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March 22, 2009
by Mammoth Local Staff
As you may have noticed, MammothLocal.com, the online arm of Mammoth Monthly magazine, has stopped updating its pages until the economic climate improves. Owners Jean and George Shirk decided to keep the site alive, however, just for the heck of it. The Shirks still have a thing about Mammoth, and may return there soon to stir up more trouble. In the meantime, enjoy the high country (who doesn't?) and stay safe and well.January 04, 2008
by Mammoth Local Staff
Visitors will hardly recognize the new layout and exhibits at the Ski Museum. If you haven't been there this season, now would be a good time to check it out.View image View image View image View image
November 26, 2007
by Mammoth Local Staff
"Play On!", the oft-produced Rick Abbot farce about a theater company whose production has gone awry, opens at the Mammoth High School multipurpose room on Wednesday, Nov. 28 and continues its run through Saturday, Dec. 1.September 14, 2007
by George Shirk
It's hard to imagine that the Millpond Music Festival, opening Friday, Sept. 14 in Bishop, could get any more rangy than it has been in the past. Yet Julie Bear and the organizers of what she calls the "little big festival" appear to have pulled it off again.September 06, 2007
by Mammoth Local Staff
Mono and Inyo County locals who have never attended the Millpond Music Festival on Friday, Sept. 7, can purchase a weekend pass for the discounted price of $40, festival organizers said.by Mammoth Local Staff
The director of the fledgling Mammoth Lakes Theatre Company asked the Town Council for immediate financial help at the council's regular meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 5. Shira Dubrovner, who founded the company in the space formerly occupied by the Plaza Theatre (cinema), ssuggested the town divert development impact fees her way, the faster the better.September 02, 2007
by Mammoth Local Staff
Chamber Music Unbound, featuring the Felici Trio, announced its 10th season, characterized by the trio as "spiritual, sensual, mindful, impulsive, caring, ponderous, exhilarating and care free."August 25, 2007
by Mammoth Local Staff
Sierra Classic Theatre's production of Shakespeare's timeless comedy continues its run at the new Mammoth Lakes Arts Center. Director Shira Dubrovner, who's also head of the new arts center, moves the Forest of Arden to the roaring '20s prohibition era in this production.August 20, 2007
by Mammoth Local Staff
Troutstock isn't just for grown-up anglers, organizers say. There are plenty of fun activities that will lure kids into fishing this Labor Day weekend.August 19, 2007
by Brandon Russell
One of the highlights of the Tri-County Fair every Labor Day weekend is the Destruction Derby. The derby always provides smash-em-up entertainment. But for one Lone Pine man, it also brought redemption.July 14, 2007
by Mammoth Local Staff
This year, the festival will feature bands such as the Waybacks, as well as Incendio, John Reischman and the Jaybirds, Jamilie Laval and Ashley Broder, Joe Craven and the band Idle Hands.July 10, 2007
by Stacy Corless
As usual, leading the show this year are the tirelessly optimistic festival directors, Ken and Flossie Coulter, who lead their legion of local volunteers in managing the enthusiastic, young-at-heart audiences.June 30, 2007
by Mammoth Local Staff
Bands are tuning up for a week full of music at the Tioga Gas Mart.by Mammoth Local Staff
There's plenty to do and lots to celebrate as Mammoth gears up for a week of Independence Day festivities. Check out the complete event lineup.June 21, 2007
by Mammoth Local Staff
Kendra Knight has been selected as a contract curator for the Mammoth Ski Museum, according to Ruth Harrell, the development director of the Mammoth Lakes Foundation.June 18, 2007
by Mammoth Local Staff
The new non-profit Mammoth Lakes Arts Center opened its doors to the public for the first time on June 16. The "Night of Art" fundraiser brought the new non-profit performing arts space at least $10,000, according to Artistic Director Shira Dubrovner.by Mammoth Local Staff
Chamber Music Unbound has pulled out all the stops for its Mammoth Music Festival, which begins July 18.June 11, 2007
by Mammoth Local Staff
There's a reason why this week's Mono Basin Bird Chautauqua is not called a "birding festival," or "birdfest" or some such other tag. "We've always wanted this to be really a true Chautauqua," said Bartshe Miller, a staff member of the Mono Lake Committee.June 10, 2007
