Big Bear Mountain Resorts have the following to report:

Saturday, November 20, 2004 updated at 8:30 a.m.

TOMORROW, NOVEMBER 21ST IS THE LAST DAY TO PURCHASE SEASON PASSES AT DISCOUNTED RATES!!! PRICES WILL GO UP MONDAY SO DON'T DELAY!

SNOWMAKING OPERATIONS CONTINUED AT BOTH RESORTS!

BEAR MOUNTAIN WILL CONTINUE TO BE OPEN WITH LIMITED TERRAIN AND DEPENDING ON SNOWMAKING, CONDITIONS COULD IMPROVE GREATLY BY SUNDAY.

WITH SOME GOOD SNOWMAKING, SNOW SUMMIT COULD RE-OPEN WITHIN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE AS WEATHER AND SNOWMAKING SITUATIONS EVOLVE. STAY IN TOUCH AND BE SURE TO GET THE LATEST REPORT BEFORE HEADING TO THE RESORTS.

BEGINNER TERRAIN IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME - LESSONS ARE LIMITED TO INTERMEDIATE AND ABOVE PRIVATES ONLY - EARLY SEASON LIFT TICKET RATES ARE IN EFFECT

Hwy. 330/18 will be closed Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. and Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 3:00p.m. The road will remain open all day on Saturday and Sunday. To use Hwy. 330/18 to get to Big Bear, you must start early enough to be past the closure by 8:30 a.m. It takes approx. 45 minutes from the base of the mountain to reach the closure point. Alternate routes are available using HWY 38 through Redlands & HWY 18 through the Lucerne Valley.

HOURS OF OPERATION FOR TODAY: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.