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Bear Valley Ski Area
37 reviews for Bear Valley Ski Area
37 reviews in English
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Review from Scott S.
San Andreas, CA
2/1/2012
Great place! Excellent service, friendly staff, great for kids... Will be going back many times over and over. It is an absolutely beautiful place. My kids loved it!
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Review from Jenn C.
1/21/2012
I adore Bear Valley - this is just the right size place for the amount of fun that I want to have in the snow. They have lovely groomed Nordic ski trails - and nearby there are other options for Nordic skiing (like Spicer Lake Reservoir) .
The folks in the pro shop are super nice. The cafe makes excellent coffee and there's loads of parking. Great place to go for a low key ski weekend. Lots of kids and families but still plenty of space for grownups. -
Review from E T.
Daly City, CA
2/4/2012
I had free lift tickets from going to the snow bomb festival, and wanted to give this place a try. As I was driving up to the resort, the roads were full of snow, and had not been paved yet so i figured it was too dangerous to drive and instead pulled into the resort lodging area. Everyone was soooo unbelievably nice. Although no shuttles were running, they were nice enough to find somone us up to the ski area and arranged a time to take us back too.
The instructors and lift operators were just as nice and welcoming. I road my first lift here, and although it was a scary experience for the first time, everyone was nice and understanding. I will definitely come back and try to spend a few days in the area. The only downfall to this resort, is that its very out of the way and a difficult drive especially at night. -
Review from Corey M.
Sonoma, CA
12/31/2011
We decided to take our son for his first ski lessons at Bear Valley and we were very impressed with the quality of the instructors and staff at the resort. After the first hour, they had him on the standing ski lift heading up the panda slope for the first time. The only reason I wouldn't give it five stars is because he had an all day lesson that included lunch and they were supposed to give him a PB&J'S sandwhich. They gave him Turkey which he didn't eat and then never noticed that he didn't touch his lunch. So he went a whole day of lessons without food in his stomach. Other than that small issue he loved his introduction to skiing and I we will be back again!
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Review from Eric B.
8/10/2011
Bear Valley is a nice alternative to Tahoe for a weekend family or group ski trip. There's plenty of rental properties in Arnold and depending on the weather, the trip up Highway 4 (and back) is straightforward and pretty. This is where the road closes in the winter, which after driving it last weekend is a really good thing!
The Ski Area itself is fairly small, with 67 runs and a vertical drop of 1900 feet for Alpine skiing. There's also fairly extensive cross country and snowshoe terrain, and of course boarding opportunities. I have always enjoyed skiing here for the laid back variety and value. The family friendly aspect of Bear Valley can also cut both ways, especially when things get a little crowded in the Lodge. -
Review from Sally T.
Lafayette, CA
1/6/2012
Nicest mountain you can imagine! Lost my iPhone on back run and ski patrol found it, lost and four called me, and it was all sooooo ethical and easy. Enrolled my 6 yr old in private lesson and teachers are fantastic. Such a great place!!
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Review from Rosalind S.
San Francisco, CA
12/12/2010
This was the perfect place for our small group to come and snowboard for the afternoon. It was my boyfriends first time and it was a good thing the slopes were NOT crowded. He needed all the space he could get. We saw some really experienced boarders/skiers but also many beginners.
I would definitely come back here since it's easier to get to than Tahoe. -
Review from Tony T.
San Jose, CA
3/15/2011
My girlfriend and I came here on a Sunday. It was not crowded at all which was awesome! Getting off the lifts was scary because it all had steep drops so if you are scared of lifts then this place is not for you.
Due to cheap lift ticket prices and a short drive from the south bay, I would definitely come back. And plus my girlfriend learned how to link her turns here so I cannot ever forget this place. -
Review from Nicole C.
Discovery Bay, CA
12/31/2010
I will also Love Bear Valley! This was the place where I first learned how to snowboard back 13-15 years ago.
The snowboarding class itself was not all that informative, I would have had an easier time teaching myself through trial and error but we had a great time all the same.
This is a great place to go if you want to go for a Day Trip to the Snow. Not too overcrowded and there are plenty of places out of the way of the slopes to practice if you are a beginner.
Loved this place and cannot wait to go back again! -
Review from John C.
