Green Mammoth, Water Everywhere and Healthy Summer Tourism!
Green Mammoth, Water Everywhere and Healthy Summer Tourism!
After the record snowfall Mammoth received this past winter, we are off to one of the most beautiful summers I can remember going back several years. The snow melt has turned everything green with flowers abound. There is water flowing from everywhere, even places you didn’t think possible. The lush greenery with the remaining snowpack at the top of the mountains makes for spectacular mountain vistas. Because there is still snowpack at the higher elevations, the hiking has been very limited. McGee Canyon has been at the top of everyone’s list as it is one of the few scenic hiking trails that isn’t completely covered in snow. You can make it to the first waterfall and a bit beyond and will then encounter snow fields. The Lakes Basin was supposed to open a week ago and it remains closed to thru traffic. This has caused mayhem at Tamarack and Twin Lakes. Once they open the road, it should alleviate some of the congestion from the Tamarack/Twin Lakes base area. Since recreation is so limited, tourism seems triple what it actually is. With very warm temperatures on the way, the snowpack will be melting fast and should open some more terrain for hiking and recreation.
Inventory Levels & Pricing – Past and Present
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What a brutal winter this has been for Mammoth Lakes. The snowfall has been relentless and plenty of it accumulating in Town at record levels. The Town of Mammoth Lakes recently issued an evacuation warning for snow damaged properties and a temporary shelter has been set up at the Mammoth Middle School for displaced residents. Snow storms and cold temperatures began in early November and just haven’t stopped almost 5 months later. The next few days show snow and unsettled weather followed by a break in the pattern and off and on snow until the end of the month. Let’s hope that March goes out like a lamb and April has a much-needed dry period. Mammoth has always been prepared for big winters in the past, but when the snow doesn’t have a chance to melt and snow has to be trucked out of town, this is when it becomes extremely costly, time consuming and a real hardship. 
Many property owners are now uncovering layers of property damage all across Town from condo complexes to single family homes to commercial buildings. The sheer weight of the snow...
Snow, Snow, and More Snow