Brayton's Big Bear Blog

February 2010 Events in Big Bear Lake, CA

3rd Annual Snow Shoe The Bear
2010-02-06
Big Bear's Premier Snowshoe Race!

Snowshoe Tours at the Discovery Center
2010-02-06
Come celebrate our winter wonderland by playing in it!
Also February 7th

Go Huck Yourself at Snow Summit
2010-02-06

USASA Slalom at Snow Summit
2010-02-07

Snowshoe Tours at The Discovery Center
2010-02-07

"Just Voices" at the PAC
2010-02-12
A special Valentines show benefitting the Bear Valley Community Hospital Foundation

Eagle Celebration at the Discovery Center
2010-02-13
Come celebrate and learn cool stuff about our national bird!

Snowshoe Tours at the Discovery Center
2010-02-13
Come celebrate our winter wonderland by playing in it!
Also February 14th

"Just Voices" at the PAC
2010-02-13
A special Valentines show benefitting the Bear Valley Community Hospital Foundation

Sweetheart Snowshoe Tour at The Discovery Center
2010-02-14

Alpine Race #3 at Snow Summit
2010-02-14

Snowshoe Tours at the Discovery Center
2010-02-20
Come celebrate our winter wonderland by playing in it!
Also February 21st

USASA Halfpipe at Bear Mountain
2010-02-21

Snowshoe Tours at The Discovery Center
2010-02-21

Snowshoe Tours at the Discovery Center
2010-02-27
Come celebrate our winter wonderland by playing in it!
Also February 28th

An Evening of Moonshine & Mayhem
2010-02-27
Grab Your Hat, Dust Off Your Boots, Throw On Some Jeans and Don't Forget to Bring a little bit of Yee Hah!

A Sentimental Journey: The Songs of World War II at the PAC
2010-02-27
 A special tribute to America's Troops.

USASA Boarder Cross at Bear Mountain
2010-02-28

Snowshoe Tours at The Discovery Center
2010-02-28

January 2010 Events in Big Bear

Snowshoe Tours at the Discovery Center
1-02, 1-03, 1-09, 1-10, 1-16, 1-17, 1-23, 1-24, 1-30, 1-31
Come celebrate our winter wonderland by playing in it!

South Series GS Race at Snow Summit 1-02, 1-03

Design Unlikely Feature at Bear Mountain 1-09
  

Eagle Celebration at the Discovery Center 1-16
Come celebrate and learn cool stuff about our national bird!

Burton Demo Tour at Bear Mountain 1-16

Eagle Tour at the Discovery Center 1-16
The only Eagle Tour of the Season!

Burton Am Series Halfpipe at Bear Mountain 1-17

Alpine Race #2 at Snow Summit 1-17

 

Burton Am Series Slopestyle at Bear Mountain 1-18

Gatorade Free Flow Tour at Bear Mountain 1-23, 1-24

South Series Ski Race at Snow Summit 1-30, 1-31

USASA Slopestyle at Bear Mountain 1-31

New Years Eve in Big Bear Lake, CA

  This photo is not that easy to see but, New Years Eve at Snow Summit, at 7:00pm they turn off the lights lining the slopes and skiers carrying torches put on this wonderful show, the Torchlight Parade. This photo was taken from the east.

Skiing in Big Bear

Snow is here, here is a link to Bear Mountain and Snow Summit.

Ski Resorts in Big Bear

Kids say very funny things!

I had a buyer sitting in front of me with her young son and she was commenting on the fact that they really need a get-a-way home in Big Bear Lake. They want to be in the mountains and let the kids run around in mother nature. The words were still hanging in the air when her son said, "Look out the window mommy, I just saw a monkey outside". This gave her an opportunity to mention again that they need a get-a-way as her son thinks that the squirrels are monkey's.

Have you lost your perspective? Do you need a get-a-way?

View Get-a-way's (properties) that are for sale

December Events for Big Bear

Warren Miller's New Ski Film "Dynasty" at the PAC
12-02 Celebrating 60 years of extreme skiing! Get your psyche for the upcoming ski/board season and support Jordan Romero's climb of Mt. Vinson in Antarctica.

