- Winter Highlights
Press Release - December 5, 2006
BEAR VALLEY MOUNTAIN RESORT POSTPONES OPENING
Bear Valley, CA – Bear Valley Mountain Resort today announced that it has moved its projected opening to December 15, 2006 due to lack of snow. The previous scheduled date was Friday, December 8th.
The early season opening date is heavily dependent on weather, and with the lack of snowmaking temperatures and below average early season snowfall, the resort had to push back its projected opening. Ski area officials will confirm the opening date when snow conditions reach a satisfactory level.
“Our ski area rests its reputation on a quality product and we intend to preserve that reputation,” said Jim Gentling, chief operating officer for Bear Valley.
Season Pass and Lift Ticket Prices
Bear Valley Mountain Resort Adult Unlimited season passes are still available for $399. Bear Valley season pass holders also receive 5 days of skiing at its sister resort, A-Basin in Colorado.
Additional 2006-07 season pass prices: Child, $169 (age 6-12) and Teen, $349 (age 13-19).
2006-07 Ticket Prices: Adult, $48 daily/$54 peak*; Teen, $39 daily/$44 peak* and Child, $16 daily/$19 peak* Call 1-209-753-2301 ext. 0 for additional information on tickets and season passes.
*Peak days/dates: 12/23-12/31/06, 1/1/07, 1/13-1/15/07, 2/17-2/25/07.
New High Speed Chairlift
When Bear Valley Mountain Resort opens this season, it will be ready to move skiers and boarders around the mountain more efficiently with its first major on-mountain improvement in 33 years –Polar Express, a new high speed quad chair lift that will reach the summit in less than half the time of the old lift with a capacity of 2,400 people per hour, nearly tripling the uphill capacity of the old lift.
Retail and Repair Shops – Gear Up and Get the Boards Tuned-Up
Bear Valley’s on-mountain retail shop, Reba Sports, is currently open daily from 9 a.m. to 4p.m. Reba Sports features 2006/07 product lines including the underwear phenomenon Under Armor, as well as Dragon eyewear, Foursquare Outerwear and Smith helmets. Guests will find these alongside the other brands including Burton, The North Face, Mountain Hardwear, Spyder, Descente, K2, Atomic, Sessions, Obermeyer, Electric, Smith, Spy and much more -- skis, snowboards, ski/board bindings, snowboard boots, clothing and accessories.
Guests can also bring skis and snowboards to the Bear Valley Repair Shop for a full-tune for optimum performance, or bring in new skis, snowboards and bindings to be mounted. The Repair Shop is open Friday through Sunday (pre-season) from 9am-4pm.
Bear Valley is located on State Route all-weather Highway 4 on the western slope of the Central Sierra Nevada Mountains. For more information visit www.bearvalley.com, email info@bearvalley.com or stop by the main office, open daily between 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. daily.
Bear Valley Mountain Resort is operated under special use permit on the Stanislaus National Forest
