Skiers and snowboarders, the long-awaited time of year has come to strap on your gear, hit the slopes and brave that frozen white stuff. As of Wednesday, November 23, the three main ski/snowboarding resorts in the San Bernardino Mountains - Bear Mountain, Snow Summit and Snow Valley - will be open for shredding. more ›

How about a trip to Aspen this weekend? Even better, you don't have to get on the plane or pack your skis or fight your way through the crowds at an overpriced hotel.In the San Gorgonio Wilderness, near Big Bear Lake, a rare grove of quaking aspens provides spectacular colors in October. It's unusual to see the trees this far south, but with a long drive and a short hike, residents of the L.A. area can do just that. more ›

Big Bear's high school yearbook has cause more than the standard-issue humiliation when an image of 17-year-old boy seen in the background of a winter formal photo with his hands up a skirt of 15-year-old girl triggered a sex crime investigation and prompted a recall of yearbooks for possible possession of child pornography. Officials said based on the placement of the teen's hand, "there may have been sexual penetration." more ›

High school yearbooks tend to be embarrassing enough when we look back at them five or ten years later. But for two Big Bear High School students, they are about to become infinitely more humiliating, after the school's annual printing was recalled because a picture of the duo constituted child pornography. In the photo, which hasn't been released for obvious reasons, a 17-year-old boy can be seen in the background with his hands up a 15-year-old girl's skirt, reports KCBS. more ›

A small, twin-engine Piper Comanche plane crashed into the roof of a home in Big Bear on Sunday injuring two people. According to an FAA spokesman, the accident happened around 7:20 a.m. on Mountain View Boulevard shortly after takeoff from Big Bear Airport, says KTLA. The pilot was reportedly able "to extract himself" from the aircraft and was taken to an local hospital with unknown injuries. A person inside the house was also hurt. The incident is now under investigation by the NTSB and FAA and authorities have not yet released the names of the involved parties. The plane, according to FAA records, is reportedly registered to Tower General Contractors in Sun Valley. more ›

A portion of Highway 330, one of the main routes into the San Bernardino Mountains that connects to Big Bear, collapsed as a result of the massive rains that pounded the region in late December. Now Caltrans says it could take their crews up to two years to fix and reopen the route, according to the OC Register. more ›

A large section of highway 330 on the way to Big Bear collapsed today leaving a massive hole in the road, reports KTLA. Heavy rain and snow over the past weeks left highways 18 and 330 closed to traffic and no injuries were reported in the collapse. According to a CalTrans, motorists headed up mountain should use highway 38. No word yet on when the highway is set to reopen; more rain is forecast to hit region on Wednesday. more ›

A beer heist at a Big Bear gas station ended in a bust, with five teen snowboarders, including four from LA County, arrested for their role in the robbery, according to LA Now. "It’s a beer run that turned semi-violent,” explained a spokeswoman for the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. One of the teen suspects punched the clerk in the face when he tried to halt the crime. The teens fled in a vehicle, but were spotted by a Sheriff's helicopter, then stopped by the California Highway Patrol. All five suspects are 18 years old. more ›

The 200th anniversary of Oktoberfest is but a distant hangover in Munich, Germany, but in Los Angeles, it's still chugging along. LA Beer Week continues through the weekend and so do many Oktoberfest celebrations and special events. Here are a few of the tastiest... more ›

Big Bear's Jordan Romero has done something very few people in the world will ever do: Climbed Mount Everest. But what's more amazing is that Romero is just thirteen years old, which now makes him the youngest person ever to do so. more ›

Authorities in Big Bear are searching for the suspect in a hit-and-run incident that took place on the slopes of Bear Mountain Ski Resort and left a nine-year-old girl injured, according to cbs2. The collision took place Saturday January 2nd at approximately 1 p.m. "The suspect is described as a white male between 25-30 years old, and approximately 5'10" - 6'2" tall. He was reportedly wearing a black and white jacket, black pants and using a black snowboard." The girl was treated for "a compound fracture to her femur and several wounds to her face." Anyone who maybe able to help with locating or identifying the suspect are asked to contact the Big Bear Sheriff's Station at (909) 866-0100 or by placing an anonymous call to WE-TIP at (800) 78-CRIME. more ›

Yvonne Braithwaite-Burke doesn't trust you to pay your Metro fare; NPR reports on moves to make Metro's honor system history. more ›

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This Saturday is September 22nd. So dust off your lederhosen, iron your dirndl and brush up on your chicken dance because Oktoberfest officially gets underway. Don’t worry if you can’t make it to Germany this year because you can still get your fill of beer and bratwurst here in LA. Here is a short list of Oktoberfest locations and events. Alpine Village- In Torrance Ca. Fri- Sun., Sept. 8th – Oct. 28th . The... more ›

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Some fresh AIR would be really great right about now. Har har har!!! I'm such a card. Now, really, how about Air at the Greek this month, courtesy of LAist: head on over to enter our Labor Day Weekend Air Contest. In the category of Thank God It Hasn't Happened to Us Yet: over twenty thousand homes and businesses have lost power this weekend. If you're on the roads tonight, please drive safely, use... more ›

The following is written by my roommate who would like to stay anonymous for obvious reasons. Our friends always say that our "girl talks" should be in LAist or somewhere, so my roommate took me up on the dare to explain how she returned from Big Bear after a weekend with a Little Johnson and a huge smile. Ladies: have you ever been so excited about finally hooking up with your dude, that you’re... more ›

- Hey it's Adoption Saturday, so go downtown, and... well... we think they want us to adopt today - Met News more ›

Jana Pants is visiting our city from out of town. We have invited her to go to as many club-sized concerts as she could tolerate. She dipped her pinkie toe into the scene last weekend, and is returning tonight after a brief respite at Big Bear. This was her dispatch that should have been posted on Monday. Whoops. more ›

City meets wilderness (albeit quite tame, just the way LAist likes it) along the trails of Hollywood’s Runyon and Bronson Canyons. Enjoy the delicious ocean breezes at Temescal Canyon and be reminded why we live in a coastal climate. The published a succinct summary of some of these locations. And check out localhikes.com for a more complete list of Southern California hikes that appeal to city slickers and hard core outdoorsy types alike. more ›