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Wrapped Up In Chains
December 1, 2005
It's hard to imagine that anyone would miss chaining up, but there you go.I got through last year's epic winter in a Toyota Corolla, using chains practically the entire time. It got to the point where I could get them on in about three minutes.
All this is in light of the fact that it is snowing right now (Thursday morning) and there is a Winter Storm Warning in effect until Friday morning.
Walkin' The Walk In Mammoth
November 30, 2005
I’ve been dodging cars, trucks, SUVs and skateboards in Mammoth for so long now I hardly know what to think about the new crosswalks.They’re lighted, by God, meaning … what?
Not all of them, mind you. But the crosswalk on Main St. in front of the Post Office, the crosswalk across Main St. at Laurel Mountain and a coupla crosswalks across Meridian are all wired now, waiting for finishing touches before they’ll start working.
Sierra Centre Mall Re-Do Creates Hassle
November 23, 2005
On the surface, the makeover of the Sierra Centre mall is a good thing.
But while waiting for the faded, chipped red facing to be replaced, customers found themselves once again with parking difficulties.
Welcome Back, Everybody!
November 10, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town A guy gets used to the shoulder season around here—no traffic, no lines anywhere for anything and, in fact, no people except local people who know each other. That all changes this...Mammoth To Skate Park Riders: "Not Yet!"
September 30, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town That was some launch last weekend of the Volcom Brothers Skate Park, but town officials now say it might have been a leetle too successful. "It's important for users of the park...Whatup With "Indian Summer," Anyway?
September 28, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town A couple of days ago, while waxing about fall weather, I asked where the term "Indian Summer" came from, and aren't we all happy that we have Wikipedia in our lives? Here's...Ski Area Main Lodge "Masterplan" Under Public Review
September 27, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town Mammoth Mountain Ski Area has a large master plan for remaking the Main Lodge Area. All the ski area needs right now to make it a go are a few people poking around...Suddenly, It's Autumn In Mammoth
September 26, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town That was one short summer, huh? No doubt there will be warm days ahead in the weirdly named Indian Summer (can someone please explain that to me?) and probably there will be...Hankel Tossed From Planning Commission; She Vows To Run For Council
September 22, 2005
By Brandon RussellSpecial to MammothBlog In a controversial decision that could determine the tone and substance of next year’s municipal elections, the Mammoth Town Council Wednesday night voted to oust local attorney Therese Hankel from the Planning Commission. ...A Freebie At Mono Lake, Schulman Grove
September 21, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town If there is anybody out there who has not visited the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest because of something so inconsequential as fees, Saturday is the day you can bust on in to the...SKI: Mammoth Mountain Ranks No. 9
September 18, 2005
By Bump Diamond Man About Town All over town these days, people are holding nine fingers above their heads and chanting, "We're No. 9! We're No. 9" OK, so they're not, but it's not beyond the realm...Bears Eat Frosh Homework
September 16, 2005
By Nook LoganSpecial to MammothBlog In what has become a rite of autumn, bears are hassling the new crop of Mammoth University freshmen. According to MU security, four freshmen, calling themselves "The Four Freshmen," each complained in class...U of M To Get 1-A Status?
