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Bear Mountain
A natural fit when Sierra Chalet is your home base, especially for guests focused on skiing, snowboarding and terrain-park culture.
Big Bear Winter Guide
Snow Days Outside. Hot-Tub Nights Back at the Chalet.
Winter is Big Bear at its most cinematic, but it rewards preparation. Build the trip around Bear Mountain or Snow Summit, add tubing or snowshoeing for the non-skiers, then come back to a warm cabin where the fireplace and hot tub are part of the reason you booked the mountain in the first place.
Ski + RideBear Mountain and Snow Summit serve skiers and snowboarders.
Snow PlayTubing parks offer a safer, controlled snow-play option.
SnowshoeNational Forest trails can become winter exploration routes.
Warm UpFireplace, hot tub and a screened deck make the return home count.
01 • Build Your Winter Day
First chair is only one version of winter.
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Snow Summit
Another major Big Bear Mountain Resort base with skiing and snowboarding plus a different mix of terrain.
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Snow Tubing
Alpine Slide, Big Bear Snow Play and Grizzly Ridge are established tubing options for guests who want snow without skis.
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Snowshoeing
Forest trails stay part of the experience in winter when conditions and closures allow. Gear and guided options are available in town.
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The Village
Use an off-mountain afternoon for coffee, shopping, dinner and a walk through Big Bear’s downtown hub.
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Indoor Backup
Bowling, escape rooms, shops and a long cabin lunch can save a stormy or low-energy afternoon.
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Hot-Tub Reset
A private soak after skiing or snow play is one of the simplest reasons to stay in a cabin instead of a standard room.
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Fireside Night
Dry gear, make dinner, start the fire and let the evening slow down instead of rushing into another reservation.
02 • After the Snow
The cold makes the cabin better.
Sierra Chalet’s lower screened recreation deck gives the hot tub a forest-facing setting with more shelter than an exposed patio. Inside, the wood-paneled living room and fireplace finish the transition from mountain day to cabin night.
Snow outside. Steam, forest, and a slower pace back at Sierra Chalet.Sierra Chalet · Big Bear Lake
03 • Winter Arrival
Prepare for the road before you prepare the playlist.
Winter mountain travel is part of the trip. Conditions can change fast.
- Before leavingCheck current Caltrans and Big Bear road conditions, weather and resort operations.
- TractionCarry the appropriate traction devices and know how to install them before snow or ice makes that lesson harder.
- Snow playUse designated areas or appropriate public land. Never sled into roadways, and never treat lake ice as a play surface.
- At the housePlan for wet boots, layers and slower travel. A flexible first night is usually the better mountain arrival.
Big Bear Lake Guides
Keep exploring Big Bear Lake.
Use our Big Bear Lake guides to move from the slopes to the lake, from Moonridge to The Village, and back to Sierra Chalet without overplanning the trip.
Celebrity Vacation Homes
Book the mountain for what happens after the mountain.
Sierra Chalet keeps Bear Mountain close and gives the group a private hot tub, fireplace and recreation deck to come back to.
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