San Jose, CA
12/11/2010
You were my first (swoon) I remember falling on my face down the Kuma run and loving every minute of it. Several years later and snowboarding at other resorts, I still buy season passes here each year.
Bear doesn't get the love other resorts get and that's fine. More pow time for me. I'm selfish like that. People are really cool too. You don't get the snobs over here. Til' we meet again (i.e. Tomorrow) -
Review from Lisa G.
Pleasanton, CA
1/2/2011
I've been a season pass holder for about 6 years now. It's small, but you gotta love the ski in and ski out aspect of this place.
I would love it though if the extended families wouldn't camp out all freaking day with all their crap sprawled all over the tables. On the other hand, perhaps if Bear provided more food options (like mountain top grilling and drinking) and if there were more places for folks to hang out, then we'd all win.
This past week was a madhouse and I was forced to sit on the ground near the lockers to eat. Flipside and upside - Bear was making some money that should help with getting some of these improvements rolling. -
Review from johnny l.
Lafayette, CA
Updated - 2/16/2010
Went to BV with friends and the fam over Presidents Day weekend.
Same nice, helpful employees. Same great mountain, no huge crowds (even though it was a holiday weekend). Easy to get to, not expensive - what else can you ask for???
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2/25/2009
LOL@the reviews from the local haters. Kids...
Hey, yo, back to BV - I LOVE IT!!! Less than 3 hour… Read more »
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Review from Nick H.
Pleasant Hill, CA
3/10/2008
The 5 stars are based on the great value. This is not a premier resort, nor does it claim to be. It has some incredible terrain at a very low cost, which is pretty awesome in my book.
Get on Hwy 4, drive forever and you're there! The drive through Arnold and Big Trees is insanely beautiful unless you completely hate nature..then you suck. This was a good place for new boarders with lots of easy slopes. This place also had some crazy terrain that kept my level 3 rescue skier friend engaged all day.
You can usually get discounted tickets at Long's and can often find cheap rates for hotels in Murphy's, which is a adorable little city most of the way up to the resort.
The winter trip to this area is a must. It doesn't have the hustle of Tahoe, think of it more as a nature trip to Yosemite with some great runs.Listed in: Tahoe-a-holic?
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Review from Karen G.
8/30/2008
I learned how to ski here. Growing up in Arnold and attending Hazel Fisher Elementary (shout out!) we had some opportunities that kids growing up in the valley didn't have.
When we reached sixth grade we had the option of participating in weekly ski trips/lessons during the winter season. Of course it wasn't free but it was a really good deal and reasonably priced. The program continued all the way through high school. Now how many schools do you know of where you can get an excused absence to go skiing every Wednesday during the winter? I know right? Needless to say the skiing program was quite popular.
I have some really fond and not so fond (falling on my butt and having to walk part way down a run) memories of Bear Valley. It's a nice place to channel your inner snow bunny! -
Review from Tatyana S.
Emeryville, CA
1/19/2009
This is one of the smaller ski resorts far away from Tahoe's snotty scions of cabin-renting snobs. But we are not talking about Tahoe. We are talking about Bear Valley.
By no means is this place lower in grade or depth or quality of skiing than other places. What gives it extra stars though is the attitude: of both personnel and skiers/boarders. Everyone is very nice, even though the place was really crowded yesterday. I was even afraid it would run out of rental skis (like NorthStar at Tahoe once did, and let me tell you, after a 3-hour drive - that sucked). The majority of people come here with kids for Bear Valley's amazing Cub Club to teach kids to ski or snow board while parents go conquer black diamonds.
The place has overseen major renovations and more are to come. It's cheaper than Tahoe. Even cheaper if you buy lift tickets at local retailers, like REI, beforehand. Slopes were groomed nicely considering it was 55 degrees outside. The drive there is easier and more picturesque - little towns with old vineyards, antique shops, and cute bed & breakfast inns. It took 3 hours to get there from Oakland. The drive back was even faster.
I recommend this place to those who want to ski or snow-board - not stand in line for lifts, deal with personnel arrogance, and feel like crap after crawling back in traffic for 6 hours. -
Review from Bernadette M.
