OVERVIEW

For more than 20 years, the Freedom Snow Riders—aka FSR—have been on a mission to introduce kids, teens and their families to the skiing and snowboarding experience. Why not take advantage of the gift of living in Southern California, where we can access great winter sports a two-hour drive away?

Whether you’re sending your kid/s with us, or bringing the entire family, the Freedom Riders are all about building a sense of togetherness by spreading the feeling of being stoked on the mountain with our riders, no matter what age or level!

SCHEDULE

Our program starts on the first weekend of January and provides five Sundays of all-exclusive snow day instruction.

Winter 2023 dates:

1st. snow trip – 1/8/23 

2nd. snow trip – 1/22/23

3rd. snow day trip – 2/5/23

4th. snow day trip – 3/19/23

5th. snow day trip – 4/2/23

Prices

Round trip bus ride to Bear Mountain and back – $90

Bus ride & lift ticket $196 – $235

Chaperon Program – $275 including bus ride, lift ticket and chaperon rider on the mountain (discount to Ikon Pass).

* Prices are not including: equipment, dinner(Pizza) on the way back & tip to bus driver  

The Snow Bus will pick up and drop off at the following locations:

West LA at 6:30 am at Olympic Blvd. / Sepulveda Blvd.

The FSR Program

The FSR program focuses on bringing every rider to his/her next level of skiing or snowboarding guided by certified instructors in a safe environment. Our instructors are trained to help beginners experience a great first day; or if you’ve already got your snow legs, our instructors can guide you to the steepest black diamonds for the free-ride of your life. Our freestyle program will teach you how to spin, do Ollies, ride boxes, and enjoy all the other fun things you can do in the park. Our teaching style takes you step-by-step through the skills you need to experience the best vibes on the mountain.

We create groups of students with similar skill levels and ages, believing that learning is more exciting as a group. The Freedom Riders teaching process and program is highly individualized. Each rider’s skills are tracked in his or her own personalized Rider’s Report, which helps instructors understand and track the rider’s progress, challenges, and competencies. This way, the transition between instructors and levels is seamless, and riders advance to the level they aspire to, with the help, knowledge, and experience of Gilad Lewandowsky, Program Director and Level 3 snowboard instructor.

A typical snow day includes:

  1. Round-trip transportation on a luxury bus
  2. Movies on the way
  3. Full-day ski/snowboard lead by Freedom chaperons 
  4. Full mountain Big Bear/Snow Summit lift pass
  5. Adult supervision

LOCATION

Home base – Bear Mountain, California

The Freedom Snow Riders have been part of the Bear Mountain family for the last 16 years.

There is so much to say about our amazing local mountain spot, Bear Mountain. Located in the San Bernardino Mountains, only two hours from LA, Bear Mountain is the perfect snow resort destination for skiing and snowboarding for the whole family. Whether it’s your first day on the snow, or you are training for the next X-Games—you will find the greatest, most advanced terrains built and designed to meet your current riding level.

We work closely with the Freedom Chaperons to meet the needs, fun & safety of the FSR riders, challenging them to become responsible riders through our attentive instruction.

EQUIPMENT

Each rider is responsible to be 100% ready ON the bus with his/her equipment. The rider has a few options for renting the gear:

We think the best way to go is to buy the equipment at LTD Sport. You can return it after using it (season or two) and get half of the price back toward buying the next size up.