Bear Valley in the 21st Century With Tesla Chargers Now Available! ~ By Joel Barnett
Posted by: thepinetree on 04/02/2017 10:19 AM
Bear Valley, CA...The Bear Valley Business Association has recently installed Tesla chargers at the BV Lodge. These are free to use for any Tesla driver, compliments of the BVBA. In addition, in conjunction with Skyline Resorts, BVBA embarked on wiring the entire Village for public free WiFi. This in now running in a limited capacity and should provide high speed broadband in all public areas of Bear Valley, including up at the ski area, by early summer.
Bear Valley Introduces 2017 Spring Season Pass and 2017-18 Season Passes
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/31/2017 10:52 AM
Bear Valley, CA...Bear Valley has announced a new 2017 spring season pass as well as its 2017/18 season pass. Both passes come with a variety of mountain perks and discounts including discounts on lessons, buddy passes, retail, food and beverage. The 2017 spring season pass provides unlimited lift access for the rest of the 2016/17 season which runs through April 23, and costs less than the price of two adult tickets. The pass offers the same perks as a full season pass including a 10 percent off retail, 13+ group lessons, food items and discounted buddy tickets, and can be traded-in for a 2017/18 pass if upgraded by April 30. The cost for an adult spring pass is $139 (ages 23+) and youth Spring pass is $99 (ages under 22).
Hey Good People!!! The "Pure Mountain Fun" Continues
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/25/2017 11:30 AM
Bear Valley, CA...Hey Good People! 2" of new snow overnight, 9" in 24hrs 21" in 72hrs!!!!!! Even thought it's Spring, Winter is still trying to hang on. Today the high will be around 39F with winds out of the SSE from 0-9mph. A mix of snow and sunshine today as the system heads East with a chance of snow in the a.m. and a mix of sun and clouds from 12pm on. The next pulse arrives Sunday mid day and could bring another 2-4" for Sunday night into early Monday morning. Monday will see that system make an exit and High pressure will come into play for a day or so then a weak system could bring a mix of precipitation for Wed/Thursday then by the weekend things look to be copious sunshine and temps in the upper 40's or so. Abundant snowfall this season has set us up for great spring conditions and having wrote that, we're extending our season for another week! April 23rd is now our official closing date so if you are thinking of coming up for your spring break we'll be open as most other Nor/Central Cal resorts will be closing a week earlier. Come up to Bear Valley and experience our local "Pure Mtn Fun" ethos and stay tuned..........
More "Springlike" Weather Ahead For Weekend. Head To The Hills For Great Snow Conditions!
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/23/2017 08:33 AM
Arnold, CA...A Pacific frontal system is forecast to move through northern California late tonight and Friday. This moderately cool system will bring snowfall down to the Sierra passes and will likely impact travel Friday through Saturday morning. In addition to the snowfall, gusty winds are likely at times especially on Friday. If planning travel through the Sierra Cascade range tonight through early Saturday, expect delays and chain controls. Today: Mostly sunny. Not as cool. Highs 31 to 46 higher elevations...46 to 54 lower elevations. Prevailing northeast winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. Tonight: Mostly cloudy. At lower elevations, a slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. At higher elevations, a slight chance of snow in the evening, then a slight chance of rain and snow after midnight. Lows 24 to 39 higher elevations...36 to 42 lower elevations. Snow level 6000 feet. Prevailing south winds up to 10 mph. Over ridges, prevailing southwest winds 10 to 20 mph increasing to 15 to 30 mph after midnight.
The US Ski Team's Mikaela Shiffrin Wins World Cup Overall Title
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/21/2017 08:13 PM
Aspen, CO...Mikaela Shiffrin (Vail, CO) wrapped up a stellar season by lifting the overall World Cup crystal globe over her head in front of a roaring home state crowd. At Sunday’s FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Finals giant slalom in Aspen, CO, Italian Federica Brignone proved too fast for any of the racers to catch, after taking almost a full second lead first run and building on it second run. Brignone led an Italian sweep, with her teammates Sofia Goggia in second and Marta Bassino third. Shiffrin finished sixth. “I’m not very satisfied,” said Shiffrin. I felt like I had some really good turns, but I didn’t take enough aggression when I really needed it. It’s a bit of a bummer, but it’s good motivation for next year.”
Mikaela Shiffrin races the World Cup Finals giant slalom at Aspen. (U.S. Ski Team-Cody Downard)
Hey Good People!! Nickolay Dodov Slopestyle Competition Tomorrow
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/17/2017 01:53 PM
Bear Valley, CA....Hey Good People! Join us for the 4th annual Nickolay Dodov Slopestyle Competition! Registration starts at 9 AM in the Sun Room with practice runs beginning at 10 AM. Competition begins at 11 AM. Mostly Sunny today with a high of 57F on tap and ENE winds from 7-10mph. A Low pressure trough will arrive Saturday and bring a return of mixed precipitation which will start out as a mix of rain/snow with snow levels at or above 7500' through Sunday. As the model runs continue to disagree nailing down snowfall totals at this is out of the mix but currently the bulk of snowfall could occur North of I-80 with snow levels down into the 4500' range by Tuesday. At this point it's a wait and see so keep checking in and I'll have more info by Sunday. The lower Mtn will open around 11am as a conditions based time frame/opening & closing is driving that forward. Abundant snowfall this season has set us up for great spring conditions and having wrote that, we're extending our season for another week! April 23rd is now our official closing date so if you are thinking of coming up for your spring break we'll be open as most other Nor/Central Cal resorts will be closing a week earlier. Come up to Bear Valley and experience our local "Pure Mtn Fun" ethos and stay tuned..........
Shiffrin Runs The Table & Takes GS & Slalom World Cup Races At Squaw Valley
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/13/2017 11:16 AM
Squaw Valley, CA....Mikaela Shiffrin (Eagle-Vail, CO) did it again! A day after winning the giant slalom, Shiffrin won again, this time in slalom at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup in front of 12,000 fans on a sunny California day. “I love the crowd,” Shiffrin said. “They cheered so hard! It’s just awesome that 12,000 people today came to watch. In the U.S., that’s so big, and we loved hearing them!”