Brentwood, CA
2/15/2010
I like this place. I'm not a great boarder and honestly I fell every time off the lift so maybe I agree with other Yelpers here that this is not a place for serious skiiers and boarders. Stay clear of me! But a friend here won a season pass here from a ski and snowboard expo and so we came to join on Valentine's Day. He said it was the busiest he's seen it but it really wasn't that crowded, which I like. It may be difficult to find a spot to eat on a bench but if you don't mind, sit on the snow. I did to rest my aching tail bone.
The backside of the mountain was pretty rough but the front was nice. They do well with medics patrolling the slopes. Good thing for those beginners and so-so riders. With a busted tail bone and all, I still had a good time. -
Review from Richard T.
San Jose, CA
Updated - 3/9/2011
Extra star for an awesome day. Found a jump that wasn't being used much and capitalized.
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1/13/2011
Nestled in the heart of Arnold, CA it is about an hour closer to San Jose than Tahoe.
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Review from Zakk D.
San Jose, CA
2/9/2008
I'm very conflicted writing this. I had a great time, the snow was good, the lifts were fairly quick, but they had a power outage so some of the lifts were down, lending to congestion.
Some of the staff were total assholes, but Bea was my fiancee's personal lesson giver, and Bea was a great with the little lady.
But the ticket guy, Bob, at the base of the Super Cub lift was a certified ass. He kept yelling at me about which side of the lift I was seated in because I'm goofy footed.
I finally figured out how to use my heel edge, had a great time and the misses finally made it down a beginner slope, so all in all it was a great trip, save for a few jerks.
Back on topic, a quick drive from the 408 and there were some awesome runs to enjoy. I'll be coming back, but most likely mid-week to dodge some of the lines the stack up with only 10 lifts.
*edit*
Well, I have to dock Bear Valley a star. I went up again recently and now I can do more that scoot down a hill, this place has zero vertical fun going on. Sick of spending more time in line and on a lift than making runs, I resorted to carving through the icy tree areas to get some more time in.
Also, the grumpy ex-marine they have working on the Super Cub lift has to go. He's just flat out mean and shouldn't be on the beginner chair.Listed in: Shred the GNAR!!
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Review from YAMMY C.
San Jose, CA
1/22/2007
I love coming to this low-key resort. There is a variety of mountain terrains to satisfy any level of the ski/snowboard bum. This place is void of the hectic pace or attitude one encounters in many of the Tahoe resorts.
The other reason why I like coming here is they have a special offer if you stay at the hotel between Sunday to Wednesday. For $119 per night, you get a room and 2 ski lift tickets!!! Fabulous deal and it's around the time when there's little traffic and people, so you practically have the mountains to yourself to play on.
The hotel is nice; the rooms are standard, slightly outdated, but clean; the tv only shows whatever the front desk will play in their dvd player (we spent our first night watching a whole season of "Quantum Leap"); shuttle service to the ski area; and a tasty little restaurant can be found by walking five minutes (well, it took us 15 because we got lost in the snow) away from the hotel. -
Review from Jenny C.
2/7/2011
Came here a couple times. It's the closest resort to south bay and is perfect for day trips. The slopes are decent. The only ski resort I've been to before was Sierra which is def nicer and has better facilities (like glove dryers). Tho no complaints on Bear Valley facilities. It's got a nice cozy cafe upstairs where you can look over the slopes. The lift operators are nice and remembered me and my friends. Prolly coz I fell alot...ha...though I think the lifts move a bit fast comparing to sugarbowl (on the beginner slopes)
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Review from Nancy Y.
San Jose, CA
Updated - 2/28/2011 7 photos
Nice big mountain but for just an hour more, I am willing to make the trek to Tahoe. Trails at Bear are nice and wide and Snow Valley offers some black diamond trails (get ready for mogul city) that reward you with a gorgeous view of the lower bowl before your knees turn into pistons! Some friends meandered to the village side and headed down the Lunch Run trail. They did not see any warning signs posted that there is currently no lift to bring them back to the Day Lodge! Down Lunch Run trail they went and at the bottom, they had to wait 15 mins to get on a shuttle ride that took ~10 mins.
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1/25/2011
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Review from Edward M.
Los Gatos, CA
1/22/2010
Great resort. Gooder and cheaper overall than Tahoe. My family bought a condo in Arnold so I bought a season pass to Bear this year. I've previously had season passes to Sierra and also Heavenly.
