For this weeks Show Us Your California contest by @socalsteemit ad up to Big Bear for an awesome day of snowboarding at...

Bear Mountain!!

Since the start of winter I've been enjoying lots of snowboarding. I have an IKON pass (a season pass that works at several resorts) so I've been trying to go as often as I can to get my money's worth on my pass. On this trip I headed up to Big Bear to the Bear Mountain Resort. I got up there nice and early and for the first time ever I got front row parking! I got myself ready and got on the chair lifts as soon as they opened. It was a lovely morning with beautiful smooth corduroy snow.

Bear Mountain trail map

At the base waiting for the chair lifts to open

Heading over to chair 9

Riding up chair 9

The top of chair 9

Views from the top of chair 9

Riding down 'Gambler'

I spent most the morning taking runs off of chair 2(aka Bear Mountain Xpress) which is the fastest and the longest chair. Then I headed over to chair 4, which is probably my favorite chair at Bear Mountain, and did a bunch of runs there on 'Exhibition' and 'Ripcord'.

Riding up chair 4

Riding up chair 4

Views from the top of chair 4

Back at the base of the mountain

Big Bear Sports Shop

It was a really nice day up there... perfect weather and no crowds. But after awhile my knee was getting sore and so, although I wanted to get in some runs on chair 8, I had to call it another early day. But before driving back home I headed over to the north shore of the lake and enjoyed a nice walk along the shoreline.

Selfie from the north shore

And so until next time...

I hope you have enjoyed this glimpse into

My California!!

all photos by @derekrichardson

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