Huntington Beach is all about the fun during the holidays. Party pleasure means that you don't think twice about the snow as you throw the shrimp on the BarB and enjoy some holiday cheer.  The traditional snowmen and snow scenes with boots, gloves and hats are painted in shop windows along Main Street. But you won't see snow unless you look up to the San Bernardino Mountains two hours away. You can drive to those very same mountains and enjoy a cold winter experience that some find novel.  On one such visit to Big Bear Lake, a stay in cabin cottages included guest books you could read about those who had stayed there and enjoyed the rooms.

Most wrote that they had not seen snow before and enjoyed the delightful experience of being cold and lighting up a fire in the cozy cabin.  For those down at the beach, however, sitting outside on a warm winter night with the holiday lights will suffice. In fact, it's quite delightful as music in the background plays, "Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow."

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