This is must-read news for anyone attending Big Bear Bronco Bash XXI, June 9-12, 2022. Please read through all of the information before you panic. We have been thrown a curveball, but we've already gone to Plan B. BBBB should go off the same as it always has, with all of the same fun you've come to expect, but at a different location for this year.
HERE'S THE SITUATION
A few days ago Eddie from the Majestic Moose contacted us to inform us of a problem. There is some sort of construction project that has to happen at the Moose during the time of our event, which will preclude us from being able to host the event there. I didn't ask for details, as Eddie has always been straight with us. This news was very disappointing to hear, but rather than wallow in the circumstances of the problem, we instead went right to work on finding a solution.
HERE'S THE SOLUTION
Eddie was gracious enough to scout around the Big Bear area and try to find a suitable alternative for us, and he located a venue that he thought might work out OK for us. He had already spoken to the management and was offering to start contacting our attendees who had reservations with him, to help with moving them over to the other venue. Steffie and I were still stunned about it so we told him to hold off a few days while we processed the information and looked into things for ourselves, as we were initially unimpressed by what we could see of the place online. So the next day (yesterday), Steffie drove up to Big Bear to get eyes on the place and meet with their management. Her report was favorable, and it turns out the place will probably work out OK for us. We went ahead and pulled the trigger, booking the entire place for BBBB.
THE NEW VENUE
So the temporary home for Big Bear Bronco Bash XXI will be the Wolf Creek Resort (please don't start contacting them directly, before reading through the rest of this information). This place is right in town, which I'm not so sure I like, but it is more centrally located. If you're familiar with the location of McDonald's in Big Bear, this place is right across the Boulevard from it. Facilities-wise, it seems to actually have more lodging rooms than the Majestic Moose, though they are configured quite a bit differently, which I'll get to in a moment. The place has some pretty nice common area amenities to accommodate all of our shenanigans, such as an outdoor event center, pool and spa, horseshoe pits, etc. There is room to park tow rigs and trailers but that area is a bit smaller than we had at the Moose, so you'll need to be a bit less haphazard about parking your shit. There is no room for RV's, and tent camping is not allowed. The good news for our tent campers is that Pine Knot Campground is just around the corner. If you want to check the place out online, their website is https://wolfcreek-resort.com DO NOT BOOK ONLINE, I'll get to that in a moment.
LODGING ARRANGEMENTS
As I said before I think there are actually more rooms and beds there, than we had at the Moose, but they're configured quite differently so there may be some hiccups in getting everyone situated. So here are the rooms they have, all of which are ours as we booked the entire resort for our event (a little later I'll explain how and why we were lucky enough to be able to do that). Note that all of the prices quoted below are for a 4-night stay, Thursday through Monday, and include a 25% discount for our group. I'm not sure if you can take fewer nights (lop off Sunday night) in the Motels, Cabins or Chalets, but I do know that the Wolf's Den requires the 4-night price since we had to book the entire thing.
Motel Block
There is a block of 16 motel rooms that are configured with either two queens or one king bed in each room. If you look on their website you can see some representative photos of these. Yeah it's not the "mountainy" feel of a cabin, but they're nice, and its right there on the resort grounds rather than down the street somewhere. Motel rooms with single King beds are $447 plus tax for the four nights of the event, rooms with two beds are $467 plus tax.
Cabins/Chalets
There are 10 cabins (they call them chalets). Two of them are 2-bedroom cabins and the other eight are studios. I believe each of these have futons or hide-a-beds that can expand the sleeping capacity. The chalets cost $537 plus taxes for the entire event. The 2-bedroom cabins are $657 plus taxes for the entire event.