by Mammoth Local Staff
Mammoth Mountain Ski Area cancelled its 2007 "Life and Wellness" conference on Friday, Aug. 10, a spokesperson announced.June 01, 2007
by Mammoth Local Staff
Sherwin's is heating up the summer music scene June 8 and 9 with Jamaican reggae artists Winston Jarrett and Jus Goodie. "Winston Jarrett is the real reggae deal, and the energy and inspiration that he brings with him is both deeply spritual and incredibly energetic," said Sherwin's Jill Orozco.May 20, 2007
by Mammoth Local Staff
All the world's a stage, so hop on board Sierra Classic Theatre's latest show. Auditions are set for early June.May 18, 2007
by Mammoth Local Staff
Spotted Dog Press announced the summer release of the memoirs of pioneering Sierra mountaineer Ruth Dyar Mendenhall.May 17, 2007
by Mammoth Local Staff
The Fiddlin' Foresters, the official "old-time string band of the US Forest Service" will make a visit to the Eastern Sierra in honor of the Centennial of the Inyo National Forest. Singing songs of conservation and stewardship of our public lands, as well as some old-time traditional music and songs of the American West, the band will present free concerts in Bishop and in Mammoth.May 15, 2007
by Mammoth Local Staff
Newbery-winning author Susan Patron is coming to the Owens Valley next week to talk about her book "The Higher Power of Lucky . In January Susan Patron won the 2007 Newbery for "Lucky," the story of a 10-year-old girl struggling...May 06, 2007
by Mammoth Local Staff
The Sierra Summer Festival brings Vienna to Mammoth in a thirtieth anniversary celebration with a tribute to the Austrian capital and its musical traditions. In four evenings of vocal and instrumental performances, this year's Sierra Summer Festival highlights great Viennese composers: Brahms, Mozart, Strauss, and Schubert.April 30, 2007
by Mammoth Local Staff
In addition to the nighttime Rail Jam and the halfpipe competition at Mammoth Mountain, the party this year has extreme snowmobile demos and live hip-hop concerts.April 26, 2007
by Mammoth Local Staff
There's one more weekend to see The Gin Game--the play finishes a successful run in Bishop on Sunday.April 25, 2007
by Mammoth Local Staff
It's only open to the public a handlful of days a year, so take advantage of next week's full schedule of hikes and lectures at the Valentine Reserve in Old Mammoth. Once a private mountain retreat, the reserve is now...April 23, 2007
by Mammoth Local Staff
Dates for three of Mammoth's biggest summer festivals were announced this past week, including the second Mammoth Life & Wellness weekend. The other two festivals are the Mammoth Festival of Beers and Bluesapalooza, along with the Mammoth Festival of Wine, Music and Food.April 20, 2007
by Mammoth Local Staff
Carr Clifton, one of California's large format landscape photographers and award-winning filmmaker, will be the guest artist at Bishop's Mountain Light Gallery May 1 through July 31, the gallery announced in a press release.April 18, 2007
by Mammoth Local Staff
There's a word in German that best describes the Saturday afternoon atmosphere at Bluesapalooza: Bierseligkeit. It's a certain ale-induced camaraderie, literally translated as 'beer soulfulness', that reaches new heights at an outdoor festival boasting no fewer than 50 micro-breweries pouring samples of their hand-crafted wares.April 01, 2007
by Mammoth Local Staff
The newest issue of Mammoth Monthly magazine is on the racks. It features stories about two of Mammoth's more well-known ski aficionados, Bernard Rosow and "Powder Dan" Molnar. Molnar wouldn't call himself an aficionado, however. "I'm a ski bum, through and through." Or, you can download the magazine here. It's a 5.2 megabyte file, in PDF format.February 14, 2007
by Brandon Russell
On one of the biggest party nights of the holiday season, Mammothists wearing Hawaiian clothing jammed into Eagle Lodge, where Kathy Copeland and her volunteers were throwing their annual "Island Extravaganza" bash on behalf of disabled athletes. Suddenly, a happy, throaty "Yahhhwwaa!" pierced the air, and everybody knew that Copeland had just made another greeting.View image
February 02, 2007
by Mammoth Local Staff
Celebrate spring in renaissance fashion, with singing and a dance around the May pole this Friday. The Music Society of the Eastern Sierra presents a Renaissance Wedding Feast at Cerro Coso's Bishop campus.February 01, 2007
