Big Bear got 68 inches of snow this week. Here’s when the storms end ^88.9%

Los Angeles Times - By Summer Lin - 2/19/2026, 3:54 PM

California’s week of soggy weather continued Thursday, with forecasters up and down the state predicting more rain and cold temperatures before a gradual drying out over the weekend. Showers moving into the region from the Central Coast brought steady rain to Ventura and Los Angeles counties Thursday morning, with frosty temperatures... more

It's time to explore Big Bear beyond the slopes. 9 things to do in the cozy alpine town ^52.9%

Los Angeles Times - By Angella d’Avignon - 1/16/2026, 11:00 AM

Biased Writer Voice 85.8% - Anecdotal 32% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 22.7%

As a kid born and raised in Southern California, the idea of autumn leaves and winter snow were novelties. Though just a three-hour drive from my family’s town, the wooded San Bernardino Mountains felt like another world, so much so that when a mountain guide once asked 10-year-old me where I was from, I told him “California,” as if we’d... more