Wolf's Den
This is a huge lodge that has 11 separate bedrooms, each with their own private bathroom. Wolf's Den also has a huge living area, kitchen, pool table and game room, a nice patio overlooking the pool, etc. There are some photos of the Wolf's Den on their website. The rooms are configured with either two queens or one king bed. Rooms in the Wolf's Den are a total of $447 plus taxes for the 4 nights we've booked it (June 9-13, you can stay until Monday with us). That's only $111.75 per night but you have to do all 4 nights since we had to take the whole building, all or nothing.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A RESERVATION AT MAJESTIC MOOSE
If you already have a reservation with Eddie, Eddie has offered to help contact each of you and facilitate transferring your reservation over to Wolf Creek Resort. Eddie will be working on that TOMORROW (Friday, April 1). We, and Eddie, want to make sure that those who had already been counting on their room(s) at the Majestic Moose get their situation at Wolf's Den settled first. So if you have a reservation already, speak with Eddie tomorrow (Friday). You may call him yourself if you'd like, rather than waiting for him to call you (you should already have his number). Several of us who are admins on the Facebook group have already made our arrangements, so Eddie will be working on getting the rest of you settled. Note that this may require some compromises, as the cabins are less numerous even though there are actually quite a few rooms across the various chalets, motel block and Wolf's Den. So please be understanding and willing to compromise.
IF YOU DO NOT ALREADY HAVE A RESERVATION BUT WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US AT WOLF CREEK
Depending on how our reservation holders settle in to the various lodgings at Wolf Creek, there *should* be some extra rooms available, based on our best reckoning. If that is the case, I'll let everyone know, and you will be able to contact the resort beginning on Saturday morning to book those rooms. Please, DO NOT use the online reservation system. It will only cause you a headache. We have already reserved the entire resort, so individual bookings can only happen by calling the resort direct, beginning on Saturday, at a special number I will post at that time. Please don't contact the resort directly using any of the numbers on their website.
IF YOU ARE ALREADY BOOKED OFF-SITE FOR BBBB
If you already have accommodations somewhere for the Bash, you may want to look into the location. If you are booked into the Gray Squirrel or Golden Bear because of their proximity to the Majestic Moose, please note that you will no longer be right next door to the Bash. If that is important to you, you might want to consider moving. Wolf Creek Resort is on the other end of town and a few miles away. There are lots of alternative lodgings available closer to Wolf Creek, and closer to the amenities of downtown Big Bear. Of course, you're welcome to grab one of the extra rooms at Wolf Creek, if available, starting on Saturday morning.
So hopefully that's everything you need to know about the change of venue. If there are questions please ask away in the comments below. We will of course be banging the drum about all the other aspects of BBBB the same as we always do. The Saturday night Bash, 12-Pack's Taco Night and everything else we love should still go off without a hitch. But we needed to get this venue situation squared away first. I know this will be a curveball for many of you, as it certainly was for us. But I think we'll all still have a blast!
HERE'S THE SITUATION
A few days ago Eddie from the Majestic Moose contacted us to inform us of a problem. There is some sort of construction project that has to happen at the Moose during the time of our event, which will preclude us from being able to host the event there. I didn't ask for details, as Eddie has always been straight with us. This news was very disappointing to hear, but rather than wallow in the circumstances of the problem, we instead went right to work on finding a solution.
HERE'S THE SOLUTION
Eddie was gracious enough to scout around the Big Bear area and try to find a suitable alternative for us, and he located a venue that he thought might work out OK for us. He had already spoken to the management and was offering to start contacting our attendees who had reservations with him, to help with moving them over to the other venue. Steffie and I were still stunned about it so we told him to hold off a few days while we processed the information and looked into things for ourselves, as we were initially unimpressed by what we could see of the place online. So the next day (yesterday), Steffie drove up to Big Bear to get eyes on the place and meet with their management. Her report was favorable, and it turns out the place will probably work out OK for us. We went ahead and pulled the trigger, booking the entire place for BBBB.
THE NEW VENUE
So the temporary home for Big Bear Bronco Bash XXI will be the Wolf Creek Resort (please don't start contacting them directly, before reading through the rest of this information). This place is right in town, which I'm not so sure I like, but it is more centrally located. If you're familiar with the location of McDonald's in Big Bear, this place is right across the Boulevard from it. Facilities-wise, it seems to actually have more lodging rooms than the Majestic Moose, though they are configured quite a bit differently, which I'll get to in a moment. The place has some pretty nice common area amenities to accommodate all of our shenanigans, such as an outdoor event center, pool and spa, horseshoe pits, etc. There is room to park tow rigs and trailers but that area is a bit smaller than we had at the Moose, so you'll need to be a bit less haphazard about parking your shit. There is no room for RV's, and tent camping is not allowed. The good news for our tent campers is that Pine Knot Campground is just around the corner. If you want to check the place out online, their website is https://wolfcreek-resort.com DO NOT BOOK ONLINE, I'll get to that in a moment.