I've been snowboarding bear for about 15 years now and it's as good as ever. Backside has some good spots and the bottom is nice.
Customer service seems good. Discount with season pass on everything.
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Review from Jennifer P.
Redwood City, CA
1/29/2007
What a great family ski resort! This place is an undiscovered treasure, although the fact that it is undiscovered is part of what makes it so great. I hope Yelp won't lure too many crowds to Bear Valley and change its unspoiled appeal.
First of all, in the interest of full disclosure, I am an intermediate skiier with no aspirations to become advanced. If you're looking for miles of black diamond terrain, this resort is not for you. However, what it is is an uncrowded, less expensive old-school ski resort with lots of good, intermediate terrain. The staff are friendly. The cooler than thou folks are few. It is much less crowded than the typical Tahoe resort.
The resort has recently added a high speed quad up the back of the mountain. It goes so fast that we got seven runs in, in an hour. What a treat to get so much skiing in without getting cold from sitting on the lift for too long!
The front of the mountain has some advanced terrain which can challenge even an expert skiier, but because it is at a lower altitude than some of the other slopes, it may be closed due to poor conditions when the rest of the mountain is open.
Lift tickets are cheaper than in Tahoe. $48 for adults on non-peak weekend days. Children five and under are free and seniors are almost free. There are discounted tickets for older children and teens. The concessions are much more reasonably priced than Tahoe, too.
There are great slopes for beginners as well as lessons and daycare for the tots.
The best thing about this place is that there is none of the Tahoe traffic to fight to get to Bear. It's about 3 hours from Oakland, and 3.5 hours from the Peninsula. The traffic can get bad as you drive though Tracy, CA, if it's rush hour, given that Tracy has become a San Francisco suburb. But it is nothing remotely like the 7 hour hell drive from SF to Tahoe, which happens on many a winter weekend.
The resort also offers excellent cross country skiing just down the road from the downhill area. There are miles of gorgeous groomed trails to suit folks of all abilities.
The near-by Bear Valley village offers a rustic lodge and a few dining options as well as a market, coffee shop and sports shop. If you crave action packed nightlife apres ski, this is not the place for you, however.
If you're looking to have a nice relaxed ski weekend, without the Tahoe crowds, attitude, price or traffic, this is the place for you. -
Review from Bob R.
Fremont, CA
7/20/2010
To all the BV Kids, Alexis Garrett and All, Yes you're older, 25 but you're still so young. You will learn to appreciate BV when you get older and more experienced. True what you say of the old management, but give the new management a chance. There is alot more than "just build it". E.I.R.s and such, bit you'll soon learn this.
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Review from Phi T.
Mountain House, CA
1/29/2011
Bear Valley surprised me, it was better then what I expected. I would not have gone to BV, but had a free ticket from snowbomb, so I gave it shot. This was yesterday on Friday, so it's was very quiet compared to Tahoe resorts. By the way I have a the triple season pass for Tahoe.
My overall experience was wonderful. I exchanged the vouchers for tickets with no issues and the lady at the counter was extremely friendly and helpful.
My fiancee had a headache, so we purchased Advil and again we were greeted with extreme service.
We approached the mountain and I noticed this is a great place for beginners, there was a lot of space. We went on the cub lift and was greeted by the ticket scanner. He actually thanked me for showing him my ticket so he can scan it. Again, very friendly and great service. My fiancee asked the lift operator at the top to slow down and he did exactly as asked.
I later ventured to the backside and found it quite pleasant. The good thing about the backside is it has a high speed quad. This is a smaller mountain so the runs are shorter, but the polar express quad made up for it, by getting you back up quickly for another run.
The building itself is old, nothing fancy, but it does what you need it to do.
It's close to the bay area and the cons I do see, other resorts have...like flat areas for a snowboarder is brutal. If you prefer the more posh resorts then I would recommend somewhere else.
Overall, this is a low cost resort and it's great for beginners and intermediates. Skiers and boarders where both very relax and very friendly. -
Review from Bart F.
Mountain View, CA
3/16/2009
Bleeding Ice-Hole: How I lost my innocence
[riding chair lift]
Me: No, seriously guys, I'm hammered. We shouldn't be headed up to cornice. All I can taste right now is Jack and Coke(coca cola).