Big Bear Loves Chocolate Holiday Bed & Breakfast Tour  12-05

The Chad Mitchell Trio at the PAC  12-05
Don't miss America's most beloved 1960's folk music trio featuring all original members!

Bowling with Santa  12-12

USASA Giant Slalom at Snow Summit  12-13

Go Huck Yourself at Snow Summit  12-16

Fairy & Fantasy Fashion Show and Tea  12-19
 
Snowshoe Tours at The Discovery Center
12-19, 12-20, 12-26, 12-27
Come celebrate our winter wonderland by playing in it!

Alpine Race #1 at Snow Summit 12-27

The Nutcracker Ballet at the PAC
12-28, 12-29 The Christmas Classic featuring the Maple Youth Ballet!
 
New Year's Eve Party at Bear Mountain  12-31

Snow Summit New Year's Party   12-31

New Year's Eve Torchlight Parade at Snow Summit
12-31 A spectacular sight to see as 100 skiers and snowboarders carry torches down Miracle Mile to weave a mysterious path of light to ring in the New Year.

Best Western New Years Eve Party  12-31

Northwoods Resort New Year's Celebration 12-31

Do you believe in ghosts?

The following is a story written by Lorraine Little, a bartender at Captain's Anchorage in Big Bear Lake.

Do you believe in Ghost's? Spend some time at the Captain's Anchorage, formerly Andy Devine's Sportsman's Tavern, and you just might. In the 'forties and 'fifties, illegal gambling was a popular pasttime, and it could be found here. Legend has it the the bookkeeper for this activity was a man named George. (A photograph of George and friends is in the bar.) It is said that George was embezzling money. Here there are two theories: a despondent George either committed suicide in the upstairs office, now Captain's Quarters, fearing the consequences of being caught, or he was murdered - by whom, no one knows. As to the Anchorage being haunted, one opinion is that employees are making this up. However, a lot of these hauntings occur when customers are watching, such as the December night the Crown Royal bottle imploded, the night the Andy Devine Room sign in the bar began swinging, the times a beer bottle would fling out of the display, the heavy footfalls in an empty upstairs, and the things that happened when Loren and Kathleen from the Big Bear Magazine would come in, arriving after hours to gather material for an article. The last time they were in, they brought a psychic with them. This psychic said she felt four spirits , one of the a woman. Curiously, about twenty-five years ago, an employee, the first one in that day, experienced this. She unlocked the door, turned off the alarm, went out to the bar to get a soda pop, and was startled to see a woman seated at a table by the stairs. The expressionless woman gave no response to the employees query, "May I help you?" The employee then ran out of the building, not to return until later when otheremployees arrived. (The apparition had departed)> A few years ago, one of the girls who works here saw another apparition, this one a man, walking over by the porthole door. Most people would accept the story if they were here for an incident, Not all, though. When the Crown Royal bottle blew up, two of the witnesses thought it was rigged, to "prove" the place is haunted. People frequently take pictures here. Ribbon-like objects, orbs, even a raging fire have been manifested in these photos. Draw your own conclusions. Though there are sometimes long spells without any hauntings, you just might be here when "he's back!"

Stop by and say hello to Lorraine, she has some interesting photos to share. 

November Events for Big Bear

CATS presents: "A Christmas Carol"
11-13  Also November 14,15,18,20,21,22,24,27,28 and 29
Featuring the CATS Kids!

Greenthumbs Forest Planting Day at the Discovery Center
11-14

Santa's Grand Entrance and Tree Lighting Ceremony
11-27
Ring in the start of the holiday season with Santa and the lighting of the Big Bear Christmas Tree.

Mountain Christmas Boutique!
11-27 
Also November 28 and November29
Let the shopping season begin!

October events for Big Bear

Instead of a .pdf list of events, here are live links to the monthly events around Big Bear

Big Bear Discovery Center Calendar of Events

Even more things to do!

Beautiful day for a run/walk in Big Bear Lake, CA

Today was the 3rd Annual 1st Lt. Jared Landaker Memorial Run For Freedom. It was held at Snow Summit and included a 5K, 10K, 15K, and 1 mile family fun run. The course goes through Moonridge and loops back to Snow Summit parking lot. To learn more about The Seven Stars Foundation Click Here