September 15, 2005
By Nook LoganSpecial to MammothBlog University of Mammoth football might hit the big-time in the next few years if Mushers head coach Ronald "Bigs" LaBlash succeeds in his current quest. "I've applied to the NCAA for Division...The Mountain Bike Championships At Canyon Lodge
September 14, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town Veteran mountain bikers who maybe have taken one too many tumbles over the handlebars might be wandering around Main Lodge tomorrow, wondering just where in the heck are the 2005 USA Cycling Mountain...Finally, A Little Sense At Vons
September 12, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town Just before I got outta Dodge for a little low-altitude attitude I dropped in at Vons to experience another slice of remodeling horror, but I didn't get it. The store is...Gusty, Mean Winds Hit High Sierra Fall Century
September 10, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town So there was Dennis Phillips, cyclist extraordinaire, riding in a pack of Eastside Velo racers, when the peloton zoomed over Watterson Summit and began the long—and usually delicious—descent to Crowley Lake. But...Lazy Days In Mammoth
September 8, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town Boy, things sure are quiet around town today, and it looks as if it's going to be quiet for a while. Even with up to 900 road cyclists coming to town for...Homeowners Win War With Sherwin Skiers, Boarders
September 8, 2005
By Brandon RussellSpecial To The Blog Skiers and snowboarders who park on the privately owned Ranch Road for access to the Sherwins took a blow Wednesday when the Mammoth Town Council voted to allow homeowners to erect a...Snow Is In The Forecast
September 8, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town The National Weather Service has put the "S" word into its weekend weather advisories, suggesting the Sierra Nevada could get snow above 8,000 feet. That would put the snow line right about...Big (Bad) Weather On The Way
September 7, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town The weather gods must have heard that the century cyclists are in town, because they're getting set to throw a little mean weather at Mammoth. Last year, during an autumn that was...Two Quakes Shake The Eastern Sierra
September 6, 2005
Two earthquakes, one of them measuring 3.4 on the Richter scale, shook up the Eastern Sierra Monday night and Tuesday morning. The U.S. Geological Survey described the first temblor, the 3.4, as a "minor quake." It happened...Hiking High On Yosemite's Mono Pass Trail
September 4, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town Editor's Note: This article appeared in the September/October issue of Mammoth Monthly magazine. This is high country. Really high. The trailhead for the Mono Pass Trail in Yosemite National Park is at 9,690 feet. ...Feels Like A Million People Are Here
September 1, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town I must be going nutso. The Town says Mammoth is going to be only 67 percent full this coming weekend, but I ain't buyin' it. Here it is, only Thursday, and Rite...Vons Is Getting Really Messy
August 31, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town Everybody knew this re-model was going to be an ordeal, but clearly some shoppers at Vons are going out of their skulls trying to navigate through the store. Doesn't help that it's...That Was Some Wind, Hey?
August 30, 2005
Enough for the bashing around with the wind, huh? A low pressure system moving throughout he Pacific Northwest and Northern Nevada yesterday brought strong winds to Mammoth and to the areas nearby. Wind gusts in...2.1 Quake Shakes Mammoth
August 29, 2005
A 2.1 earthquake, a so-called "micro-quake," shook Mammoth at 10:59 a.m. today. The temblor was clearly felt throughout the town, and it was followed by a very short aftershock. Here's the deal (computer generated) from...Cheese On Aisle 4
August 29, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town Lotsa locals are wandering around Vons this weekend looking a little bit like ducks that have been hit in the head with a mallet. It's starting to get to where nothing is...The Beer, Wine And Booze Have Moved
August 28, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town Very disorienting stuff happening at Vons all week, but nothing like Friday and Saturday, when they moved the beer and the booze. This is all about the 10-week re-model of our only grocery...Fred Fisher of Earthjustice, RIP
August 27, 2005
This came in the other day, on the Earthjustice web site: Fred Fisher, a founder of Earthjustice, died of cancer on August 16, 2005. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his wife Susan, his sons Matt..."The Sheet" Drops Midweek Editions
August 27, 2005
"The Sheet," a bold experiment in daily journalism in Mammoth, has been scaled back into a weekly newspaper, according to publlisher Ted Carleton. "I could wax further about economies of scale and printing costs and increasing child...Felici Trio Names New Pianist
August 26, 2005
The Felici Trio named Wen-Ting Huang as its new pianist, the Trio said in a news release today. Wen-Ting, who won the National Excellence Award for Young Artistic Talents in Taiwan when she was 15, replaces Paullina...NORBA Comes To Town
Last Year For Mammoth?
