Hermitfest West is Coming to Bear Valley on September 10th, 2022

Hermitfest West is Coming to Bear Valley on September 10th, 2022

Bear Valley, CA…The Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway Association is excited to invite you to join us for our annual celebration on the pass, fondly known as Hermitfest. This year we will be celebrating in the ballfield at Bear Valley with an all-day music festival on Saturday, September 10th, from noon-8 pm (but you know the […]

Hermitfest West is Coming to Bear Valley on September 10th, 2022

Hermitfest West is Coming to Bear Valley on September 10th, 2022

Bear Valley, CA…The Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway Association is excited to invite you to join us for our annual celebration on the pass, fondly known as Hermitfest. This year we will be celebrating in the ballfield at Bear Valley with an all-day music festival on Saturday, September 10th, from noon-8 pm (but you know the […]

Hermitfest West is Coming to Bear Valley on September 10th, 2022

Hermitfest West is Coming to Bear Valley on September 10th, 2022

Bear Valley, CA…The Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway Association is excited to invite you to join us for our annual celebration on the pass, fondly known as Hermitfest. This year we will be celebrating in the ballfield at Bear Valley with an all-day music festival on Saturday, September 10th, from noon-8 pm (but you know the […]

Hunting Season is Here & Wear Bright Colors in the Forest!

Hunting Season is Here & Wear Bright Colors in the Forest!

Sonora, CA….It does not feel like it this weekend, but the autumn equinox is fast approaching! As we enter into this season please know that the archery hunt season has begun and rifle hunt season is fast approaching. Hunters are allowed to hunt on Forest lands and in the Emigrant, Mokelumne and Carson-Iceberg Wilderness. It […]

Big Trees Market Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through August 31 – September 6th Shop Local & Save!!

Big Trees Market Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through August 31 – September 6th  Shop Local & Save!!

Arnold, CA…Big Trees Market is working hard to keep the shelves stocked for you! They have also implemented enhanced safety, cleaning and social distancing procedures in the store. These include plastic shields between staff and public in the checkstands. Click on an image below for full sized version.

The Big Annual Labor Day Weekend Sale at Bear Valley Adventure Company!

The Big Annual Labor Day Weekend Sale at Bear Valley Adventure Company!

Bear Valley, CA…The Bear Valley Adventure Company is ramping up for the biggest sale of the summer over Labor Day Weekend when store items (camping, fishing, biking, clothing, and more) are discounted by 30%-50%. A wide variety of new and used bikes are available now and will be further discounted on Monday, September 5th. Plus, […]

Big Trees Market Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through August 31 – September 6th Shop Local & Save for Summer!!

Big Trees Market Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through August 31 – September 6th  Shop Local & Save for Summer!!

Arnold, CA…Big Trees Market is working hard to keep the shelves stocked for you! They have also implemented enhanced safety, cleaning and social distancing procedures in the store. These include plastic shields between staff and public in the checkstands. Click on an image below for full sized version.

Hermitfest West is Coming to Bear Valley on September 10th, 2022

Hermitfest West is Coming to Bear Valley on September 10th, 2022

Bear Valley, CA…The Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway Association is excited to invite you to join us for our annual celebration on the pass, fondly known as Hermitfest. This year we will be celebrating in the ballfield at Bear Valley with an all-day music festival on Saturday, September 10th, from noon-8 pm (but you know the […]

Temps to Warm Into Labor Day Weekend for West Slope & Mother Lode

Temps to Warm Into Labor Day Weekend for West Slope & Mother Lode

Arnold, CA…Detailed forecast for West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada from the National Weather Service in Sacramento. Today Sunny. Highs 69 to 84 higher elevations…81 to 91 lower elevations. Prevailing southeast winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. Tonight Clear. Lows 48 to 63 higher elevations…58 to 72 lower elevations. Prevailing […]

The Big Labor Day Weekend Sale at Bear Valley Adventure Company

The Big Labor Day Weekend Sale at Bear Valley Adventure Company

Bear Valley, CA…Mark your calendars for our biggest sale of the summer, happening over Labor Day Weekend, September 3-5, 2022. Starting Saturday and continuing throughout the holiday weekend, all summer inventory (camping, fishing, biking, water sports, and clothing) is discounted by 30%-50%. In addition, all guests receive a FREE Bear Valley Summer Adventure Map ($10 […]

State Route 89 Opens to One-Way Traffic Control Today Aug. 18! Visit and Shop in Markeeville!!

State Route 89 Opens to One-Way Traffic Control Today Aug. 18!  Visit and Shop in Markeeville!!

Markleeville, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) continues to make excellent progress to restore full access on State Route 89 north of Markleeville in Alpine County. Caltrans District 10 has completed slurry and native material placement and compaction operations over a 120-foot long, 8-foot diameter culvert. The final structural section will be installed today. Route […]

Big Trees Market Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials August 10 – August 16! Shop Local & Save for Summer!!

Big Trees Market Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials August 10 – August 16!  Shop Local & Save for Summer!!

