Articles for Mammoth Lakes

A day without Mexicans in Mammoth? Locals mull how to get a message to Trump
2 weeks ago

A day without Mexicans in Mammoth? Locals mull how to get a message to Trump

LA Times  

If all the service workers born in Mexico stayed home from their jobs for just one day in this thriving resort town perched high in California’s Sierra Nevada, the humming tourist economy would probably faceplant harder than a first-time skier on an icy expert slope. Restaurant kitchens and hotel break rooms in Mammoth Lakes have been buzzing with the notion …

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Eastern Sierra housing crunch: With all this open land, why are so many workers living in vans?
2 months ago

Eastern Sierra housing crunch: With all this open land, why are so many workers living in vans?

LA Times  

Emily Markstein, a sinewy rock climber and skier who has spent seven years living and working in the Sierra resort town of Mammoth Lakes, opens a large sliding door and welcomes a stranger into her home. Like countless other adventure seekers drawn to California’s rugged and remote Eastern Sierra, Markstein, 31, initially embraced “van life” after scrolling through social media …

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The controversial story of Victor the bear
3 months, 1 week ago

The controversial story of Victor the bear

LA Times  

A 500-pound bear, nicknamed Victor, in a Mammoth Lakes campground. Here’s what you need to know to start your weekend: Officials euthanized the bear known as Victor. The controversial story of Victor the bear A hulking, 500-pound bear crashed a wine and steak dinner at a Mammoth Lakes campground last month. Nicknamed Victor, the bear was beloved by locals and …

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A bear crashed a picnic and swiped at a woman’s leg. Wildlife cops had a decision to make
3 months, 1 week ago

A bear crashed a picnic and swiped at a woman’s leg. Wildlife cops had a decision to make

LA Times  

A 500-pound bear with chestnut fur and a tan muzzle hunches over a picnic table in a Mammoth Lakes campground, picking over T-bone steak and jostling drinking glasses. VIDEO | 02:49 Ask a Reporter: Tragic fate of beloved Mammoth Lakes bear sparks outrage, questions “Black bears are not dangerous animals, but if they associate our homes or cabins or campgrounds …

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California monster blizzard batters Tahoe, Mammoth, Sierra amid avalanche warnings
9 months, 3 weeks ago

California monster blizzard batters Tahoe, Mammoth, Sierra amid avalanche warnings

LA Times  

A camper truck heads north on Interstate 80 at the Donner Pass exit Friday in Truckee, Calif. Two hours later, the resort said it was closing down for the day because of “extremely strong winds and blizzard conditions.” Heavy snow removal equipment rolls as a blizzard hits Mammoth Lakes in the eastern Sierra Nevada of California on Saturday. “The show …

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Blizzard warning, avalanche watch as storm packing up to 10 feet of snow moves into Sierra Nevada
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Blizzard warning, avalanche watch as storm packing up to 10 feet of snow moves into Sierra Nevada

Associated Press  

RENO, Nev. — The most powerful Pacific storm of the season started barreling into the Sierra Nevada on Thursday, packing multiple feet of snow and dangerous winds that forecasters say will create blizzard conditions likely to close major highways and trigger power outages into the weekend. The weather service in Reno said in its updated forecast as evening approached on …

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Don’t fear the bears! Mammoth’s ‘bear whisperer’ will teach you how to coexist
1 year, 2 months ago

Don’t fear the bears! Mammoth’s ‘bear whisperer’ will teach you how to coexist

LA Times  

On the Shelf What the Bears Know: How I Found Truth and Magic in America's Most Misunderstood Creatures By Steve Searles and Chris Erskine Pegasus: 272 pages, $29 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. If you’re seeking reassurance, look no further than Steve Searles, “ …

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Fear of the ‘Big Melt’ turns to big relief along California’s Eastern Sierra
1 year, 4 months ago

Fear of the ‘Big Melt’ turns to big relief along California’s Eastern Sierra

LA Times  

Although a state of emergency remains in effect throughout much of the Eastern Sierra Nevada — a region where epic snowpack had threatened to unleash catastrophic flooding on small valley towns — local officials and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power are finally breathing a collective sigh of relief: The worst days of the “Big Melt” are over, …