by Mammoth Local Staff
An exhibit of photographs by Michael Ambrose has opened in the gallery at the Mono Lake Committee Information Center and Bookstore in Lee Vining. The show is called "Aspens and Alkali," and include photographs are from the Mono Lake area, the Sierra and wotuthwestern desertsJanuary 25, 2007
by Mammoth Local Staff
The newly-formed Mammoth Lakes Theatre Company on Thursday, Jan. 25 announced its first fund-raiser event — a $100-a-plate Valentine's Day dinner at Eagle Lodge featuring entertainer Wayland Pickard.January 22, 2007
by Mammoth Local Staff
Join Danny, Sandy, Rizzo and the gang in the Mammoth High School Drama Club's presentation of the musical "Grease."January 14, 2007
by Mammoth Local Staff
The February issue of Mammoth Monthly magazine has begun distribution throughout Mammoth, Southern California, Reno and Las Vegas. Can't wait? Download the entire magazine here. (5.9 Megabyte PDF).January 05, 2007
by Mammoth Local Staff
A summit meeting involving all arts organizations in Mono County and Mammoth has been set for Jan. 16, meeting organizers announced.January 04, 2007
by Mammoth Local Staff
Events in the West Coast Invitational have been reset because of snow, wind and cold temperatures, according to Mammoth Mountain Ski Area.January 01, 2007
by Mammoth Local Staff
The arts scene in Mammoth took a dramatic leap on Wednesday when veteran arts promoter Gaye Mueller and new theater producer Shira Dubrovner teamed up and announced a series of new initiatives. Among the efforts is a sculpture project called "Trail of the Trout."December 19, 2006
by Mammoth Local Staff
Country music artist Darryl Worley, best known for his hit songs "I Miss My Friend," "Have You Forgotten" and "I Just Came Back From A War," will headline the 2007 Bishop Mule Days concert.by Mammoth Local Staff
New Year's Eve bashes will happen both on Mammoth Mountain and in town this holiday season. Two of them, the first at the Yodler and the second at Sherwin's Folly, are shaping up to be the go-to parties.December 14, 2006
by Mammoth Local Staff
The new issue of Mammoth Monthly, featuring a close-up of a sled dog on the cover, began distribution on Thursday, Dec. 14. This month, Brandon Russell gets up close to Dave McCoy; Monica Prelle covers Mammoth's surf/ski scene and Andy Selters recaps the Life and Wellness Conference. Plus, fiction from Buck Meadows. Pick up the magazine in Eastern Sierra, Reno, Las Vegas or other locations in Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Or, download the entire magazine (8.9 MB) in PDF format here.by Mammoth Local Staff
In spite of its rich history of community theater, Mammoth has suffered over the years because of an absence of an actual theater. Actors up here walk the boards in small venues that include restaurants, outdoor stages and, this past autumn, the main dining room at rustic Tom's Place. That's about to change.December 13, 2006
by Mammoth Local Staff
There's a little bit of something for everyone in this weekend's live music offerings. For jam and dance music, "Frame of Mind" once again comes to Sherwin's Folly at Sierra Meadows Ranch. Meanwhile, chamber music highlighted by the Eastern Sierra Chamber Orchestra and the Felici Trio will be in both Bishop and Mammoth over the weeknd.December 04, 2006
by Mammoth Local Staff
Restaurant Skadi is hosting a fundraiser to benefit Mammoth Nordic, on Monday, December 11. The fundraiser will cost $25 per person and includes a salad, vegetarian pasta and glass of wine or beer.December 01, 2006
by Bump Diamond
The temperatures were in the mid-30s, a three-quarter moon was on the rise and the holiday season in Mammoth began on Friday, Dec. 1. As usual, the town had its thoroughly and delightfully cornball party in the Footloose parking lot. A Santa-hatted Cleland Hoff (pictured) was the master of ceremonies.November 28, 2006
by Mammoth Local Staff
MammothLocal.com has added two important new features to its suite of interactive tools. The first tool is an "E-mail To A Friend" feature that accompanies each story on the Web site. The second feature is a signup so that readers can get a tip-off to local news and skiing articles through e-mail.November 21, 2006
by George Shirk
The Mammoth Ski Museum is showing a series of oil-on-photograph works by Los Angeles artist Matt Elson. "Creating art is a process of making, or at least attempting to make, sense of the world we inhabit," he says. "That is where the SkiPaintings become a meditation on the world we inhabit."November 15, 2006
