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Steve's U Rent 909-866-8888
Team Big Bear Mountain Bike Center 909-866-4565
Massive Sports 909-878-9115
Alpine Sports Center 909-866-7541
The
Big Bear Valley offers a vast collection of mountain biking
trails and is known as one of the hot beds of the sport. Cross-country
mountain bikers of all ages and skill levels will find the ideal
two-wheel adventure in Big Bear.
Cross-Country
Paradise
For novice riders,
the Bristlecone Trail east of the base area and Towne Trail to the
west offer gentle, rolling terrain that is a perfect introduction
to mountain biking. Intermediate riders will find slightly more
challenging terrain from the top of the Scenic Sky Chair including
Skyline Drive, which rolls across the top of the ridge with great
views of Big Bear Lake. A short, steep single-track climb takes
you to Grandview Point, which is a great spot to take a break and
is the starting point of a thrilling ride to Towne Trail and back
to Snow Summit. It's a nine-mile loop and one of the most popular
rides in the area. Those who are looking for more time in the saddle
can stay on Skyline Drive all the way to the Champion Lodgepole
Pine then loop back to the resort making an epic 16 miler.
Snow Summit will no longer transport downhill specific mountain
bikes on the Sky Chair during the summer months for either recreational
or competitive purposes. The resort will continue to haul conventional
(cross-country) mountain bikes for general public on the Sky Chair,
with access to off-site Forest Service trails and roads. The resort
has taken this action because of the liability exposure and forest
damage from downhill bikes. Furthermore, there will be no more biking
of any kind on the ski runs.
Any one of the
following four factors will disqualify a bike from being transported
on the chair:
1.
Bikes must be less than 35 pounds.
2. Designated tire size must be less than 2.5.
3. Front shock must have less than 6 inches of travel.
4. Bikes must have three chain rings unless they are single speed.
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