August 24, 2005
Last year’s USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships were such a hit around here that NORBA, the National Off Road Bike Association, and Mammoth Mountain are going to do it again. This year, however, the venue is...Vons Pharmacy Aisles Take A Hit
August 23, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town Just got back from Vons to see what's what with the big remodel, and there's a lot, that's what. I already covered, in my last post to The Vons Report, the disappearance...The Fall Century In a Blur
August 23, 2005
Mammoth’s High Sierra Fall Century bike ride, a beautiful 96-mile tour that tests the lungs and stamina of just about everybody who rides it, is just another day in the saddle for a group of East Siders who...Forget Me Dot: 3-Dot News
August 21, 2005
So Swall Meadows’ Tom Wallace broke his foot in a bike crash. One week later, his foot swollen and in a boot cast, he did the 129-mile Death Ride in Markleeville. … Good to see that cyclist and skier extraordinaire...A Windfall In Tax Revenue For Mammoth
August 20, 2005
Revenue from Mammoth’s transient occupancy tax jumped a remarkable 14.7 percent over a year ago, thanks mostly to a prodigious and record-setting October snowfall that caused an early start to the ski season. The town raked in...Snowcreek IV Homeowners In A Tizzy
August 19, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town The Snowcreek IV Homeowners Association is up in arms over the loss of mountain views caused by new construction by Mammoth Lakes Housing, Inc. along Old Mammoth Road, according to a complaint filed...Sales Tax Hike Proposed (Again)
August 18, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town Mammoth town council member Kirk Stapp, freaked out over requests for public dough and with the town having nowhere close to enough money to match them, last night again proposed to take a...We're 70 Percent Full This Weekend
August 18, 2005
Laurie Medov of the town's Tourism and Recreation Department, released figures today showing that Mammoth will be comfortably full this weekend. Her figures, released weekly, show: Friday night 8/19/05 - Saturday night 8/20/05 = 70% ...10 Weeks Of Nightmare At Vons
August 17, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town The mayhem has begun at Vons, Mammoth's only supermarket. Over the next 10 weeks the store will be remodeled, according to store employees, who say the schedule—it is the height of the...More Moolah For Mammoth Housing
August 16, 2005
By George ShirkEditor, Mammoth Monthly Andrea Clark’s housing juggernaut continues on its awesome roll. Earlier this month, the director of Mammoth Lakes Housing, Inc. told the Town Council that her group was given $238,000 from the state...Barrett: 11 Sex Offenders Living In Mammoth
August 15, 2005
By George ShirkEditor, Mammoth Monthly There are 11 registered sex offenders currently living in Mammoth Lakes, Town Council member Tony Barrett said last week at a council meeting. Speaking during that part of the meeting reserved for council...New Monthlies On Street Today
August 15, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town Hey the new Mammoth Monthlies are going to start appearing on the racks around town today so be on the lookout. On the cover is none other than Brian Knox, riding his...Why Mammoth Is So Weird
August 14, 2005
From Mammoth Monthly MagazineAugust 2005 Issue We’re now convinced that the adoption of a General Plan for Mammoth will not create consensus in our little town; it will merely mean that we have a plan on paper that...A Day At Mammoth's Ancient Lake
August 13, 2005
By George ShirkEditor, Mammoth Monthly We were standing on the shore of the old Long Valley Lake and trying to imagine a large body of water extending from the town of Crowley Lake all...Pitching 'Shoes With Bob Sollima
August 12, 2005
Bob Sollima’s time-honored horseshoe tournament is back, and for horseshoe pitchers like Big Rich and Linda Lockwood, that’s just about the best news they’ve had in a while. “It’s informal, but it’s the funnest tournament there is,”...Loading Up On Tourists
August 11, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town By now everyone is familiar with Laurie Medov, from the town's tourism and recreation wing. Every week, like clockwork, she checks in with her media pals to tell us just how many tourists...Getting It Done At Sherwin's Folly
August 11, 2005
Jill Orozco, who with her husband Ron are the brains and brawn behind Sherwin’s Folly, isn’t the type of person to sit around and complain that Mammoth can’t draw big-time rock and pop music artists just because we...What's What At The Millpond Festival
August 4, 2005
It was barely summer and we were already talking about the fall, which was OK if the fall includes the Millpond Music Festival in Bishop. Last fall, the three-day festival, which this year goes...Andrea Lawrence's Big Dream
July 21, 2005
Andrea Mead Lawrence doesn’t do things halfway. The Olympic gold medalist’s Andrea Lawrence Institute for Mountains and Rivers (ALIMAR, www.alimar.org), founded in 2003, aims for a cohesive vision for the Eastern Sierra that integrates environmental values with economic...Road Cyclists of Mammoth, Rejoice!
