Mammoth Lakes CA Real Estate Blog

Tourism continues to be on the rise in Mammoth Lakes, which has truly reached the status of a “year- round resort destination”.  It is impressive to see the number of visitors coming to Mammoth throughout the year and also during what was once referred to as “shoulder seasons”.  This was a record snowfall year with record tourism numbers.  It is great to see so many people coming and enjoying the outdoors.  Over the past few years, Fall has become a popular time of year to come and visit Mammoth for the explosive array of fall colors when the Aspen trees begin to turn shades of bright yellow, orange and red.  Fall is in the air and the trees are just now beginning to turn a slight hint of fall colors in town and at the Lakes Basin.  The vibrant fall colors, which are typically at close to “peak” this time of year, are quite late to arrive.  This past summer was also late to get started with cool, rainy and snowy weather until mid-June.  Compared with previous summers, this past summer was quite temperate and cool with warmer temperatures arriving later than usual.  This probably explains why our fall colors haven’t really gotten started yet.  According to this delayed pattern, it’s possible that our winter season may also get off to a late start.  Having lived in Mammoth full-time for almost 20 years, I’ve learned that you can’t predict what the weather will bring in the Eastern Sierra.  Each year seems to be a surprise and anything is possible.  We shall see… 

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