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Mountain High is located a short distance off of Interstate 15, northwest of San Bernardino. This is a moderate-size resort with 59 runs accessed by 16 lifts. Mountain High can be a less crowded alternative to the Big Bear resorts. A tubing and beginner park is now available at their northern facility where Sunrise used to be.
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Mountain High Resort
24510 State Highway 2
Wrightwood, CA 92397
(888) 754-7878
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Bear Mountain is located off Highway 18 at the southern end of Big Bear Lake. This is a moderate-size resort with 34 runs accessed by 12 lifts. Bear Mountain can be a less crowded alternative to the larger Snow Valley and Snow Summit, which are also located at Big Bear Lake.
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Bear Mountain
43101 Goldmine Drive
Big Bear Lake, CA 92315
(909) 585-2519
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Snow Summit is located off Highway 18 in Big Bear Lake. This is a moderate-size resort with 31 runs accessed by 12 lifts.
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Snow Summit
880 Summit Boulevard
Big Bear Lake, California 92315
(909) 866-5766
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Snow Valley is located off Highway 18 just a short distance west of Big Bear Lake. Snow Valley is a moderate-size resort with 35 runs accessed by 12 lifts. This is usually the most crowded of the Big Bear ski resorts mainly because it's the first resort you pass on the way into Big Bear.
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Snow Valley Mountain Resort
35100 State Highway 18
Running Springs, CA 92382
(909) 867-2751
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Mt. Waterman is located off Highway 2 (Angeles Crest Highway) This is a small-scale resort with more than 50 runs accessed by 3 lifts. Waterman is possibly California's first ski resort and has had an on-again, off again history. At the time of this writing in 2009, Waterman is open for business once again whenever a storm is cold enough to dump in the local L.A. mountains.
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Mt. Waterman
Angeles Crest Highway Star Route 2
La Canada, California 91011
(888) 867-3433
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Mt. Baldy is located north of San Bernardino off Highways 10 or 210. This is a small-scale resort with 17 runs accessed by 4 lifts. Mt. Baldy Road dead ends at the ski resort parking lot. There isn't much else in the area, which makes this the resort with the lightest crowds in close proximity to the Los Angeles basin.
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TIP: Check out our Blog on Mt. Baldy for more detailed information.
Mt. Baldy
Mt. Baldy Road
Mt. Baldy, CA 91759
(909) 982-0800
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Palm Springs Tram is located off Highway 111 in Palm Springs. Ride two and a half miles in the world's largest rotating tram cars. Climb from the desert floor at 2,600 feet to over 8,500 feet in under 30 minutes. At the top is a restaurant overlooking the entire desert region and a winter adventure center where cross-country skiis and snowshoes are rented Thursdays-Sundays.
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
One Tramway Road
Palm Springs, California 92262
(888) 515-8726
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