July 14, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town Road cyclists of Mammoth, give thanks! Starting July 18, and continuing for approximately two months, an engineering road survey crew will be working along the Mammoth Scenic (Escape) Road, between State Highway...New Skate Park Nearly Doubles In Size
July 13, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town The Volcom Brothers Skate Park, currently under construction in the Trails neighborhood of Mammoth, has grown from a 22,000 sq. ft, single-bowl skate park into a 42,000-sq. ft., double-bowl facility, Park director Jane...Inyo National Forest Axes 42 Jobs Here
July 11, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town A river of blood is running through the Inyo National Forest as the feds brought down the axe on 42 positions last week. In a move called a “reorganization,” the Inyo National...Mammoth Housing Is Mod, Man
July 11, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town The pieces that will determine much of the future look of Mammoth’s housing arrived on flatbed trucks in early July. The trucks were headed for Old Mammoth Road near the Snowcreek...25 Of 80 Miles Open At Bike Park
July 8, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town Here is a picture of the face of the Mammoth Mountain Bike Park, and you don’t have to feel like a dumbkopf for asking the question: That’s a bike park? ----------------------> ...We're At 41 Percent. All Week. 65 Percent for Jazz Jubilee.
July 7, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town How often, statistically speaking, do you suppose that the weekend visitor occupancy rate is exactly the same as the projected weekday occpancy rate? I'm saying it happens precisely once in a blue...Tough Summer For the Critters
July 7, 2005
Our pal and colleague Andy Selters happened to be up along Rock Creek near the pack station on the day of the last really big snow of the season. That was May 9—the day that Mammoth Mountain Ski...For Mammoth's Airport, It's About Las Vegas
July 6, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town For some time, all we ever heard was that Mammoth Mountain Ski Area wanted air service that would bring midweek skiers traveling from hub cities Chicago and Dalla Insiders at the ski...It's Goddam Buggy Up Here
July 5, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town People bump into me on the streets, and they want to know what it's like up in the high country these days, coming off the epic winter and all that. Here's what...About That Village Ghost
June 27, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town Suddenly, we have an urban legend at the Village, which at just two years of age is almost too young to have one. It has come to be known as “The Village Ghost,”...The Mammoth Mountain Sale
June 26, 2005
Bump DiamondMan About Town If all goes according to plan, the buyer of ski area founder Dave McCoy’s share of Mammoth Mountain will be announced soon, and the deal will be done by late August. Last week, Rusty...Flower Power
June 24, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town One of the many things Mammothists and other Eastsiders do is try to predict when and where the summer wildflowers will be in the high mountains. Heaven knows it’s a short window, particularly...Bike Park Open Saturday, June 25
June 23, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town The Mammoth Mountain Bike Park is going to open Saturday, although it ain't going to exactly test the high-altitude set. In fact, anybody riding up on the hill Saturday is likely to...Tioga Pass To Open Friday, But It's A Mess
June 22, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town Tioga Pass will open Friday at 8 a.m., Yosemite National Park officials said today, but five high-country camps will remain closed all season because of the winter snows. Other campgrounds along the...Vons Is Paved Over, Creating Agitation
June 22, 2005
By Lyin' Judy Bridger Now this is what we call a crisis day. Black Gold Asphalt showed up at Vons yesterday and bollixed up the whole neighborhood, and that ain’t no lie. It's likely to happen again...We're For The Birds
June 20, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town Hey there sure are a lot of bird-brains around here. And there are a lot of birds, too. Fifty-two members of the Eastern Sierra Audubon Society counted 209 species in Inyo County...Free Ride Over At Reds Meadow, Devils Postpile
June 19, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town We know that smug look. It’s the look of people who last year used a variety of different passes to get to Reds Meadow and Devils Postpile National Monument without having to...June 29 for Reds Meadow
June 18, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town It ain’t just Tioga Pass that we’re pondering. The road to Reds Meadow looked to be packed in with snow as late as this afternoon. Looking up from the Main Lodge, it’s...Waitin’ In Line at Roberto’s
June 18, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town It is no longer possible to make left turns while blindfolded around here, and the line at Roberto's is getting longer all the time. Apparently spurred on by the Mammoth Motocross, coupled with...A Mighty Wind On The Mammoth Trolley
June 17, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town Jimmy Kellett from the Visitors Bureau said, over and over, "It could have been worse!" and he's probably right: it could have snowed on the unveiling ceremony for the Mammoth town trolley, or...New 3-Dot News
June 17, 2005
