Maybe we should have seen it coming. After all the Mammoth ski season got off to the best possible start, a record 209 inches in December. But this was a La Niña year, unpredictable as a three year old at a petting zoo. January was subdued. February marginally above average. Then wham, this petulant March, that has weary locals reaching for liquor and analgesics. Snow piling beyond the seldom seen 500, snowballing toward the never seen 600 inches.
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| My Mammoth Neighborhood |
This morning, after 12 feet of new in the last 8 days, the record set in 2005-2006, a seemingly insurmountable 578.5 inches, is a goner. Mammoth Mountain Ski Area is reporting a season's snowfall total of 606 inches. Fifty feet, five stories, over two feet more than the previous high mark. Now March, at 178 inches, joins December in the record books. But wait, it's only March.
Five stories! The big five-o, the magic 600. Come on, don't be intimitdated. The streets are clear, ski patrol is setting charges to open up the whole mountain and the forecast is for warmer temperatures and clear skies. So grab your gear, pack up the car and don't forget your camera. It's gonna be great!
