PassTracks Score breakdown
Five standardized factors produce the editorial score.
VERDICT
Verdict
BBMR Anytime is refreshingly simple.
For $739, you get unlimited Snow Summit, Bear Mountain and Snow Valley with no blackouts and no advance reservations. Night skiing at Snow Summit and Snow Valley is included when offered.
The complication is not the pass.
It is Southern California.
A good Big Bear winter can make $739 feel brilliant. Storms roll into the San Bernardinos, roads turn white and someone in Los Angeles realizes there is skiing above the desert.
Then there are the other winters.
Ikon Base currently starts at US$1,099 for adults 23+, only $360 more, and adds Mammoth, June and a much larger network while retaining unlimited Big Bear access.
So the real question is not three resorts versus 70-plus.
It is:
What is Mammoth worth when Big Bear isn't skiing the way you hoped?
BBMR Anytime is $739.
Ikon Base starts at US$1,099 for adults 23+.
The extra $360 does not buy more Big Bear. It buys somewhere else to go.
If Big Bear is your whole winter and Mammoth trips rarely happen, keep the money.
If Mammoth weekends are already part of your season, the premium gets very small very quickly.
For some Southern California skiers, Ikon is not pass inflation.
It is weather insurance with chairlifts.
Snow Summit is the classic Big Bear day: groomers, lake views and night skiing.
Bear Mountain brings a stronger terrain-park and snowboard identity, giving the network a different personality even though it sits across town.
Snow Valley changes the geography. It is farther west, before Big Bear Lake, and can turn a day when driving all the way to Bear feels excessive into a perfectly reasonable ski outing.
The closest mountain is occasionally the best benefit on a pass.
Especially when Highway 18 has opinions.
BBMR ANYTIME PASS REVIEW
Price and extras
The current $739 adult price runs through December 1, then rises to $839.
Early buyers also received spring 2026 skiing beginning March 5, but that benefit is now historical. Do not count skiing you can no longer use.
Night skiing is more meaningful. For a local, it can turn an ordinary workday into several actual laps rather than requiring a vacation day.
BBMR also sells optional Cancel for Any Reason protection at 20% of the pass price, roughly $148 on a $739 pass. That can be useful if your season genuinely might disappear before first use, but it is not cheap insurance.
What works
- $739 current adult price.
- Unlimited Snow Summit, Bear Mountain and Snow Valley.
- No blackouts or reservations.
- Night skiing when offered.
- Snow Valley adds a useful western option.
- $360 cheaper than Ikon Base.
- Very little access-rule friction.
What to watch
- All three mountains depend on the same Southern California weather.
- Mammoth makes Ikon Base a powerful hedge for another $360.
- Price rises to $839 on December 2.
- Cancel for Any Reason adds another 20%.
- Prior-spring access no longer helps someone buying now.
- BBMR can feel geographically small once Mammoth becomes part of your normal winter.
Complete access
Complete pass access
Core access and structured benefits are listed separately.
3 physical resorts
Core access3
- Snow Valley Mountain ResortCalifornia · Unlimited, no-blackout access
- Snow SummitCalifornia · Unlimited, no-blackout access
- Bear MountainCalifornia · Unlimited, no-blackout access
Current published 2026/27 terms
Current products
Current published package pricing represented in the approved editorial source.
Anytime adult through December 1
$739Current published package price.
Anytime adult beginning December 2
$839Current published package price.
Adult price history
| Season | Product | Lowest verified | Latest published |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 through December 1 | Anytime adult through December 1 | $739 | $739 |
| 2026/27 beginning December 2 | Anytime adult through December 1 | $839 | $839 |
Southern California skiing has always required a little faith.
On the right morning, you leave palm trees behind and find white roads in the San Bernardinos.
On another, the webcams look tired while Mammoth reports another foot and the group chat starts getting louder.
That is the whole pass decision.
BBMR says: this is enough.
Ikon asks another $360 and says: what if it isn't?
Decide how much of your winter you want riding on the mountains above the desert.