Easiest black runs ive ridden in SoCal. Good mountain if your just starting out. Avoid the weekends, and ull have fun. Overall good mountain, for being soo close to LA. Only those winding roads are a real pain.

Went to SNOW SUMMIT on Feb. 25 '08 (Monday). They say the place is empty on weekdays, but there was a significant amount of people there this time for some reason- Mostly people just learning how to ski/board...so there was a lot of people dodging going on for some of the slopes. It was kind of icy, but you can't really blame that on the resort. For the drive (I have 2 hours away) and the price, it was ok and I would probably go back just for the heck of it someday.
Lift lines were great, we never waited more than five minutes in line.
Worst part of this resort is the fact that most of the staff we encountered or even just observed was really unnecessarily rude and grouchy. I saw the staff yell at some guy for the most trivial thing, when he could have just said it politely. And any time someone didn't get out of the way immediately at the top of the lift, the operator would stick his face out the window, sneer, growl and yell at the people. I mean, sure it's annoying when people block the drop-off but come on, do these guys really hate their jobs so much that they have to blow a gasket every time some newbie makes a simple mistake?
Boarders were pretty unfriendly, from what I saw. I was riding the lift and I saw a 12 yr old girl skiing down below. She fell, and two teenagers kicked snow all over her as they rode past. They rode off laughing and cussing. And that's just the tip of the iceberg.
Overall good place to go if you've GOT to go snowboarding and you live nearby, but the winding road combined with So. Californias rude/bad/spaced out drivers (such a shame that I live here) makes me feel like it's too much of a hassle to get to such a mediocre skiing/snowboarding experience.
Keep you kids away from here, but if you're a grown up and can put up with a bunch of punks, go for it.

Compared to the rest of the resorts in Southern California, it is the best, but that is not saying much. (Mammoth is NOT in Southern California; it's a 5 hour drive from L.A. and only 2 hours from Tahoe.) Snow Summit and all of the other Southern California resorts are 1/3 of the size of a normal mountain. It's about the size of Peak 9 at Breckenridge and less challenging. There are only 2 runs that equate to anying more than an intermediate run and half of their challenge is the fact that they're ice sheets most of the time. If it wasn't the best resort within driving distance for a day-trip from Southern California, I would never go. Like some other posters have said, I only go as a warm-up day to get my ski legs back before my first big trip of the season.

Tip 1: Avoid the weekends! Standing in a liftline for 45 minutes for a 4 minute cruizer run is not worth it.

Tip 2: Atleast 2/3 of people there are snowboarders, and most of them stick to Summit Run and the Westridge terrain park. Unless you are a beginner (Summit Run) or terrain park ripper (Westridge), avoid these areas.

It is awesome and all the employees up there do a great job with customer service and the snowmaking is AWESOME!!! If you want to learn how to ski or board BBMR is the place! Last resorts south of Mammoth "open in socal by 3weeks! Great Job BBMR-

And to the person below The Supervisor is a SHE and her name is Liz-

Summit is ok for a midweek day trip but not on the weekends. They do a good job with snowmaking. Natural snow is always a lucky plus for sol ca. Mountain services could be better and bring your lunch or last weeks pay check. Prices for bad food are extreme. Overall employees are polite. Not a bad place for early season or pre ski trip practice. Not a place for more than a day at a time.