SNOW

It's snowed on Mammoth Mountain. Since February 12, 27 inches have fallen on the ski slopes. The Mountain is reporting a total recorded snowfall for the season of 134 inches and a base of 3.5-5 feet. By most reports skiing is good.

Rumors of a massive March, a "miracle March" like we had in 1991, have been circulating for weeks. Just 42 inches of snow had dusted the Mountain's slopes until March of '91. Then it started snowing and didn't stop. Nearly 176 inches fell. Another March like that and we'd be close to the 340.5 inch average for the past 41 years--100 inches short of the 440.5 inches the last 10 years have averaged--but we could live with that.

SNOW AT LAST, SNOW AT LAST!

As of about 1:30 this afternoon,  the Mountain was reporting more than 4 feet of new snow had been deposited by a series of three recent storms. Snowfall totals for the year nearly doubled to around 100 inches, a scant 70 inches behind the 40 year average for this time of year. Even Bishop wasn't spared receiving 4 inches overnight.

Unfortunately, dry conditions return tomorrow and are forecast to stay with us through the rest of the month. Temperatures are expected to climb into the 50's by Thursday. Still, the weekend should offer the best skiing of the year. Time to wax 'em up.