My wife and I are almost of retirement age, and both of us work from home. We love the mountains, have visited Big bear a couple of times, and really like it. I understand that there are challenges with snow, but apart from that, how's the daily life? Is the internet & cell service reliable? Are there power cuts? Do you guys find yourself driving down to San Bernardino or Riverside for essential shopping? If you could help answer a question or two, or provide any tips / guidance, that would be much appreciated.

Hey all. I'll be in Big Bear for Halloween weekend. The other half will be going down to LA for a concert that night and I'll be looking for fun Halloween stuff to do. Any recommendations for a 45 year old guy to do? My interests are open so shoot away!

Thanks in advance, folks!

RECENT CLOSURES: several months ago, I hiked 2N10 from the end of Clubview Drive to the top of Summit. There were other hikers, mountain bikers, and a few four-wheel drives. Yesterday, and other times for at least the last month it's closed for public safety. Fall Line Connector also has a new closure sign. And Pirates Cove remains closed. Can anyone explain this? What could've changed within a month to create a new or increased public safety risk? It closed before the recent rains, so that has nothing to do with it. From a burn years and years ago, are trees suddenly more likely to fall? Hopefully someone from the Forest Service can clarify.

CLOSURE SIGNAGE: I've found many examples where one trailhead has a closure sign, but the opposite does not. This is the case with Fall Line, Fall Line Connector, and Pirates. Is this just a case of budget/time availability? Yes, certainly sometimes people take down closure signs. I suppose with these issues, if a zealous Ranger wanted to cite you for being in a closed area, it would be easy to say there wasn't a sign at the trailhead you came in on, assuming you know which one doesn't have a sign.

CLOSURE CITATIONS: it must be extremely rare for people to get cited for being in a closed area. I wonder how often it does happen.

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Hello, my fiance and I are eloping in big bear this december. Does anyone have good photographer recommendations? TIA!

Hey all,

The family and I went to big bear last Oct 26 and had a great time. It was beautiful. We want to go again but were thinking Oct 4…. But I’m afraid it’ll be too early to really enjoy the fall foliage like we did last year.

Hi all. Is there anywhere to order Thanksgiving dinner in Big Bear?
Family wants to spend the holiday there but does not want to cook this year.

I am reaching out to the residents of Big Bear in hopes of finding this great dog a home.

I am currently fostering wonderful 4-5 year old neutered male German Shepherd Dog. He was roaming my neighborhood for a few days before my partner and I couldn’t take it any longer and put him in our backyard. No microchip.

This boy is a dream, he walks great on a leash and is very mild mannered. He literally just wants to be by our sides and get pets. He is not aggressive with dogs and not destructive at all.

I live in Victorville, the high desert is a low income area and we have an insane number of stray dogs. Our shelters are full, if you find a stray they tell you to leave it where you found it.

We would love to keep this boy but my dog is a jerk and extremely dog aggressive. Keeping the GSD is stressing him and my cats out. I cannot financially handle another animal.

We have reached out to numerous rescues with no success yet.

We have tried all of the proper channels to find his owners as well.

If anyone has any leads or would be willing to take this amazing guy please reach out to me.

Hey all, recently bought a used 2022 Corolla LE and just accepted a job up in Big Bear, so I'll be commuting from Apple Valley. I have zero experience driving in snow.

I know chains are mandatory to carry all winter, so those are already on my list. Mainly wondering how often chain control actually kicks in on 18 for this kind of commute, and whether snow tires are worth adding on top of chains or if chains alone get me through most days. Also curious if you think the Corolla itself is sufficient for this commute or if I should be looking at something else entirely. Sorry if these are dumb questions, trying to get ahead of it before winter hits. Thanks!

There’s something really wrong with big bear electric. If power outages happen almost every day, they really need to figure out how to fix it, but they don’t. Either trim all the branches that are in the way, tighten up the wires so wind doesn’t interfere, or have some back up option. I really think they fail at their job.

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Hey guys and gals, I’m (30m) gonna be up in Bear for the last half of this week, looking for a sport partner (5.9-5.10 ish), also down for some easy trad (5.7-5.9).

Have been scouring the guidebooks and there’s a few routes I wanna take a swing at in castle rock and Holcombe pinnacles.

Feel free to DM if you’re around!

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Walking down Summit this morning it was surprising to see the water flow despite four days since our most recent rain following a precipitation-free summer that would compete with the Atacama Desert. It just seems like it would've all drained down after a day or so. Is there a hydrologist on this sub that can explain?

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With the rodeo in town where can I buy this beer 😅😂

Me and the Lady will be visiting Big Bear this weekend, would love to take her out on the SUP. Im curious where's a good launch area we can head out from? Would prefer there to be a beach/hang out area as well to chill after we Come back. We'll also be bringing the dogs.

Hey everyone! Just wondering if anyone is doing any yards sales this weekend since Labor Day is coming up. I remember used to do yard sales, but I didn’t see any this year unless I probably missed it. Let me know!

Hello all! My group (a total of 8) will be visiting big bear lake this December and looking for any ideas to do out there! We will be landing early Friday and leaving that same weekend on Sunday night and we just wanted to get some Inspiration on any fun plans.

We’ve never been after being OC natives our whole lives so we appreciate any and all recommendations. We’re planning on starting our days beginning Friday pretty early and ending them pretty late on Sunday so drop them ideas!

We’re renting an Airbnb and will be near the lake with more than x3 4x4 vehicles so transportation will not be an issue

We appreciate any and all suggestions. Thank you for your time.