Buddy 1: Quit yer bitching! We've been drinking at the lodge for over 2 hours, you better be ham-boned!
Me: Good point.
Buddy 2: Yeah, you jackass! Here, hit this.
Me: I'm not a jackass, you piss ant! Ok.
*hits this*
Me: Ok, I'm gonna die now! What's the number to ski patrol, just in case?
*pulls out, fumbles, and then drops phone 30 ft below into snow*
B1: Haha! You dropped your phone!
B2: Just for that, you need to hit this.
Me: Dammit-- and I didn't purchase the insurance! ok.
[rides off chair lift]
There are few instances in the world of extreme that can outdo the sheer exhilaration felt when standing on a 158 cm snowboard and peering straight down the face of a mountain. Except in this instance; when peering down the mountain completely annhilated after a 12 pack of Pabst Blue Ribbon, 3 tall Widmer Hef's at the lodge, numerous shots of Patron, and a breakfast burrito-- which will quickly transform said sheer exilaration into regret toward the potential pain that lay in the distance.
To make a short-story, shorter--
I shoved off the peak...
ripped it heel-side...
roll over to toe-side...
traversed until reaching a more slope-friendly area.
Come up to a fork in the trail...
kinda drunk, I hesitate...
last minute I decide to head left over hard-packed ice...
heel-side gives out, I fall directly on tail bone and skid.
Oh the agony! It felt like I was the victim of the malicious remote control usage in the movie, "Click." Like, as I was falling, Adam Sandler hit the pause button; pulled both of my butt cheeks away from my sanctity; pressed play; and then I instantaneously land directly on my poop shoot. To make matters worse, I slid with cheeks spread for a good fifteen feet, and forced enough friction to cause immediate disorientation. It felt like my ass was bleeding profusely. My first thought was to cry-- I did. Scared for the worst and trembling from the idea of not ever being able to move my bowels in the traditional manner again, I detached from my bindings and walked off to the side of the run where I did a face plant into the snow, in hope that the pain would subside. Eventually, after 15 minutes, it did. And I was able to ride back down to the lodge and scurry to the first available bathroom stall. After disrobing and checking my base layer, I was relieved to find no blood. And at the end of the day the only part left wounded was my pride.
The first time is always the most painful. I think that is because we do not know what to expect. Our bodies are developing; heads are getting bigger; backs are getting hairier; and orifices that were once one-way avenues used for fecal functionality are now opened to a second lane - used for more adventurous commuters. Then there are the victims, like myself, that had their innocence stripped away from them, violently against their will. I don't think that my flower will ever be the same.
Pray for me.
p.s. Bear Valley is a small mountain resort set conveniently 4 hours away from the Bay Area. There isn't a ton to do, especially if the Grizzly Bowl is closed. However, the employees are cool and if you catch it on a big powder day, you will have just as much fun here as you would at any other resort for a third of the price. -
Review from Charlie O.
Modesto, CA
12/9/2008
My favorite place to go in the winter when growing up. Never did learn to ski. Was to busy chasing the girls. lol
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Review from Darin E.
3/8/2010
Nothing beats a blue bird powder day at this family oriented resort like this past weekend. I love Bear Valley because it has the best price for lift tickets and typically has less crowds than almost any resort in Tahoe. The high speed quad on the backside is awesome and enables you to get a lot of skiing done in a day. An added bonues is that the people that go here usually understand skier etiquette. I think it is mostly because this resorts sees a lot of locals from Arnold and Murphys that ski a lot. They just get it. If you are looking for a chill environment to have fun with your friends that is less crowded than the Tahoe Basin give BV a try!
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Review from Jennifer H.
San Jose, CA
9/8/2010
I'm trying to complete reviews of most places I regularly go. We had a great experience here many months ago, no problems. We put the kids in the ski school, the instructors were very helpful. It's not crazy crowded, but we're used to Dodge Ridge since our condo is close, so I really can't compare it to a Northstar(which was really nice). The past few times we went, I skied, this time I sat around, shuttling the kids. None of us are really experts, so this suits us just fine. Parking was really hard to find and far away, which sucks at the end of the day, but oh well.
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Review from Artem M.
