Winter is the best time to just stay at the lodge all day and hang out in front of the fire. Bring good books to trade with our library! We also have:

CHRISTMAS FEAST at the Bug! December 25, 2007

"This was the most incredible place I've ever stayed in! Great people, great food! That was the most delicious Christmas feast I've ever had, don't tell my mom! Thanks for everything, I loved it" - Sandra - Brazil

IRISH BUGFEST
Saturday, March 1st 8pm
Exact schedule coming soon

BUG BUS MOUNTAIN BIKING. Bug Bus SUV takes you down to the River with a rental bike and drops you for a 3 hour ride along the river. Optional downhill switchback dirt road with views. Pick-up when you are ready. $17.

The Mountain Biking trails near the Bug are popular in the winter too. We especially recommend the fire roads that connect the high, sunny Feliciana, Sweetwater & Buckingham Mountains in the local Sierra National Forest above Midpines.

We also send riders along the Merced River on the Riverside Ride from Briceberg Bridge to the Black Bridge and back at a warmer 1800' elevation.

"The "Winter Cathedral of the Gods" is Yosemite Valley! It is bigger than life and more beautiful with a blanket of snow, or wet after a storm, than any other time of the year. "

BUG BUS DAY TRIPS into Yosemite to see Yosemite Valley overlooks, Valley sightseeing stops, a hike in Yosemite Valley and a snowshoe hike into a Sequoia Grove. We change itinerary to fit the weather and ground cover. Yosemite is absolutely beautiful in the winter. Includes lunch. $50

The Bug Bus also does Dewey Point Snowshoe Tours for five or moreincluding snack and lunch for $50 each. These are 5 hour round-trip treks from Badger to Dewey Point (you can't see the Valley from above in Winter unless you take a trek). Fantastic is not a good enough description for the view to El Capitan across Yosemite Valley and the High snowy Sierras!

We also recommend Sequoia Grove snowshoeing at Mariposa, Tuolumne and Merced Groves to soak in the massive trees in white, orange and green. $15.00 daily rental from the Bug. This is also part of Bug Bus's Day Tours

Cross Country Skiing from Badger Pass to Dewey Point is a fantastic day trip. XC to Taft Point, Glacier Point or Ostrander Lake require overnight stays in Glacier Point Lodge & Ostrander Hut. These are all world class cross country courses and trails with fantastic views of El Capitan , Yosemite Valley and the High Sierra. Our guests name this one of their favorite activities! Prices and further information can be found on the National Park Website

Downhill Skiing at Badger Pass, above Yosemite Valley, is great for budget beginner and family skiing.

Great additional fun to your sightseeing trip, and you can rent all necessary equipment there, too at the resort. Prices and further information can be found on the National Park Website

Short Hikes include Mariposa Sequoia grove, Vernal Falls, Mirror Lake and sometimes a long hike, snow permitting, to Yosemite Point.

Curry Village in Yosemite Valley has a great outdoor Ice Skating Rink during winter.

This is something we don't get too many requests for, but, I'll say it is like swimming in summertime, sounds just okay, but you always have a great time. By the way, no, it doesn't snow at the Bug in winter, we are just a bit below snowline.