By Mammoth Monthly"On The Racks Now" Nothing quite like the activists of Mammoth. When the town’s Planning Commission called a public meeting last May for responses to a critical environmental document that is to accompany the town’s general...In Lone Pine, Rutabaga's Food For Friends
June 15, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town There’s something about a place that offers toast with peanut butter and jelly—for a buck—that automatically appeals to my gourmet sensibilities. This is Rutabaga’s “Food For Friends” Bakery in Lone Pine, which...New Mammoth Monthly On Racks Tomorrow
June 15, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town The July issue of Mammoth Monthly magazine is going to hit the streets tomorrow (Thursday) morning, and will appear on racks throughout the day—as fast as Bump-the-Paperboy can get them out. This...Whitney Portal Kicks Ass
June 14, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town Made it up to Whitney Portal over the weekend. It was a little on the chilly side here in Mammoth, so we threw a camp up above Lone Pine, hiked the Alabama Hills,...Town Cleans Up Its Streets and Web Site
June 13, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town That was a good effort, we figure, by Paul Oster and his cleanup crews Saturday. The town got really trashed this past winter on account of the near-record snows, and today...Mammoth Lakes Crashes
June 12, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town People in Mammoth are so freaked out about the oh-poor-me “shoulder seasons” that it must be pointed out that the Town isn’t exactly helping matters in cyberspace. It was kinda obvious that...Z-z-z-z-z-z
June 11, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town I know that’s not a real snappy headline, but what the heck? The thing is, I woke up this morning with tourists on my mind, figuring that I'd maybe see tourists gawking...Tioga Pass Opening Is Still Two Weeks Away
June 10, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town While all the walkers, stalkers, Tuolumne trekkers and Cathedral climbers wait for snow to clear on Yosemite National Park’s trails, the motoized set—the drivers, motorbikers and RVers—got more bad news today regarding the...Subdudes to Headline Millpond
June 7, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town It’s barely summer and we’re already talking about the fall, but that’s OK if the fall includes the Millpond Music Festival in Bishop. The subdudes, the Colorado-based country rock band that has...Breakthrough On Tioga Pass
June 6, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town A lane has been cleared on Yosemite National Park's Tioga Road, and an eyewitness says it may not take until mid-July to open Tioga Pass, after all. D.J. Slalom, bless his heart,...Sollima's Masterpiece
June 3, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town Anybody who knows everybody in Mammoth knows Bob Sollima. Bob's the guy who does stonework like nobody else, and he's here to say that he's created a masterpiece in the home of...Memorial Day Hangover
June 2, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town Well, well, well, that was a fine old time we all had last weekend up here, with loads of visitors making their weird left turns, car alarms blaring and the like. Everybody seemed to...Tioga Pass: Mid-July?
June 2, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town So some people were bummed about a July 4 opening of Tioga Pass. Given the new word from on high, they'll really be bummin' now. Try thinkin' mid -July, Bay Areans. ...Hey There! Welcome Back, Everybody
May 26, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town All we’ve been hearing lately is when is this going to open and when is that going to open. And we’re not just talking the passes (Sonoroa, Monitor open; Tioga still snowed...Skiing Is Still Wowing the Locals
May 26, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town Just ran into skier extraordinaire Joe Vasta down at the Stellar Brew coffee house, and we got to discussing how decent the skiing has been up on the hill lately. We were talking...Get Yer Firewood, Starting Today
May 21, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town All right, all you wooders, wannabe wooders and occasional woodies: Ready, set, go, go, go. The fuelwood season opens today in the Inyo National Forest. If the day continues...A New Earthquake Prediction Tool by USGS
May 19, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town A new earthquake probability tool that asseses potential follow-on temblors debuted on the Web yesterday, and the USGS gizmo caused quite a stir around California, judging by the mainline press. The San Jose...Spring (Visitor) Runoff
May 19, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town Everybody up here is talking up the spring runoff, but it ain't just about the snowmelt. With bouts of rain and the occasional snow shower, and with mountain hiking season still more...Ski and Snowboard Chief: "The Time is Now."
May 16, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town Yeah, it was a little corny and it had the feel of a college pep rally the night before the Notre Dame game, but what was Bill Marolt to do about it? ...PCT Hikers Beware
May 15, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town I gotta admit to being a leetle bit bummed about the reports from the High Country. The report from the L.A. Times' Leslie Carlson (a fine American) is sobering for the through-hikers on...A Prayer for R.J. Secor
May 14, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town I am writing this on a lovely spring evening in the Mammoth high country. From my window I can see Mammoth Mountain, and around the bend, the Sherwin Range, and I’m thinking...Hey! Who Turned Out the Lights?