Arnold, CA…Big Trees Market is working hard to keep the shelves stocked for you! They have also implemented enhanced safety, cleaning and social distancing procedures in the store. These include plastic shields between staff and public in the checkstands. Click on an image below for full sized version.

You Can Do This! Get Started with Mountain Biking Lessons at Bear Valley!

You Can Do This!  Get Started with Mountain Biking Lessons at Bear Valley!

Bear Valley, CA…You can do this! Mountain Biking lesson packages are a barrrrgain! Our instructors. Lynde, Emily and Nathan, know their stuff and are super chill too. Every Saturday and Sunday at 10am. Whether you are a novice or just need to up your game. Find out more at https://www.bearvalley.com/ski_ride/biking-lessons/ Coming soon. Try It! Beginner […]

Big Trees Market Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials August 10 – August 16! Shop Local & Save for Summer!!

Big Trees Market Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials August 10 – August 16!  Shop Local & Save for Summer!!

Arnold, CA…Big Trees Market is working hard to keep the shelves stocked for you! They have also implemented enhanced safety, cleaning and social distancing procedures in the store. These include plastic shields between staff and public in the checkstands. Click on an image below for full sized version.

Caltrans Enacts Emergency Plan to Install Culvert and Reopen State Route 89

Caltrans Enacts Emergency Plan to Install Culvert and Reopen State Route 89

Markleeville, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has enacted an emergency order to install temporary drainage facilities on State Route 89 near Markleeville (Alpine County) in an effort to reopen the highway as safely and expeditiously as possible. Route 89 currently remains closed from Turtle Rock Park to Route 4 due to a devastating mud […]

Big Trees Market Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials August 3 – August 9! Shop Local & Save for Summer!!

Big Trees Market Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials August 3 – August 9!  Shop Local & Save for Summer!!

Arnold, CA…Big Trees Market is working hard to keep the shelves stocked for you! They have also implemented enhanced safety, cleaning and social distancing procedures in the store. These include plastic shields between staff and public in the checkstands. Click on an image below for full sized version.

Blues Night with Chris Cain at the Bear Valley Music Festival Tonight!

Blues Night with Chris Cain at the Bear Valley Music Festival Tonight!

Bear Valley, CA…Take some influence from B.B. King, Albert King, Ray Charles, and a pinch of Albert Collins. Add in dazzling blues and jazz guitar chops, a rich soulful baritone vocal delivering original, often wry and beleaguered lyrics with sophisticated chord changes and instrumentation, and skills on various horns and keyboards, all delivered with an […]

German Roots Tonight at the Bear Valley Music Festival

German Roots Tonight at the Bear Valley Music Festival

Bear Valley, CA…This evening’s lush homage to Maestro Michelthwate’s ancestral roots features Weber’s “Der Freischütz Overture”, Clara Schumann’s moving piano concerto, performed by the remarkable Asiya Korepanova, and rounds out the night with Schubert’s famous “Unfinished Symphony”. A musical journey to remember! Weber, Der Freischütz Overture Clara Schumann, Piano Concerto Schubert, Symphony no. 8, Unfinished Friday, August 5, […]

Hey Good People!! A Perfect Weekend of Lift Served Mountain Biking Awaits at Bear Valley

Hey Good People!!  A Perfect Weekend of Lift Served Mountain Biking Awaits at Bear Valley

Bear Valley, CA…Hey Good People! It’s currently raining at 8am and has been fairly steady since about 3:30am this morning. A 50% chance for continued rain is slated for today with possible thunderstorms associated with the afternoon hours. We may get to the mid 60’s today but we will have to wait and see how […]

Hwy 4 Over Ebbetts Pass Reopens After Caltrans Clears Mudslides

Hwy 4 Over Ebbetts Pass Reopens After Caltrans Clears Mudslides

Bear Valley, CA…State Route 4 Ebbetts Pass was closed last night due to several mudslides caused by heavy thunderstorm activity. Caltrans, District 10 crews worked into the night to clear the mud and debris and were able to reopen around 12:30 a.m. today. Thunderstorms are predicted to continue through the day, so crews will be […]

Chamber Music Tonight at the Bear Valley Music Festival

Chamber Music Tonight at the Bear Valley Music Festival

Bear Valley, CA…This intimate classical experience opens with Bear Valley’s own international award-winning pianist Ken Iisaka playing one of Chopin’s most crowd-pleasing piano pieces, followed by chamber selections from BVMF orchestra’s brilliant woodwinds and brass players, rounding out the evening with the back-by-popular-demand Stars Aligned Siblings string quartet, whose four accomplished members are ages 9 to […]

Hwy 89 Betweek Turtle Rock Park & Montegomery Street Closed Due to Mud & Debris Flows

Hwy 89 Betweek Turtle Rock Park & Montegomery Street Closed Due to Mud & Debris Flows

Markleeville, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) in conjunction with the California Highway Patrol and the Alpine County Sheriff, has closed State Route 89 between Turtle Rock County Park Road and Montgomery Street in Markleeville (Alpine County), due to mud and debris flows from heavy rain that washed out a portion of the roadway on […]

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