Snow Valley Mountain Resort
Running Springs (San Bernardino Mountains) · near Running Springs / Big Bear · Los Angeles / SoCal
Skiing & Snowboarding
At a glance
- Pass
- ikon
- Vertical
- 1141
- Size
- 240 acres
- Season
- December–March · Now part of the Big Bear Mountain Resort family (Alterra)
What is here
- Best for
- Families · Beginners · LA Day Trips · Less Crowded
Worth knowing
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Skiing & Snowboarding detail
- Nickname
- Big Bear's Quieter Neighbor
- Summit
- 7841
- Lifts
- 11
- Avg snowfall
- 100+ inches (heavy snowmaking)
- Night skiing
- No
- Terrain park
- Yes
- Ski school
- Yes
- On mountain lodging
- No
- Signature runs
- The family terrain
- Intl tip
- Snow Valley is one of the closest resorts to LA, near Running Springs and the Big Bear resorts. It's on the Ikon Pass (via the Big Bear family). Combine a winter visit with the summer Santa Ana River Trail MTB (MTB guide) and Big Bear Lake paddling for a year-round San Bernardino mountains base.
The guide
Snow Valley, near Running Springs in the San Bernardino Mountains, is Southern California's quieter family alternative — one of…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Snow Valley Mountain Resort — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 34.225, -117.035