big bear 2009

I read recently that the guys who own the ski lift nex to Mtn High were checking into insurance so they can open during summer for mtn. bikes .Maybe thats the alternative to Big Bear. I to miss the days of summer seasons passes . Why is it just lift riders and not the local downhillers making new trails . 2n10 will be like the 91 fwy with no lift.

 

I read the new owners got the permit back and the ski resort is operating.

http://www.skiwaterman.com/

The website is up and running.

 

This is great news for the local ski scene. Waterman has some pretty challenging terrain plus good out of bounds skiing. "Ski the Top" baby!

 

How is the riding in Big Bear? Looking at the map it looks like there are a few pretty lengthy trails but are they fireroad trails? single track?

If you were to compare Big Bear trails to trails at Aliso Wood canyon, what would Big bear most parallel?

Thank you

 

The Yellow are fire road the purple are trails. There is no comparison to Aliso. The runs in through the trees and can be quite lose in some parts.
I would take BB over any trail at Aliso any day. The runs are long fun and no climbers to worry about coming up the trail.

 

theres always baldy lol !!!

 

The Yellow are fire road the purple are trails. There is no comparison to Aliso. The runs in through the trees and can be quite lose in some parts.
I would take BB over any trail at Aliso any day. The runs are long fun and no climbers to worry about coming up the trail.

 

big bear is sooo muchhh funnnn! you cant compare big bear to aliso at all. i've only been to big bear once and it was awesome!





1. friend kyle (scott's step son) on scott's bullit descending 1e01 (i think)
2. me on the giant boulder se, same trail

i went with my crappy old hardtail in september. i just hope they accept my giant reign.....

 

so if i were to ride BB with my spesh big hit and stuck to the purple nurple trails and not shuttle would the rangers give me sh*t? I imagine that push back up to the top would be hell though

 

if anything, you'll get crap from the rangers if they see you on some unmarked/illegal trail. and depending on your bike, you may or may not be able to take the lifts up to the top. me and kyle biked to the top at night, it wasn't bad at all. his bullit is damn heavy too.

 

I've ridden up there more times than I can count. I've ridden every single trail within 5 miles of Snow Summit (legal and illegal) dozens of times. I've only seen a ranger twice. One of which I was on my big bike. They didn't seem to mind our presence.

The only people that will give you crap is the snow summit employees and maybe the guys at the Marine Corps recreation area if you are riding through their camp. The rangers didn't seem to give a flying Chinga.

I expect that the bike rules will be heavily enforced this summer. If you really want to ride a DH bike, you can easily shuttle up the fire roads if you have a sturdy truck or SUV. The gates are always open.

 

What's the deal with Baldy do they run the lifts for bikes?

 

One day I had my bike on the back of my car and was on my way up t marshall canyon....this motorcycle pulls up next to me and tells me "If you ever wanna ride some real trails come up to Baldy" he said he was a lift operator up there...I took my son hiking up there and kinda checked out the trails.....only thing I really saw was a fire road and a pretty loose lookin single track that runs directly under the lifts. Anyone ever taken that single track?

 

baldy has some VERY technical and VERY steep loose trails. it's a lot of fun but be prepared! lot's of rock gardens, and the guys that ride there are ffffaaaassssttttt.

 

We ride that trails and talk to the rangers up there who are ok with it ..itsan interesting ride ill be riding it soon

 

Whats BB like???











Its fun, its fast, Itll break your bike if you let it

 

went to bear this weekend, once hey get a few trees moved it will be awesome!!! dirt was pretty good not to dusty and we got a little rain also

 

you dont actually ride snow summit, you ride the trails of the national forest, any bike can ride all the trails, but using the lift is another story, its a WEIGHT issue, snow summit does not own the trails ridden...