Big Bear
California ski destination
Big Bear is a resort town and lake in the San Bernardino Mountains of Southern California, popular for skiing in winter and water recreation in summer.
The name also refers to the lake itself: We're heading up to Big Bear for the weekend.
Big Bear has become shorthand for the Southern California mountain getaway experience.
- grizzlyLarge brown bear subspecies
- Ursa MajorNorthern bear constellation
- ski resortSnow-sport vacation facility
- mountain resortVacation spot at elevation
- ski lodgeWinter resort building
Kodiak · apex predator · strength · constellation · celestial navigation · North Star · hibernation · roar · Polaris · star map · alpine forest · stargazing · First Nations · cub · fur · astronomy · lodge · mountain
- California Ski ResortsHeavenly, Northstar, Kirkwood, Sugar Bowl, Boreal
- CaliforniaLos Angeles, San Francisco, Hollywood, San Diego, Yosemite
- off-roadingoff-road, 4x4s, ATVs, 4WD, four-wheel drive
- Resort TownsVail, Breckenridge, Park City, Cancun, Key West
- ski resortsVail, Park City, Jackson Hole, Chamonix, St. Moritz
- Indigenous LeadersCrazy Horse, Sitting Bull, Chief Joseph, Red Cloud, Tecumseh
California geography/terrain type
Big BearMalibu
Affluent coastal California city
Santa Monica · Laguna Beach · Newport Beach · Huntington Beach · coastal California