by Bump Diamond
The December issue of Mammoth Monthly magazine began appearing on news racks this week, giving readers a peek at what changes are in store for skiers and snowboarders on Lincoln Mountain, and what's up with Owens Valley wine. In addition, the magazine features a special report on the effects of global warming in the Eastern Sierra, as well as a report on a "Green Snowmobile Challenge." Also, the magazine has a holiday gift guide focusing on accessory ski and snowboard gear, as well as a guide to the local Wi-Fi hotspots. The magazines are free at many Mammoth, Bishop and Eastern Sierra outlets, as well as the usual spots throughout Southern California, Las Vegas and Reno.November 11, 2006
by Brandon Russell
A small, blustery storm rolled in to the Eastern Sierra Saturday, just in time to push the annual season opening champagne toast into Tusks Bar at Main Lodge.September 16, 2006
by Bump Diamond
The unusually high winds that just about blew everything and everyone into Nevada abated on Saturday, giving music fans and performers a gorgeous autumn setting in Sam's Woods for the Mammoth Wine and Jazz Festival.September 11, 2006
by Mammoth Local Staff
Fans in both Mammoth and Bishop get a terrific weekend of live music. The Millpond Music Festival, appealing to Americana and folk music fans, gets underway in Bishop while in Mammoth, the first Wine and Jazz Festival opens.by Mammoth Local Staff
A benefit climb, featuring renowned mountain-adventurers David Breashears and Jimmy Chin, recently raised $40,000 for the Rowell Fund for Tibet.September 04, 2006
by Mammoth Local Staff
John Pugh, creator of the controversial Bishop mural, "The Drain," on Sunday, Sept. 10 will present a slide show and talk on his work at the Inyo Mono Title Co.'s Park Place Conference Room.by Mammoth Local Staff
Eric Blehm, athor of "The Last Season," will be stopping by the Spellbinder book shop in Bishop on Thursday, Sept. 7 between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. for a short booksigning session.August 30, 2006
by Mammoth Local Staff
Genny Smith, the historian and author of definitive guide books to Mammoth, hosts a book signing on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 2 at the new Mammoth Welcome Center.August 28, 2006
by Mammoth Local Staff
A special exhibition of definitive photographs by the late Galen Rowell will open Nov. 1 at Mountain Light Gallery in Bishop, coinciding with the release of a new volume, Galen Rowell: A Restrospective."View image
August 23, 2006
by Monica Prelle
A group of women pro skateboarders say they want to have an event at Mammoth's Volcom Brothers Skate Park, but park regulations are going to have to be tweaked for it to happen.August 18, 2006
by Mammoth Local Staff
Two famous country rock bands whose heyday was in the 70s will play a free concert at Troutstock on Sunday, September 3 at Sierra Meadows Ranch, Troutstock organizers announced.View image
August 17, 2006
by Mammoth Local Staff
Blue Turtle Seduction, one of the Eastern Sierra's favorite bands, plays the Tioga Gas Mart in Lee Vining on Thursday, Aug. 17, as part of the popular venue's ongoing summer series.August 16, 2006
by Mammoth Local Staff
Mammoth Monthly began distribution of its autumn edition on Wednesday, August 15, at locations throughout the Eastern Sierra, Southern California, Las Vegas and Reno. It also is available in a 3.7 MB PDF file that is available here. This month, the magazine features a fall color portfolio by Joel St. Marie, along with two fly fishing stories, one by Bill Becher, winner of this year's "Outdoors Writer of the Year" award from the Outdoor Writers Association of California. It also features hiking and road cycling stories, along with a history of the strange death of LeRoy "Lee" Vining.August 13, 2006
by George Shirk
The Mammoth Ski Museum, which houses the Beekley Collection of ski art, has opened an exhibit called "Skies and Skis -- Cloudscapes of Eric Sloane."View image
by George Shirk
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, a venerable voice of New Orleans that has been making music for over 30 years, comes to Sherwin's Folly on Wednesday night, August 16.View image
August 09, 2006
by Mammoth Local Staff
Mountain Light Gallery is hosting a special exhibit of William Neill's photography through Oct. 31. The exhibit features a selection of Neill's finest landscape images, along with recent work dealing with abstraction and motion.View image
