March 2022 Big Bear Today Magazine

Big Bear Today March 2022—Page 11
Still tons of winter left for spring
There’s still lots of winter left for
spring at Big Bear Snow Play.
Massive snow depths await inner tubers
at the longtime family favorite, which
sports the longest runs in Southern California.
The onetime ski area known as
Rebel Ridge, home of the region’s longest
tubing runs, has stacked up glacier-like
amounts of white stuff thanks to largely to
aggressive snowmaking.
In fact snow depths currently soar 20
feet or more in places, enough to ensure
tubing through Easter and beyond. Ski
area-quality fan snow guns have done the
lion’s share of the work, taking advantage
of cold, dry weather to pile up product.
More than enough to allow for nightly
Glow Tubing sessions for Spring Break vacationers,
in addition to daily sliding under
the sun from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Come out
and play under the stars every evening
from 5-9 p.m. starting March 19 through
April 2. In addition Glow Tubing sessions
will be offered April 11-17 if conditions
and demand warrant.
Glow Tubing is a blast, on runs that
are groomed again after the day sessions
so tubers enjoy perfect smooth corduroy.
As temperatures fall the snow gets faster,
taking tubers on the ride of their lives as
they pinwheel back and forth downhill.
Eleven RGB strobe lights change sequence
from color to color. Thousands of
LED lights illuminate the runs in a virtual
kaleidoscope of colors with all the shades
of the rainbow reflecting off snow.
Enhancing the experience even more
are colored inner tubes instead of traditional
black tires. Red, white and blue camo
tubes—the area went to colorful inner
tubes instead of the traditional black tirelook
several years ago—really light up after
dark, especially when the black light
comes around. Even the Magic Carpet lift,
enclosed for guest comfort, is lit up.
Guests never have to work for their
fun at Big Bear Snow Play either, thanks
to two Magic Carpet uphill lifts. Just step
on and step off! No uphill climb to tucker
parents and kids out so they save energy
for downhill fun and get in all the runs they
can handle. One is even enclosed for guest
comfort.
Warm up in the new expanded base
Group therapy while inner tubing at Big Bear Snow Play
lodge featuring snack bar with 3,000 sq.
ft. of seating. Serving goodies like burgers
and pizza, the indoor space is just part of
an enlarged, renovated base lodge that
more than doubled in size and sports two
stories featuring a 6,700 sq. ft. observation
deck, offering great views of snow
play action. The wraparound deck is amazing
with radiant heat that helps melt snow
and ice, spanning the entire building.
All inner tubing sessions at Big Bear
Snow Play are $40, children $25, which
includes tube rental and Magic Carpet.
The 6,400 sq. ft. Big Bear Ropes
Course adjacent to the lodge is open yearround,
weather permitting with 37 challenging
elements including suspension
bridges, ropes, spinning log, curved bars
and more. The state-of-the-art ropes
course, only one in Big Bear, is two stories
high with an engaging mix of obstacles
and challenges that bring out your inner
Ninja warrior. Unlike Ninjas, guests are
wearing five-point, full-body safety harnesses
that are tethered into the structure,
so there’s zero chance of falling as they
navigate obstacles like spinning log or a
variety of rope challenges.
There’s curved bars that adventurers
must wind their way around and swinging
steps. Along with a variety of suspension
bridges, some with wide-open gaps and
others dangling ropes to grasp onto. Even
an 80-foot descent on the Sky Rail zipline
with automatic braking. Sessions are $12.
All users must be at least 42” tall and
under 48” must be accompanied by an
adult. Maximum weight 300 lbs.
Big Bear Snow Play/ Ropes Course is
at 42825 Big Bear Blvd. (909) 585-0075.
Snow gets faster when the lights come on after dark for Glow Tubing
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