CSD Preparing For Winter Weather - Important Safety Information

Winter weather is quickly approaching, and preparations at the CSD are well underway. Our team is reviewing snow removal, road restriction, and emergency communications plans, most recently at a team meeting on Nov. 13.

We will be sending alerts through Nixle, our website, the front gate marquee, and social media when either 4-wheel drive or chains are required or when roads are closed. If you haven’t signed up for Nixle, you can do so here: https://www.bvcsd.com/nixle. We will also be updating our hotline, 661-771-3908, as conditions change.

Our snow removal teams are ready to be deployed as soon as they are needed. Please be aware that, while all roads are important, our priority will be to clear the main arteries on the valley floor. It will take longer for our teams to reach streets at higher elevations.

If snow is in the forecast, we request that you move all vehicles or other obstructions away from the roads. Our plow crews cannot properly remove snow when the roads and shoulders are obstructed, and we want to avoid the possibility of accidentally damaging personal property.

When snow is sticking and our plows are active, please be aware that there may be intermittent closures of our main gate so we can clear Bear Valley Road.

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If you are driving in the snow and get stuck, or reach a point where you can’t proceed further:

-If you can do so safely, turn around and go back the way you came

-Move as far to the side of the road as safely possible

-Turn on your emergency lights

-Wait until snow removal equipment clears a path

-If your destination is nearby and it is safe to do so, you may leave your car and walk until it clears up enough to retrieve your vehicle

-Contact the Public Works Department so we can alert our snow removal teams

       -During regular business hours (8AM-430PM): 661-821-4428

       -After hours: 661-805-9255

-Do not contact Bear Valley police unless there is an emergency

-If your engine is running and snow is piling up, check your tailpipe occasionally to make sure it is clear

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This is also a good opportunity to make sure you have emergency supplies in your vehicle. Recommended items include:

-Warm clothes

-Blankets

-Food and water

-Ice Scraper, small shovel, snow brush

-Flashlight

-First-aid kit

-Phone charger

-Jumper Cables

-Tire chains

-Flares and/or road triangles

-A bag of sand or cat litter

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Please also note that private snow plows are not permitted on CSD-maintained roads.

Thank you all, and let’s have a safe snow season!

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