s plenty of it.

Wax your boards, pull the skis out and get on the Mountain. Big Bear Lake is Southern California’s best choice for winter fun!

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Big Bear CA Current Weather and Road Conditions for Travel

01
Jan 2011

Sunny Skies for Big Bear Lake

Current conditions in both Big Bear Lake and Big Bear City CA are sunny, clear skies and 18 degrees at 8:00 AM on New Years Day. Temperatures are expected to reach above freezing today and tonights low temperature will be 18 degrees.

Sunday may bring snow. We’ve posted the National Weather Advisory below. Travelers to Big Bear CA will want to check conditions once the storm starts to affect the mountains.

State Highway 330 is closed due to extensive storm damage. All other roads into the Valley are open without restrictions. Mountain travel requires chains be kept in the car at all times.

Forecast from the National Weather Service

New Year’s Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 34. West wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Calm wind becoming southwest between 5 and 10 mph.

Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 20. Southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 36. Southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE MOSTLY NEAR 5000 FEET BUT COULD LOWER TO NEAR 3000 FEET AT TIMES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET. ONLY MINOR SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BELOW 5000
FEET. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL IN THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS…WITH ACCUMULATIONS BECOMING PROGRESSIVELY LESS SOUTHWARD INTO SAN DIEGO COUNTY WHERE ONLY SMALL AMOUNTS ARE
EXPECTED AT THE HIGHER PEAKS.

MOTORISTS TRAVELING LATE SUNDAY AND MONDAY SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS AND PLAN ACCORDINGLY. THE RAIN WILL CAUSE SLICK ROADS AND MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS OR AROUND BARRICADES. IF TRAVELING INTO THE MOUNTAINS…BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND ICE ON THE ROADWAYS AND LOW WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES.

 

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Big Bear CA Road and Weather Conditions

28
Dec 2010

State Highway 330 is completely CLOSED due to storm damage.

State Highway 18: IS CLOSED TO TRACTOR-TRAILER SEMIS & BUSES ONLY FROM 2.2 MI NORTH OF THE JCT OF SR 330 TO BIG BEAR DAM (SAN BERNARDINO CO) – DUE TO A ROCK SLIDE -MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE – PASSENGER VEHICLES ARE ALLOWED THROUGH.

State Highway 38: Is open without restrictions. Watch for chain controls during the storm on Wednesday.

It look like a half a foot of snow will add to the fun at the Resort Level. This is the forecast for the San Bernardino Mountains from the National Weather Service:

…WINTER STORM TO AFFECT SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY VERY COLD WEATHER…

A STRONG STORM APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.

THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE NEAR 6000 FEET IN THE NORTHERN AREAS TO 6500 FEET FARTHER SOUTH…THEN LOWER RAPIDLY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT TO ABOUT 4000 FEET. HOWEVER…MOST OF THE WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION WILL BE OVER BY THE TIME THE SNOW LEVEL LOWERS.

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAIN RESORT LEVELS AND THE HIGHER RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS SHOULD RECEIVE ABOUT 3 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. HOWEVER…THERE COULD BE LOCALLY NEAR A FOOT OF SNOW ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS. THE HIGHER SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS COULD GET AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW. COLD AIR DAMMING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS COULD RESULT IN SNOW FLURRIES IN THE HIGH DESERTS AS WELL.

STRONG GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM…BECOMING EVEN STRONGER BEHIND THE FRONT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH DESERTS WHERE THERE COULD BE WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. THESE WINDS COULD CAUSE BROKEN TREE LIMBS…DOWNED TREES AND DOWNED POWER LINES. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

DRY COLD NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING TEMPERATURES ABOUT 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW SEASONAL AVERAGES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THERE WILL LIKELY BE WIDESPREAD FROST IN THE INLAND VALLEYS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
NIGHTS.

PEOPLE TRAVELING LATE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS AND PLAN ACCORDINGLY. THE RAIN WILL CAUSE SLICK ROADS AND MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS OR
AROUND BARRICADES. IF TRAVELING INTO THE MOUNTAINS…BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF WINTER STORM CONDITIONS WITH VERY LOW WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES.

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Big Bear Lake CA White Christmas

20
Dec 2010

Stormy Weather Expected to Bring Snow for the Holidays

Big Bear Lake CA -Rain storms have pelted Southern California for the last four days. A Pacific low pressure system, fed by tropical moisture, will continue to effect us until Christmas Eve.

Tuesday night into Wednesday will see colder temperatures. Significant accumulations are expected. Holiday travelers may be greeted with two to three feet of fresh snow!

Here is a special weather statement issues through the National Weather Service:

THE MOUNTAINS…PARTICULARLY THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS…COULD SEE HUGE RAINFALL TOTALS AND AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS. RUNOFF COMING OUT OF THE MOUNTAINS WILL FILL AND COULD OVERFLOW STREAMS ON BOTH THE WEST FACING AND DESERT SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS. MOUNTAIN CREEKS LIKE LYTLE…MILL AND WATERMAN CANYON WILL BE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES. OUR USUALLY LOW VOLUME RIVERS LIKE MOJAVE…WHITEWATER…SAN DIEGO…SANTA MARGARITA AND THE SAN LUIS REY COULD BE FLOWING UNUSUALLY HIGH BY TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY. URBAN AREAS WILL SEE AREAS OF PONDING WHICH WILL CAUSE LOTS OF TRAFFIC PROBLEMS.

THE SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS COULD GET HEAVY SNOW DOWN TO 6000 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS THE COLD FRONT COMES IN…AND A WINTER STORM WARNING MAY BE NEEDED THEN.

MODELS ALSO INDICATE THAT STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND WATERSPOUTS COULD ACCOMPANY THE COLD FRONT ON WEDNESDAY. STRONG SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT SO WIND ADVISORIES IN THE COASTS AND VALLEYS MAY BE REQUIRED ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS, THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS, AND ALL OF THE INLAND EMPIRE.


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Winter Blast Hits Big Bear. AGAIN!

29
Apr 2010

Old Man Winter’s beard brushed over Big Bear again.

3 days of HIGH WIND is getting a little much. The house shakes all the time. Windows and doors whistle. Power goes on and off. This is what makes Big Bear Living the finest!

Needless to say, some of us are looking for Spring. Even the Old Timers are ready for a change.

Here’s a shot of the dusting that blasted through this time. Look at that CLEAR SKY!

Another frigid blast.

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