May 13, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town It's not only that the tourists aren't here. Practically nobody else is, either. This isn't just a shoulder season; this is a full-fledged cold-shoulder season, ha ha. The locals, following a...“Magic Mountain” About To Do It Again
Blasting through snow at the Bike Park
May 13, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town For ages, the poohbahs at Mammoth Mountain configure the mountain in such trying circumstances that it kind of defies belief. Last month, for example, when the National Ski Championships were going on, Mammoth...A Fourple!
Ski, play golf, hike and bike in one day
May 12, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town The weirdly hedonistic idea of skiing, then playing a little golf, doing a little mountain biking and hiking at the same place on the same day isn’t so abstract any more, although doing the...FilmFest for Mammoth?
"The Method Fest" in June 2006. Maybe.
May 11, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town Hang around your inbox for a day that you otherwise should have been outside, and look what shows up. This is from Stephanie Summers over at Century 21, announcing a film festival for...Busting Through
Mammoth tops 600 inches
May 9, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town Remember about a month or so ago, when Rusty Gregory walked into a meeting of the Mono County Collaborative Planning team? Making small talk before things got going, the affable CEO of the Mammoth...This June: The Inner Lives of Plants
Valerie Cohen’s exhibit at Edisto Gallery
May 7, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town Edisto Gallery owner Mary Siceloff said this week that she is bringing the works of waterclorist Vallerie Cohen to Mammoth this June in what promises to be an exciting, five-week exhibit. Cohen,...We're Lonesome!
May 5, 2005
If you wanted, you could probably shoot a cannonball down Main Street this week and not hit anyone. Probably because it's snowing on the second weekend of the fishing season, and probably because there isn't any good...Corn Snow Season in Disarray
Too much friggin’ snow
May 5, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town What does it take to get a decent corn snow season around here, anyway? This past week or so, the spring skiers in Mammoth have been busy reassessing just what the heck...Grand slamming on the San Joaquin
A brookie, rainbow, brown and golden, all in one day
May 2, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town David Moss, the longtime flyfisherman and guide from Mammoth, says it used to be a little easier to pull off fishing’s so-called “grand slam” along the San Joaquin River. And he ought to...Las Vegas-to-Mammoth Air Service
America West would be the carrier
April 30, 2005
By Lyin’ Judy BridgerPretty Funny … Lookin’ You can call me a liar all you want, and right you are, too. I’ve spun some honkers, but this is the straight-arrow truth: Mammoth will have commercial air...Airport To Get A “Control Tower”
New design scheme goes to FAA
April 27, 2005
The Mammoth Yosemite Airport would get a control tower as part of new design elements submitted to the federal government on Wednesday. The tower would manage ground traffic when commercial airlines are operating, according to Robert...Fishmas Day Is Almost Here
10,000 anglers possible at Crowley
April 27, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town With snow levels still at 7,500 feet, it looks as if Crowley Lake is about to get crushed on Opening Day of the High Sierra fishing season Saturday. “Expect the crowds to...SNARL Lectures Begin May 12
April 26, 2005
Lake Tahoe is just up the road and to the north, but in Mammoth—particularly a snowbound Mammoth—sometimes it feels as if Tahoe’s a million miles away. That changes on May 12, when the director of the Tahoe...Smallish Tourism This Weekend, Next Week
April 21, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town Hey! Where did everybody go? All we know up here in Mammoth is that they are going to go Somewhere Else. The projected average resort occupancy, from the town’s Departrment of...Heavy Snow Delays Town Cleanup
April 21, 2005
Town official Mike Grossblatt said on April 20 that heavy snows will prevent the town from conducting its May 21 “Town Cleanup.” He said lots of trash, garbage and other debris from this past winter will still...Parking Meters? In Mammoth?
April 21, 2005
Planning Commissioner Neil McCarroll said April 20 that parking meters for Mammoth are inevitable, but not anytime soon. Speaking at an informal joint workshop on parking between the Planning Commission and the Town Council, McCarroll, a local...McCartney in Mammoth
April 20, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town Yeah, yeah, yeah, that was Paul McCartney in Mammoth. The former Beatle, now 62, showed up at Whiskey Creek on Tuesday, April 10. The word around town is that he jammed, had...Officials Skirmish Over Mammoth Airport Expansion
April 19, 2005
Mammoth Town Councilman Skip Harvey and the town’s newly-formed airport commission this week engaged in a contentious public dispute over safety issues. Harvey, a first-year councilman, alleged in an April 7 letter to the Federal Aviation Administration...Smoke On The Way
April 18, 2005
If you notice an unusual amount of smoke emanating from the Casa Diablo area southeast of Mammoth, there is no need to freak out. With snowbanks still as high as houses in town, it's not exactly the...July 4 for Tioga Pass?
