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California Dreamin’
Road trippin’ and park shreddin’ from Big Bear to Tahoe
By Roberta Rodger
An RV trip from Big Bear to Mammoth to Sierra At Tahoe to ride the best parks in California all the while traveling in the Billabong RV with a fridge stacked with Sambazon Smoothies seemed like a fun and easy mission to do with a good crew of pros. Little did I know things could go so wrong. From injuries, being stranded on the side of the road, a hospital visit, rider's bailing, fights, tears and even an emergency dentist appointment who could have known the trip could get so complicated!? The one part of our trip that wasn’t complicated were the resorts; we wanted to check out and ride the best snowboard parks in California and they didn’t disappoint! With epic parks and accommodating park staff at every resort that catered to our every need—pimping out features and giving us sled rides—we couldn’t ask for anything more.
Thanks to Kim Hermon at Bear Mountain as well as the park crew: HJ Ferguson, Clayton Shoemaker, Chris Winslow, Dan Neilsen, Tyrone Coyne, Brandon Reppond and Greg Sebree. Also, thanks to the Robin Hood Inn for giving us a sweet place to stay. Thanks to Laura Johnson at Mammoth Mountain and Oren Tanzer and his whole park staff for taking good care of us and the great stay we had at the Mammoth Mountain Inn. Finally, thanks to Sarah Castaneda and Mindi Befu at Sierra-At-Tahoe and the amazing park crew: Travis Banks, Tyson Terpening, Mateos, Ben McGinnis, Garrett Froelich, Matt Weitzel, Randal Seaton (thanks for the gap jump and sessioning it with the girls) and Justin Alcantara and our luxurious accommodations at http://www.lakeland-village.com
If you’re looking to ride a good park set up next season, head to any of these resorts and you’ll be stoked! Check out my photos here and look out for the fall release of SBC's Women's Annual for the real scoop on our road trip adventure!
