The Beginning of a Miracle March

It is snowing! Let's hope it is the beginning of a Miracle March!

 Extended Forecast

TONIGHT

13°

Snow showers. Low around 13. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

SATURDAY

16°

Snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. High near 16. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

SATURDAY NIGHT

12°

Snow showers. Low around 12. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming northeast in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

SUNDAY

18°

Scattered snow showers, mainly before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

SUNDAY NIGHT

11°

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

MONDAY

25°

A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 25.

MONDAY NIGHT

13°

A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

TUESDAY

27°

A slight chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27.

Mammoth Mountain has received another 24-36" of new snow in the past 24 hours, bringing our storm total to 3-4 feet! The snow out there is absolutely fantastic, and today is going to be the best day of the season on the mountain. Temperatures are expected in the high 20s with moderate and calming wind, and we could see another couple of inches of new snow today before the storm is over. The base depth is currently 65-95", and conditions are super fun! It's deep out there, so enjoy your powder day. Today all lifts except Chair 20 are scheduled to run and all terrain will be open, pending the completion of avalanche control work and weather cooperation.

The next two weekends are open at Snowflower 13 great time to reserve a great condo and get some epic skiing in! 

June Mountain Ski Area Operating Plan approved

From the Sheet...

Posted on 04 February 2013. Tags: June Mountain, June Mountain operations plan approved, Mammoth Lakes news,Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, sheet, US Forest Service

The US Forest Service (USFS) and Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, (MMSA) have finalized an operating plan for the June Mountain Ski Area that guides management of the area for the remainder of the winter season while the resort is in a non-operational status.  The plan considers many complicated factors regarding public access, administrative access to facilities and communication sites, avalanche control, ski patrol duties, and – most importantly –safety  concerns.

While the lift-served ski area is not open, the underlying National Forest land will generally remain accessible to the public for backcountry skiing, snowboarding or snowshoeing. Under the plan, ski patrollers are authorized to prohibit access to the area during avalanche control activities. The ski area remains prohibited to entry by snowmobiles and other motorized use by an existing Forest Order, except by special use authorization.

“It is important that anyone who travels in the June Mountain area treats this as the backcountry environment that it is.” District Ranger Jon Regelbrugge said. “Avalanche control activities will be very limited. Dangerous avalanches can and likely will happen in areas normally controlled were the mountain operating.” Other dangers include unmarked obstacles, JMSA snowmobiles and equipment, ungroomed slopes, and avalanche control work. Ski patrol will not be conducting normal patrols in the area.

Public cooperation with restrictions and safety considerations is critical to ensuring the safety of the public and the employees involved in avalanche control efforts. Those failing to comply with posted avalanche control or other regulations are subject to citation.

Winter backcountry enthusiasts will be able to travel in and through the June Mountain area, and to access adjacent backcountry areas. If you plan on visiting the area, please be aware of and stay out of avalanche control closures, and carry proper backcountry avalanche safety gear. Stay informed of avalanche conditions by obtaining the most recent avalanche advisory at www.esavalanche.org or 760-924-5510.  A phone number with recorded avalanche closure information for June Mountain will be made available soon.

More information on June Mountain Ski Area status is available at the Inyo National Forest website at www.fs.usda.gov/activity/inyo/recreation/wintersports.

Petroglyphs Recovered

Great news from the Sheet in Mammoth

Petroglyphs recovered

Posted on 05 February 2013. Tags: Mammoth Lakes news, sheet, stolen petroglyphs recovered

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) reported Thursday that petroglyph panels taken from the Volcanic Tableland north of Bishop in late 2012 have been recovered. Suspects(s) have not been identified and BLM said it is continuing its investigation, and asked for public’s help to identify the vandals responsible for damaging the site.

Reward funds totaling $9,000 have been donated or pledged for information leading to the conviction of the responsible person or persons. Anyone with information about the theft is asked to contact BLM at 760.937.0301 or 760.937.0657. The suspect(s) could have experience and access to masonry cutting tools.

http://thesheetnews.com/archives/17251

Mammoth Snow Math

Mammoth Snow Math

2011 Snowfall in December - 2 Inches
+
2012 Snowfall in December - 145.6 Inches
=
Time to go skiing.

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Snow Report for Mammoth Mountain

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

Storm total for in the last 48 hour 20"

Looking for a place to stay Snow Flower 13 in Mammoth is a great spot to use as a base camp!

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Snow HistorySeason Total: 59 inches (4' 11" / 1.0 m)

This Month

Nov, 9 6.2"

Nov, 10 7.0"

Nov, 11 1.5"

Nov, 16 6.0"

Nov, 17 8.0"

Nov, 18 12.0"

Last Month

Oct, 22 13.0"

Oct, 24 5.0"

Oct, 25 .0"

This Season

Oct 18.0"

Nov 40.7"

Last Season

Oct 19.5"

Nov 30.0"

Dec 2.0"

Jan 56.0"

Feb 34.5"

Mar 79.0"

Apr 42.0"

Total: 263"

Morning at Weir Pond

Weir Pond is a magical place but I have struggled to capture it in a way that I like or reflected the image that I wanted to create.

Its a difficult place t o shoot because you cannot walk around freely as the marshland is flooded, being in a canyon there is a wide range of light , and there ere a lot of people around.

As in a couple other pictures the spotty colors force me to look for a different more intimate view.

Shooting from a different spot and using three images to build a HDR gave me the tools I needed to come up with an image I like.