April 17, 2005
Tioga Pass, the eastern gateway to Yosemite Park, may not open until July 4 because of heavy snows, a Caltrans official said. Normally. the pass is open on or near Memorial Day. Ryan Dermody, representing Caltrans at the Mono County...Building Eagle Lodge: 2006?
April 17, 2005
If things go as planned, Mammoth Mountain Ski Area would begin construction of a 50,000 square-foot base lodge at Eagle Express/Chair 15 in the summer of 2006, CEO Rusty Gregory said. While awaiting environmental review and...Lacey, the Hitchhiking Hound
April 16, 2005
By Bump DiamondMan About Town Just about everybody around here knows about Lacey, the hitchhiking hound. Lacey, a handsome Samoyed, lives with Bea Ladinig down near Crowley Lake, and when spring is in the air, Lacey gets going. ...Cunningham Can Get His Land Back
April 16, 2005
Bill Cunningham, who sold his controversial Mono Lake parcel to Mammoth Mountain Ski Area for $3 million in early March, can regain control of the land within two years under a complicated real estate scheme, Mammoth Mountain CEO...Amid The Snow, A Butterfly Migration
April 15, 2005
Thousands—perhaps millions—of Painted Lady butterflies are moving through the Mammoth high country in spite of one of the biggest winters in recent history. Paul McFarland, executive director of the Friends of the Inyo, said today that...Yosemite: An Editorial
April 15, 2005
From the May/June issue of Mammoth Monthly on newsracks now. YOSEMITE It’s spring up here in the Eastern Sierra—finally—which means that our strange, summertime affair with Yosemite National Park is about to be rekindled. If you live in...Dave McCoy's Exit
April 14, 2005
From the May/June Mammoth Monthly Mammothists are used to the ground moving under their feet, but usually the tectonic shifts are geologic and sudden. With Dave McCoy’s announcement that he is selling his interests in the ski...May/June Mammoth Monthly On Racks
April 14, 2005
Mammoth Monthly began distributing its May/June 2005 issue tonight. Distribution on Mammoth Monthly newsracks and outlets will continue throughout tomorrow and the upcoming weekend. This month, the Monthly gets into mules, with a Mule...3-Dot News: May/June
April 14, 2005
From the May/June Edition of Mammoth Monthly Mammoth is turning into a golf town, in case you’ve been on Mars or too busy skiing spring snow in the Negatives. After only 15 years of give-and-take and on-and-off, Snowcreek Resort...Mono Basin Visitor Center Open
April 14, 2005
Having been shuttered for the winter, the Mono Basin Scenic Area Visitor Center, just north of Lee Vining off U.S. Hwy. 395, is open again. However, the center will be open only Thursdays through Mondays, at least for now,...Slowdown in Mammoth
April 14, 2005
It's officially the spring shoulder season in Mammoth, according to projections by the town's Department of Tourism and Recreation. The projected resort occupancy for this weekend and next week is as follows: Friday night 4/15/05 - Saturday night...Westin Monache Sells Out In Four Hours
April 14, 2005
Investors jumped at the chance to purchase hotel room condominiums in a new development in Mammoth Lakes, buying all 141 units for sale at the Westin Monache in less than four hours Saturday, the developers said. The Los Angeles Times...Eastside Velo Announces Ride Schedule
April 12, 2005
By Bump Diamond The Eastside Velo Club, Mammoth's road cycling club, announced its season schedule today, opening with a May 1 ride at Millpond and ending with the Sept. 10 Fall Century. In between, the club announced...Slow Start Projected
April 3, 2005
The Sierra Drifters this month projected a slow start to the fishing season. In an email sent to the outfit's subscribers, the Drifters referred to current conditions simply as a "Bummer," owing to high snow and ice conditions, in addtion...Mammoth Monthly Nominated For MAGGIE
March 15, 2005
Mammoth Monthly magazine was nominated in March for a MAGGIE Award by the Western Publications Association (WPA), for Best Fiction in a magazine published west of the Mississippi River. Buck Meadows’ supernatural ski town adventure, “Ookpik,” is a five-part...
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