Replying to Midwest to SoCal transition

So I just moved to San Diego from Cincinnati (everyone wants to get out of the Midwest at some point.) and I was wondering if there was anyone here that could shed a bit of light on what it's like around Big Bear. I've heard it's mostly boarders but that's no biggie to me, I just want to ski. What's it like around here? What else is there other than Big Bear? I'd like to try to make it out that way at least a couple times a month as i was hitting Perfect North at least 4 times a week. 2 hour drive doesn't seem too bad every once and awhile. Google can only help so much, I wanna know about parks and smaller resorts in that area.