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Snow Valley Bouldering

Snow Valley Bouldering in California has 4 bouldering routes.

4 routes
V3 – V6-7
Bouldering

Is Snow Valley Bouldering open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Mountaintop Ranger District. It doesn't name Snow Valley Bouldering, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Mountaintop Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Snow Valley Bouldering

Best months: May–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

  1. Jan

    46° / 24°

    6 wet

  2. Feb

    46° / 24°

    6 wet

  3. Mar

    51° / 27°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    57° / 31°

    4 wet

  5. May

    66° / 37°

    2 wet

  6. Jun

    75° / 43°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    80° / 50°

    2 wet

  8. Aug

    79° / 49°

    3 wet

  9. Sep

    73° / 44°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    63° / 35°

    2 wet

  11. Nov

    53° / 28°

    3 wet

  12. Dec

    46° / 24°

    6 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Big Bear Lake, CA, 8.2 mi away at 6,753 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Snow Valley Bouldering is a bouldering area in the Mountaintop Ranger District of San Bernardino National Forest in California, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among several other climbing spots, with Hooker Boot Wall and Snow Play Walls each about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is all bouldering, with four routes on record. Grades run from V3 up to V6-7, and the hardest of them is Sucking on a Deadman's Brain. Vortex is a V5-6 boulder, and Vampire Arete is the easiest at V3. Summer is the warmest stretch. Typical averages from the nearby Big Bear Lake weather station show July highs around 80°F with lows near 50°F, while winter highs sit in the mid-40s. The Ve Trail is about half a mile away, and Little Green Valley is about a mile off. Shady Cove Group Campground and Arrowbear Lake are both within about a mile and a half.

Routes (4)