Santa Clara, CA
3/15/2010
The only good thing about this resort is that it is closest one to San Jose, and you feel like in a middle of nowhere, away from civilization.. The resort itself is the whole different story. Lifts are totally unsafe, one of them rotates in clockwise direction, I almost broke my face when I was trying to get in. You gotta be pretty good snowboarder/skier to get off the ultra steep slope once you get off the lift. My girlfriend almost broke her leg, trying to get off from there. The slopes are boring, the only one I like was in a back side of a mountain, where there is a only good lift.
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Review from Just R.
Arnold, CA
2/16/2010
Had a great time, close to my country home and always small lines. Ski most of the time with no lines. Snow is good this year
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Review from C D.
Walnut Creek, CA
11/12/2007
It's been a number of years since I was last here, Mostly because fellow border have season passes to places other than Bear Valley. Why? I ask. This place rocks.
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Review from Amy S.
Redwood City, CA
3/10/2008
We're just home from our first weekend skiing Bear Valley and wanted to get a sense of what the spring conditions are like for more advanced skiers on the mountain.
We only skied on Sat 3/8. It was sunny and warm but the skiing was crusty and icy on Grissly - the hardest chair. We were sad, thinking it would have been perfect spring skiing conditions at Alpine in Tahoe.
As the reviews suggest, Bear has some good steep terrain. Is it always like this - the steep slopes never warm up? Also, do they always groom so many of the steep slopes? Seems like it could be a more challenging mountain if they left some of the runs alone.
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Review from ellyk E.
San Francisco, CA
9/28/2006
Tahoe thinks its pretty cool. It thinks it has the steepest, deepest, gnarliest terrain of any region in California. Little does it know that this antique of a mountain, without attitude is perched at the end of highway 4 and is on its way to getting a face-lift. You wanna drop the steep cliffs? You wanna jump in the terrain park? You wanna take your twin-tips for a spin and see how long you can go without falling on your face? Bear Valley has some of the most quad-anihilating, cardio-vascularly challenging slopes in the Sierras. I'm slightly biased because I grew up banging into slalom gates on their race team, but I have become so disenchanted with the Tahoe scene that Bear Valley is a breath of fresh Sierra Nevada mountain air. In my humble, steeps-craving opinion, the closest rival is Kirkwood. Oh yes, one of the other fantastic things about it is that many of the houses at Bear Valley are snowmobile access only in the winter. Which means, depending on how fast you drive and how fast you ski, you can easily get two extreme (ly dangerous) sports in within 20 minutes. By the way, if anyone wants to head up to the hill this winter, PM me.
Listed in: Hills to Shred
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Review from Aimee C.
Los Gatos, CA
4/4/2009
We just went up for the last $12 Tuesday in March. Although I prefer S. Lake Tahoe, we were short on funds and couldn't say no to the price for a quick day trip. The atmosphere is okay; most of the staff we encountered were pretty cool and had a good sense of humor (no ex-Marines in sight, but then again, Super Cub doesn't operate during the week). For late March, the snow was pretty decent, especially considering we haven't had the best winter. Fair amount of blue runs. Quick lines for the lifts, probably b/c we went so late in the season and mid-week. Haven't been on the weekends in a while, so I'm not sure how the lift lines compare to other resorts during a busy day. Pretty small resort w/ a low-key lodge at the bottom of the hill. No place at the top of the mountain to park it for a few while you grab a beer and enjoy the view. For a day trip, it's okay... but if you're lookin for a place to party or are serious about your snowboarding/skiing and require more terrain, you may want to look elsewhere!
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Review from Cecille P.
Pleasanton, CA
2/15/2010
We love going to Bear Valley because it's a much shorter ride than Tahoe. We also like it because it's not as crowded. We're not serious skiers/snowboarders so I don't really care about getting the ultimate run to ski on. I have 2 boys who are learning so Bear valley fits us perfect for weekend trips. We'll still go to Tahoe but Bear Valley is just fine for the short drive.
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Review from Ricke B.
Alamo, CA
2/24/2010
Had a great time here! The runs were nice, with no flat areas to be found. Not a lot of long lines was alos nice, even though we were there over a holiday weekend. The staff was very nice also. I will say, if you have the chance to bring your food, do it! The set-up for there cafeteria is not efficient and the staff had no intention of solving the problem. It took a long time to wiat in line and get our food. All in all, a great time and close to Bay Area.
