v6pwr

there are hills..great mountain biking and motorcycling trails, lots of lakes for water activities, housing is much cheaper and costs of living is much better than cali, if that makes up for anything then with all the money you save from living here, you can afford nice trips to the mtns for snow activities

RJRJRJ

Keep in mind that there are two mountains in big bear. Bear mountain and snow summit. I think snow summit is better to learn at since bear mountain is more of a park setup.

v6pwr

ah, good to know. however, overall which mtn has better atmosphere (not too many careless/dumb riders) and also have some fun intermediate (not too boring with flat, slow) runs? i don't mind some park activities, as i'm sure i may want to try some stuff

handscreate

Snow Summit has terrain for all skill levels as some decent park runs. Bear Mountain is mostly, if not all, park. You'll find it easier to get started at Summit, and you can always check out Bear. 1 ticket gets you on both mountains with shuttles running between them every 15min or so

Ttam

If your a beginner I would not go to bear. There setup is crazy right now and has almost nothing that caters to a newbie. Summit or Mountain High is nice.

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Dim Mak 1470

Haha sounds great. I really want to get into mountain biking heavily. Oh, man...you know I was looking at apartments in AZ; dirty cheap compared to here haha. I can't afford to move out here. I do remember the last time I visited El Paso, Texas, I went outside to skateboard and within a minute, I was drenched in sweat! That was a hot summer

v6pwr

thanks everyone for all the great insight Will definitely hit up summit first, based on consensus here, and wander over to bear and high whenever we get a chance. can't wait i'm so excited..my first riding opportunity! if all else fails and the weather sucks, at least the drive in to cities is not far away.

el paso, dim mak? geez..that desert of a place will scorch an egg on a car's hood in the summer no doubt. i'd like to stay on the eastern side of texas...houston where i'm at is fine

Dim Mak 1470

I'm a lot more sun sensitive now, I don't think I could do that again hahah. I can't remember if we ever went east of El Paso or not. They're the only realitives we have in Texas, as far as I know. Houston n' Austin seem cool!

mixie

I learned to ride at Summit and it was great. Have fun and let us know how it goes!

Dim Mak, where you at in So Cal? we got tons of good mtb here!!

Dim Mak 1470

San Bernadino county! I just know of cool single tracks in Chino Hills state park.