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Photos: Postcards from the Sierra, where they are still skiing and the water is flowing
1 year, 4 months ago

Photos: Postcards from the Sierra, where they are still skiing and the water is flowing

LA Times  

It was a drought-busting winter. Mammoth Mountain and the Sierra Nevada range recorded a record amount of snow, as area reservoirs returned to full capacity. The falls are fed by the middle fork of the San Joaquin River, which is running strong after last winter’s record snowfall in the Sierra Nevada. The summer melt is underway in Mammoth Lakes following …

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Mammoth Mountain extends ski season into August for third time ever
1 year, 5 months ago

Mammoth Mountain extends ski season into August for third time ever

LA Times  

It’s weather whiplash in the Eastern Sierra. “Even though it’s July 21, it seems like summer is just starting and winter is just barely ending,” said Ashley Strauss, a recreational snowboarder who has lived in Mammoth Lakes since 2010. “It’s just sort of a completely unique set of circumstances in the area right now,” a Mammoth Mountain spokesperson said, adding …

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Explosions, crushed buildings and flood fears. Mammoth Lakes thrown into chaos by snowfall
1 year, 8 months ago

Explosions, crushed buildings and flood fears. Mammoth Lakes thrown into chaos by snowfall

LA Times  

Worry and fear are running high in this snowbound Sierra Nevada ski town. Mammoth Lakes Town Manager Daniel Holler has warned residents that “more such explosions are imminent.” A state of emergency was declared in this town of 7,500 year-round residents on March 3, providing assistance from agencies including the California Office of Emergency Services. “In February, we went back …

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As snow records fall along the eastern Sierra Nevada, fears loom over impending snowmelt
1 year, 9 months ago

As snow records fall along the eastern Sierra Nevada, fears loom over impending snowmelt

LA Times  

Snow began falling early and hard this season at the Mammoth Mountain ski resort, and the record-breaking amounts don’t look like they’ll stop anytime soon. “We have at least two more storms coming in over the next 10 days, so the big concern is all the precipitation on the mountains coming down all at once.” As of this week, Mammoth …

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Photos: Here’s what walls of snow look like as Mammoth Mountain continues to dig out
1 year, 9 months ago

Photos: Here’s what walls of snow look like as Mammoth Mountain continues to dig out

LA Times  

The skies have finally cleared in the Eastern Sierra, and Mammoth Mountain is working on snow removal and avalanche control. A home is buried along McGee Creek Road south of Mammoth Lakes. David Frazier walks across Davison Road after a day of skiing at Mammoth Mountain. Eliazar Raya blows snow from his walkway along McGee Creek Road south of Mammoth …

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Janu-buried! California ski resorts have received more than 300 inches of snow so far this season
1 year, 11 months ago

Janu-buried! California ski resorts have received more than 300 inches of snow so far this season

LA Times  

A series of atmospheric-river storms so far this year have left state ski resorts flush. Mammoth Mountain has received 40 to 54 inches from the latest storm and has already surpassed last year’s season-snowfall total of 310 inches at the Main Lodge and 419 inches at the summit. Farther north, at Palisades Tahoe, the resort has received more than 8½ …

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Winter in Mammoth is great, but summer is when it shines
2 years, 5 months ago

Winter in Mammoth is great, but summer is when it shines

LA Times  

Visitors get a closeup view of the rush and spray of Twin Lakes Falls cascading down from Lake Mamie to Twin Lakes in Mammoth Lakes. If you haven’t taken Lake Mary Road heading south out of town, you may not understand why the place is called Mammoth Lakes. The basalt rock columns on basalt rock at Devil’s Postpile National Monument …

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Mother bears and cubs battle for survival as wildfire, drought and traffic take heavy toll
2 years, 11 months ago

Mother bears and cubs battle for survival as wildfire, drought and traffic take heavy toll

LA Times  

An orphaned bear cub walks along a mountain road affected by the Dixie fire in Plumas County in August 2021. “I can’t think of a worse situation for wildlife — bears running for their lives from fire and then getting whacked by cars,” said Fraser Shilling, director of the Road Ecology Center at UC Davis. “I knew those bears were …

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