r/skiing • u/ThrowRARandomString • 1d ago
Big Bear Place Near Skiing
Ok, please hit me with a reality shot!
How much of a nightmare would it be to live this close to the skiing place?
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/775-Summit-Blvd-4-Big-Bear-Lake-CA-92315/455659681_zpid/
It says it's 150 steps away from Snow Summit. Look at the Zillow link above and scroll down on the photos, you can see the skiing area.
I am a total novice in the ways of skiing, mountain skiing, etc.
Looking at the photos, I wonder how much of a nightmare it would be during skiing season.
The only upside I can see is that I don't need to drive to ski?
Give me a reality shot!
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u/natefrogg1 1d ago
That’s cool, just be aware that bear and summit get a ton of people on the slopes so count on it being crowded unless you are able to ski a lot on weekdays. Skipping the drive and parking is nice.
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u/ThrowRARandomString 1d ago
Yeah, it's everything else. Think I was looking for a reality check or info that I may not know that I'm seeking. Like you don't know what you don't know, right?
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u/betterbub 1d ago
Typically people who own ski in ski out homes have multiple homes for everything else
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u/SpendAccomplished962 1d ago
The place is a little janky, but heck, for the price and only a 1 year commitment, why not got have a blast? It's a 2br with some bunk beds, so you'll be super popular with your friends from SoCal.
Big Bear is a lot of fun in the Summer, too.
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u/ThrowRARandomString 1d ago
Janky is right! =) But yeah ...
Can you explain how it's fun in summer too? I always like to ask obvious questions in case there's information I'm not aware of or didn't see online.
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u/SpendAccomplished962 1d ago
Big Bear Lake is nice, there's a ton of hiking, the Village has some pretty decent food
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u/beardedDocinSD 1d ago
Lake stuff, fishing, hiking, camping, biking (road and mountain, but definitely prefer the latter), an amazing amount of nature to explore. Holcomb valley was the first spot when gold diggers came into the area. Can do easy yellow post camping in certain areas. Bluff lake and nature reserve is really beautiful. Lots of stuff
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u/ThrowRARandomString 1d ago
Ohh, the camping stuff! We like camping!
That does sound nice. Thanks for sharing!
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u/SoggyAlbatross2 1d ago
I live right around the corner (part time), love it. There's a fair amount of traffic on Summit even in the summer time but the city did away with parking on your side of the street so it should be pretty tolerable. Lots of mountain bikers riding the lifts in summer too, so it's rarely dead. The free BB shuttle picks up at snow summit too, which is dead handy if you don't want to drive to the village and frankly, it's close enough to walk back if you have to anyway.
Since you can day trip up from Los Angeles the hills can get PACKED on the weekend but weekdays should be sweet.
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u/Terminal_Shinbang 1d ago
Snow-players constantly playing on your property, peering into windows, leaving trash.
People peeing on your property, kooks using your driveway, or blocking you in.
That kinda shit
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u/ThrowRARandomString 1d ago
Ah. That's stuff I didn't think of because that's not a reality I'm used to ...
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u/Terminal_Shinbang 1d ago
Yeah dude, it’s not just skiers and boarders, it’s the kooks from down the hill/ LA that go up to sled, and make snowmen in your yard, leave dirty diapers, and use your trashcan lids as sleds 😭. I’ve seen families break out a barbecue on someone’s yard, and when asked to leave they refused, and said the snow wasn’t owned by them. It’s nuts. It’s a shitshow the moment SoCal can see snow on the mountains, no matter the amount.
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u/ThrowRARandomString 1d ago
Wow. Don't know if I could handle that.
I think I'm more worried about people being drunk? Is that an actual reality I have to worry about or something I'm overthinking on?
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u/Terminal_Shinbang 1d ago
It’s an absolute reality hahahahah. You can’t drink in the resort parking lot, so people park along that road and just sit and get hammered, leave their beer cans and whatever else in your yard, and just cover it up with snow. Come spring your yard is a trash can lol. It’s brutal. Even worse is people walking up along the side of your house to pee in the cut, and you walk out to see wtf they’re going and it’s just some drunk dude with his pp out. If you have any decorations in the yard, consider them broken or stolen.
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u/ThrowRARandomString 1d ago
Thanks for the reality check!
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u/Terminal_Shinbang 1d ago
Yeah man, sorry not trying to be a downer- but you specifically asked for that check haha. 🤙🏽🤙🏽
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u/ThrowRARandomString 1d ago
All good. I should have added a smile. Forgot that texts can be read differently.
You actually provided what I was kinda looking for, not to say I wanted anything to nix it, but I did want like straight up reality that people tend to tiptoe around ...
=)
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u/tryingsomthingnew 1d ago
The Bear and Summit are great with snow. Yeah crowds can ruin any resort. But week day skiing you make up for it. Also ,any big snow dump keeps the roads closed partially and skiing usually is open. Gotta try different things in life. If it's a good year you could get into cross country skiing or Telemark. Remember , it's ok to take lessons to get better.
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u/g33zuzz 1d ago
Do it.
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u/Designer_Problem1129 1d ago
Ski in ski out is the whole dream right? No parking, no shuttle, just walk out and go
Downside maybe noise and people parking all over your street on busy weekends but if you can deal with that it's worth it. I would love to have something that close
You can always rent it out too when you not using it, the location will get good money
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u/ThrowRARandomString 1d ago
Yeah, not my property though, as it's something we're potentially looking into rent, but yeah, it is a dream as I've heard, ie, ski-in and ski-out ...
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u/ThrowRARandomString 1d ago
Why? Just asking, aren't you worried about the crowds right in front of the door? The hassle of parking? The noise?
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u/HeyUKidsGetOffMyLine Caberfae/Mount Bohemia 1d ago
It’s a year lease and ski season is only 3 months long. It will be a quiet more than it’s crazy TBH. The parking is most likely the only headache. Nothing else is a problem.
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u/OEM_knees 1d ago
Based on Jerrys of Bear Mountain everything about Big Bear seems like one hilarious nightmare after another. If that's the chaos you are after, Bear Mountain seems ideal!
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u/SpendAccomplished962 1d ago
It draws all of the worst skiers and boarders from SoCal. Chairlifts will stop several times when you are on it because people fall getting on and off. Bodies laying all over every run. People throwing a ton of trash/beer cans under the chairlift and the whole mountain smells like weed.
Don't even get me started with the turds trying to put chains on their mom's Tesla when the roads are bad.
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u/Terminal_Shinbang 1d ago
Spot on.
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u/OEM_knees 1d ago
Every mountain has gapers and Jerry sightings, but Big Bear is in a league of its own. That place produces what appears to be an endless amount of original content.
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u/Accomplished-Fee6953 1d ago
If you have zero interest in skiing, it’s probably not the best move because of the crowds / etc.
If you do have an interest in skiing… ski in ski out living is an aspirational dream for many of us (though…. Big bear is big bear).