LODGING ARRANGEMENTS
As I said before I think there are actually more rooms and beds there, than we had at the Moose, but they're configured quite differently so there may be some hiccups in getting everyone situated. So here are the rooms they have, all of which are ours as we booked the entire resort for our event (a little later I'll explain how and why we were lucky enough to be able to do that). Note that all of the prices quoted below are for a 4-night stay, Thursday through Monday, and include a 25% discount for our group. I'm not sure if you can take fewer nights (lop off Sunday night) in the Motels, Cabins or Chalets, but I do know that the Wolf's Den requires the 4-night price since we had to book the entire thing.
Motel Block
There is a block of 16 motel rooms that are configured with either two queens or one king bed in each room. If you look on their website you can see some representative photos of these. Yeah it's not the "mountainy" feel of a cabin, but they're nice, and its right there on the resort grounds rather than down the street somewhere. Motel rooms with single King beds are $447 plus tax for the four nights of the event, rooms with two beds are $467 plus tax.
Cabins/Chalets
There are 10 cabins (they call them chalets). Two of them are 2-bedroom cabins and the other eight are studios. I believe each of these have futons or hide-a-beds that can expand the sleeping capacity. The chalets cost $537 plus taxes for the entire event. The 2-bedroom cabins are $657 plus taxes for the entire event.
Wolf's Den
This is a huge lodge that has 11 separate bedrooms, each with their own private bathroom. Wolf's Den also has a huge living area, kitchen, pool table and game room, a nice patio overlooking the pool, etc. There are some photos of the Wolf's Den on their website. The rooms are configured with either two queens or one king bed. Rooms in the Wolf's Den are a total of $447 plus taxes for the 4 nights we've booked it (June 9-13, you can stay until Monday with us). That's only $111.75 per night but you have to do all 4 nights since we had to take the whole building, all or nothing.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A RESERVATION AT MAJESTIC MOOSE
If you already have a reservation with Eddie, Eddie has offered to help contact each of you and facilitate transferring your reservation over to Wolf Creek Resort. Eddie will be working on that TOMORROW (Friday, April 1). We, and Eddie, want to make sure that those who had already been counting on their room(s) at the Majestic Moose get their situation at Wolf's Den settled first. So if you have a reservation already, speak with Eddie tomorrow (Friday). You may call him yourself if you'd like, rather than waiting for him to call you (you should already have his number). Several of us who are admins on the Facebook group have already made our arrangements, so Eddie will be working on getting the rest of you settled. Note that this may require some compromises, as the cabins are less numerous even though there are actually quite a few rooms across the various chalets, motel block and Wolf's Den. So please be understanding and willing to compromise.
IF YOU DO NOT ALREADY HAVE A RESERVATION BUT WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US AT WOLF CREEK
Depending on how our reservation holders settle in to the various lodgings at Wolf Creek, there *should* be some extra rooms available, based on our best reckoning. If that is the case, I'll let everyone know, and you will be able to contact the resort beginning on Saturday morning to book those rooms. Please, DO NOT use the online reservation system. It will only cause you a headache. We have already reserved the entire resort, so individual bookings can only happen by calling the resort direct, beginning on Saturday, at a special number I will post at that time. Please don't contact the resort directly using any of the numbers on their website.
IF YOU ARE ALREADY BOOKED OFF-SITE FOR BBBB
If you already have accommodations somewhere for the Bash, you may want to look into the location. If you are booked into the Gray Squirrel or Golden Bear because of their proximity to the Majestic Moose, please note that you will no longer be right next door to the Bash. If that is important to you, you might want to consider moving. Wolf Creek Resort is on the other end of town and a few miles away. There are lots of alternative lodgings available closer to Wolf Creek, and closer to the amenities of downtown Big Bear. Of course, you're welcome to grab one of the extra rooms at Wolf Creek, if available, starting on Saturday morning.
So hopefully that's everything you need to know about the change of venue. If there are questions please ask away in the comments below. We will of course be banging the drum about all the other aspects of BBBB the same as we always do. The Saturday night Bash, 12-Pack's Taco Night and everything else we love should still go off without a hitch. But we needed to get this venue situation squared away first. I know this will be a curveball for many of you, as it certainly was for us. But I think we'll all still have a blast!
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