July 22, 2006
by Mammoth Local Staff
It's kind of hard to explain to outsiders that Lee Vining's Tioga Gas Mart, aka the Mo-Mart, aka Tigoa Toomey's, really is a great summer scene. But that's not all that's hot this weekend, not by a long shot.View image
July 18, 2006
by Bump Diamond
Mammoth's Festival of Beers and Bluesapalooza enters its second decade August 4-5, offering plenty of beer, of course, and a solid lineup of blues performers. Headlining this year's music event are Robben Ford, the legendary bluesman Joe Louis Walker and the Bosstalkers and British-Blues rockers Savoy Brown.by Mammoth Local Staff
The August issue of Mammoth Monthly magazine began appearing on newsracks on Tuesday, with distribution continuing through Wednesday and Thursday. The magazine this month features a special report on what's new at the Mammoth Mountain Bike Park. It also highlights two hiking pieces -- the first a profile of the Parker Lake Trail and the second a feature on "The Rangers of Clover Meadow." The magazine also is available online in PDF format (4.4 megabytes) by clicking here.June 23, 2006
by George Shirk
The July 2006 issue of Mammoth Monthly is now on the racks throughout the Eastern Sierra and Southern California, as well as selected outlets in Las Vegas and Reno. It is also online in a 7 megabyte PDF file, right here at MammothLocal.com. This month, the magazine features a wildflower calendar, assembled by naturalist and photographer Stephen Ingram. It also has humor from Moz Coast; a mountain biking yarn by Eric Sayetta and history stories by Evanne Jardine and Sydney Quinn.June 22, 2006
by George Shirk
The first-ever "MusiCross," combining rock 'n' roll with the Mammoth Motocross, launches on Frday, June 23, with free concerts at Sierra Meadows Ranch (Sherwin's Folly) on Old Mammoth Road.June 17, 2006
by Mammoth Local Staff
Tioga Pass opened on Saturday, under cobalt skies and washed with a warm summer breeze. For the people of Mammoth and the Eastern Sierra, the opening of the pass is the equivalent of the lifting of the Sierra's so-called "Granite Curtain," and it was greeted with a holiday spirit at the Tioga Gas Mart.May 28, 2006
by Mark Schlenz
Here's a really big jackass stunt for you: Drive a dozen fully loaded strings of mules from pack station outfits all over the Sierra into an arena. Next, have the packers unload and release their stock. Wait a bit so the animals relax and start to mill around. Then fire some rifle shots into the air and holler real loud so you stampede the whole kit-and-kaboodle. View imageMay 14, 2006
by George Shirk
A new festival for Mammoth will get off the ground in mid-September, according to Mammoth Mountain Ski Area. The first-ever Mammoth Wine and Jazz weekend, Sept 15-17, will feature a decent lineup of music.May 01, 2006
by George Shirk
Eastern Sierra artists and the Edisto Gallery and Tea Room raised $12,000 on Friday, April 28, for the family of the late ski patroller and scientist Walter Rosenthal. The event was packed, first with artwork, then with people buying it. Linda Dore served food, Bloo DJ'd while Kathleen and Paul Rudder put up an outdoor tent for the spillover.March 22, 2006
by Mammoth Local Staff
We'd like to take a little time to welcome new readers of MammothLocal.com, and to remind our regulars of the various interactive and dynamic components of the Web site. These include frequently updated local news coverage; free classified ads; changing online polls (our current poll is focused on summer activities); a dynamic calendar of events; up-to-the-minute weather from Howard Sheckter; the entire Mammoth Monthly magazine in PDF format; a Mammoth restaurant guide; "comment" tags on every story, so readers can react and contribute online, and an online store, accessed from the Marketplace page.March 21, 2006
by George Shirk
The Edisto Gallery and Tea Room, where Lori Michelon's art has been regularly featured, will conduct a benefit show on April 28 to benefit Michelon and Lily Rosenthal, the wife and daughter of the late ski patroller and scientist Walter Rosenthal.March 18, 2006
by Maureen Troy
