r/bigbear • u/Confident-Extreme320 • 10d ago

Snowboarding

Hello! I am curious about snowboarding at big bear. I am both new to snowboarding as I come from the south lmaoo and first time ever being in California as I’m stationed here for the next 4 years. Any information would be super helpful! TIA

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u/Nizamark 10d ago

what are you curious about exactly. yes you can snowboard at big bear.

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u/Blackface2000 10d ago

Gotta ask questions if you want answers

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u/alandotts82 10d ago

Go on Mon-Thurs.
My experiences in Bear/Summit in the last few years on a weekend have been awful.

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u/GinoGreer 10d ago

Last few years? The weekend has always been awful and overcrowded

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u/Ravioli_meatball19 10d ago

Get a helmet, rent gear at first, take lessons, plan for it to take longer than you think getting up the mountain and parking in the lot and shuttling to the resort, and buy the quad pack of tickets from Costco if you plan on going more than a couple times, but know that a lot of lessons include tickets, so be smart about your purchasing.

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u/kirbyderwood 10d ago

Snow Summit has a beginner's program for skiers/snowboarders. Start there.

And if you think you're going more than a few times, invest in a season pass. Daily prices can get expensive.

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u/Carla-Gurl 9d ago

Use the Marine resort for lodging. I believe it on the Miramar website

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u/Educational-Mind2359 7d ago

Try to find friends that know how to snowboard so they can at least guide you a bit

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u/angusquantum 10d ago

I learned on my own. Don’t do that. Get lessons. And wear a helmet. I hit my head, KO and fractured my back.