Snow Summit Ski Experience
Frequently touted as the premiere place to learn to ski in Southern California, Snow Summit offers up heaps of beginner and intermediate terrain. Its partnership with nearby Big Bear ensures that more advanced riders can take the free shuttle to Big Bear and use the same lift ticket to experience some of the most challenging and thrilling backcountry terrain in Southern California. Snow Summit is by no means a big resort, but it does have a big heart and some of the friendliest staff around. It’s a perfect family and couples destination and in less than two hours guests can go from L.A. chic to mountain rustic.
There are 31 trails 35% beginner, 40% intermediate, 25% expert/advanced spread throughout 240 skiable acres of winter wonderland. The resort is intimate and offers guests the chance to explore terrain without feeling overwhelmed or intimidated. Ideal for first-timers and small children this resort has impeccably groomed terrain and long meandering runs that will delight everyone.
Their passion for grooming goes well beyond their ski runs; the effort is also seen in their terrain park construction and maintenance. The resort features nightly maintenance and shaping to provide the most consistent surfaces and features possible. Their incredibly talented park staff makes sure the terrain parks remain some of the most innovative in California.
Snow Summit also offers a series of great ski and snowboard learning programs with certified instructors as well as equipment rentals for guests aged 4 and up. Snow Summit offers complete packages which include lessons, area lift tickets and heavily discounted rates on equipment rentals. Their ‘learn to ski’ packages are some of the best and most affordable in the region. All-day camps are also available for children between the ages of 4 and 7. Be sure to check out their array of budget-friendly learn to ski and snowboard packages.
On mountain dining is available at Snow Summit including the View Haus, located at the summit, the restaurant provides spectacular views, spacious sun-soaked decks as well as a full and varied menu. There are other wonderful dining options on the mountain or hop the shuttle and have lunch at Big Bear which also has a few great bars. There is not slope side lodging available, but the resort partners up with many great accommodations such as hotels, lodges, condos and cabins to offer guests great ski and stay packages.
Snow Summit aims to have the best terrain, the friendliest staff, and the most affordable ski experience in Southern California, and it succeeds. A Southern California family favorite for decades, Snow Summit is a breathtakingly simple resort.
Snow Summit can be reached by Hwy 18, Hwy 330 and Hwy 38. Only just two hours from Los Angeles, it is easily accessible from LAX as well as Ontario Airport in Orange County.