Get up. Bundle up. Turn your car on with the heat set to high. Scrape off the ice or snow that has accumulated overnight. Round up any friends and family that you enjoy spending time with. Grab your favorite hot beverage, a pair of shorts, a T-shirt, trail shoes and a bathing suit. Don't eat. We'll get to that part soon. It will be worth the wait. Now you're ready to head south -- to Bishop. One of the best things about Mammoth is that Bishop is located 45 minutes away -- and vice versa. Not many places in the country offer the opportunity to take a spectacular drive and arrive in less than one hour in a completely different climate.February 28, 2006
by George Shirk
The U.S. Postal Service pulled off a curious double this past week by both honoring the late photographer Galen Rowell while managing to have no real clue about who he was. First, the honor: One of the stamps in the "2006" Definitive Stamps" is Rowell's seminal photograph, "Winter sunset, Gates of the Valley, Yosemite National Park." View imageFebruary 17, 2006
by Mammoth Local Staff
The latest issue of Mammoth Monthly, featuring "Skiing Into the Sunset," by Jack Copeland, is in distribution throughout Mammoth and the Eastern Sierra, Southern California, Las Vegas and Reno. If you just can't wait and you have high-speed Internet access, you can download the enitre March 2007 Mammoth Monthly here.February 15, 2006
by Mammoth Local Staff
The new issue of Mammoth Monthly, featuring a cover photograph by Jim Stimson and articles about Ansel Adams, Mammoth Mountain's Clilfford Mann and a dog's first-time snow adventure, has begun distribution in Mammoth. For those who absolutely can't wait for the new issue to arrive in the mail or on the racks, though, the magazine's creators have now made available Mammoth Monthly Online -- the complete magazine in a 4 megabyte PDF document.February 13, 2006
by George Shirk
The Mono Inn at Mono Lake, a fixture in the "must-go" list of Eastern Sierra establishments, has big changes coming this summer, according to owner-manager Sarah Adams.February 11, 2006
by Bump Diamond
Mammoth Mountain Ski Area is backing an "Olympic Viewing Party" at a local bar Sunday evening. The feature event is delayed television coverage of the Olympic Men's halfpipe, where locals Danny Kass and Mason Aguirre, along with Mammoth regulars Andy Finch and Shaun White compete.January 27, 2006
by George Shirk
Londie Padelsky, the Mammoth photographer whose eclectic sense of Mammoth and the California West has become her signature, opened an exhibit at Galen and Barbara Rowell's Mountain Light Gallery in Bishop, on Jan. 16. The exhibit will continue through March 31. View imageJanuary 26, 2006
by Buck Meadows
In Chapter 1 of a new Ookpik adventure story, the French Canadian adventurer, Yankton Rondeau, and his trusty dog, Barco, investigate a mysterious plane crash near the Ski Town. Fiction by Buck Meadows.December 16, 2005
by George Shirk
For four consecutive years Mammoth extreme sports photographer Christian Pondella has traveled to Russia, stoking a relationship with the Russian people and the skiing at Krasnaya Polyana. As a result of his long-distance travels, Pondella's adventure photography, from hang-gliding to skiing, has become a fixture in gallery exhibitions, most notably those presented by Artum Zubkof, publisher of Vertical Mir magazine, a Moscow-based publication devoted to extreme sport. Those photographs are part of an exhibit of Pondella's work at the Mammoth Ski Museum, on display now. View imageDecember 11, 2005
by George Shirk
While town officials dither over the fate of content-gutted, government-owned Channel 51, and while Dan McConnell's Channel 72 appears satisfied with content from the former Channel 5, KSRW has jumped into the breach, as it were.December 02, 2005
by George Shirk
The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, which makes a perennial stop in Bishop, announced its film lineup this week. James Wilson of Wilson's Eastside Sports sponsors the event, and it is up to him to cull from the lineup which films we'll see in Bishop on March 31 and April 1 at the Bishop Union High School Auditorium.November 21, 2005
by George Shirk
One of our Bay Area acquaintances did an exuberant back flip when she heard that San Francisco’s Restaurant LuLu was open in the Village. “I just sit in front of it now, thinking of Folsom Street and SOMA,” she said. “I’ll eat there, too, as soon as I refinance.”November 11, 2005
by Bump Diamond
It's hard to say if spending $4 million on a re-do of Mammoth Mountain's Main Lodge third floor is going to be worth it in the end, but in the short run it sure seems like the right thing, if for no other reason than the rockin' new bar. View image


