brown435

Starting to get snow. Tahoe 40plus inches last week. Mammoth getting 1 to 3 feet last week.
Little or no base in Mammoth

brown435

Lots of snow.
School called it a red day holiday so everyone could enjoy the fresh powder.

Mammoth over 41 inches last sefveral days.
Tahoe, to truckee got 41 to 120 inches past several days

Sonora Pass HWY 108 got 50 to 100 inches of moderate heavy powder.

Show as far south as Los Angeles and elevations as low as 3000 feet.
3000 feet just got a few inches. 8000 feet got 41 inches and 9000 plus / ridges received 100 plus inches. Expected to stay cold till weekend then warm up in to the 30's 40's.

brown435

7 inches at 6500 feet over a foot at 8,000

Nt expect to stay but melt away.

Keep it up and we will have nice base by thanksgiving.

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brown435

Multiple storms hitting this weekend. Accunulation above 10 feet expected at elevations above 5500 feet. Mammoth Lakes is at 7000 feet.

brown435

6 feet in town and more falling.

chrisfarley

i hope to be out there mid-feb... want to rent 2 sleds... we are going skiing but one day i want to sled... you have any links for rentals and a good lodge for 2 nights!!

CHEERS FROM MICHIGAN!!

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brown435

Mammoth has hundreds of miles of groomed trails and 1,000 of acres of open space to ride.

The Mammoth Web | Mammoth Area Winter Recreation Trail Report

Mammoth is a ski town and nothing else. Most people will frown when you say snowmobile. Too expensive for the fishermen and hikers in summer.

Real-time Weather Report Forecast Mammoth Mountain Lakes Ca!

Don't know how much you want to spend for lodging. We rent a Condo and it holds 10 people and goes for $300 a day. This is suppose to be a cheap price. A hour to the north of Mammoth is June Lake and is a family atmosphere ... much cheaper at simiar elevation (7000) and access to the same sled trail system. To the south more than a hour is BISHOP ... 4000 elevation no snow or trails and it is where the "poor" people live. There is a bus going back and forth from Mammoth to Bishop ONCE a day .. cost $5.00 and a room in Bishop is $60 and the same room cost $150 in Mammoth.

Mammoth Mountain - Official Resort Site - Winter

Mammoth Lakes Snowmobile - Mono County, California

There are two dealers in Mammoth Polaris and Arctic Cat. They are NOT well stocked. The next closest dealer is a hundred miles away.

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ALSO Polaris

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If you have a towing vehicle you can rent an older water cooled sled with trailer for 150 - 300 a day. Sometimes the dealers have loaners or rentals. Local sled rental agencies for TOURING require you to stay on trail and go under 25 MPH plus all sleds are air cooled.

Mammoth snowmobile rentals : Mammoth, California : DJ'S Snowmobile Adventures





Definitely need to hook up with the local club.

Mammoth is part of the California Nevada Snowmobile Association. California Nevada Snowmobile Association
Mammoth Lakes Snowmobile Club is the local club and Bill the locksmith is the man you want to get to know. 760-934-6157 cbsauser@earthlink.net I know he is an off trail guy and rides on Sunday. They are always planning group trips because when it snows there it dumps and a friend or two really helps in 3 feet of powder.

A local will take you places you would never find on your own.

Mammoth Snowmobile Trail Grooming Fund

http://www.mammothweb.com/recreation/mapnorth.jpg

http://www.mammothweb.com/recreation/mapsouth.jpg

brown435

Could safely say Mammoth have more snow than you need but I am sure someone found a rock or branch off trail and would dispute a bottomless powder boast.

5 plus feet in town and California style bottomless powder in the trees.

Most of the sno-parks in California have more than enough trail pack of 5 feet plus and more than average for off trail.

brown435

Snow storm right now. Two feet new snow today in town at 7,000 feet.

Expect 4-5 feet MORE by monday !

With the 5 foot base will be nice with all the powder on top.

brown435

Storm dropped 3 feet at 7,000 feet (in town at Mammoth Lakes) and 6 plus feet above 8500.

This puts the base above 10 feet at higher elevation. In town base at least 5 feet before storm so ... should add a foot or two.

Good old Sierra Cement Snow so bring your beacon.

Day temps expected around 50 and night in 20's No storm on horizon for at least a week.

brown435

Massive storm to hit west coast for 5 days.

Thursday, December 11, 2008 5:14:13 PM



"VERY WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...SOME LIGHT SNOWFALL POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND BECOMING HEAVY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY" BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES.


FORECAST UPDATE THURSDAY EVENING:

UPDATED SNOWFALL FORECAST FOR MAMMOTH LAKES AT 9,000 FEET:

4 TO 6 INCHES FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
15 TO 30 INCHES BETWEEN SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

SNOW TO WATER RATIONS 20 TO 30:1 LIKELY OVER HIGHER ELEVS


THE MAIN CHANGES IN BOTH 00Z AND 06Z GFS AND 12Z ECMWF WERE IN THE CIRCULATION OF THE DEVELOPING UPPER CYCLONE OVER THE FAR WEST. THE MAIN MESSAGE IS THAT THEY ARE A BIT LESS FAVORABLE FOR THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS DUE TO THE FACT THAT 500MB WIND TRAJECTORIES ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND....THE SYSTEM IS DEVELOPING A BIT MORE OVER LAND........HOWEVER THERE WILL STILL BE PLENTY OF WESTERLY FLOW MONDAY INTO TUESDAY, AND SO WE WILL STILL GET A GOOD SHOT OF SNOWFALL...BUT NOT AS MUCH AS WAS SHOWN FOR THE EXTENDED PERIOD YESTERDAY. SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY APPEAR TO THE THE BEST DAYS FOR SNOW ACCUMULATION IN A COLD WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. ONE TO TWO FEET SEEMS REASONABLE AT THE MOMENT FOR THE UPPER ELEVATIONS DURING THAT TIME FRAME.

THE TWIST IN THE PATTERN SEEMS TO HAVE A GREATER EFFECT ON HOW THE JET WILL BE BEHAVING. EARLY SATURDAY MORNING A 150KNOTT JET WILL BE EFFECTING MAMMOTH...WHICH WILL BE UNDER THE FRONT RIGHT EXIT REGION. ANTECEDENT WARMTH FROM OUR CURRENT WEATHER AND THE DYNAMICS FROM A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT EARLY SATURDAY MORNING HAS PROMPTED THE NWS TO HOIST HIGH WIND WATCHES FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA FRIDAY NIGHT AND MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT FOR SOUTHERN MONO COUNTY. THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY OCCUR ABOUT SUNRISE HERE LOCALLY. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE RARE SITUATIONS WHERE THE UPPER JET CAN BE PULLED DOWN TO THE SURFACE SATURDAY MORNING.
THE MODELS ARE SHOWING A "TROPO-FOLD" WITH THE JET INTO OUR AREA ABOUT SUNRISE SATURDAY.

HERE IS AN EXCERPT FROM THE WSFORNO DISCUSSION WITH A TECHNICAL EXPLANATION.

"30AGL NAM12 WINDS WERE 50+KT ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA FROM I-80 SOUTHWARD THROUGH MONO COUNTY WITH 80+KT AT THE RIDGES. CROSS SECTIONS FROM THE WRF SHOWED WELL DEVELOPED STANDING WAVE ACROSS NORTHERN MONO COUNTY BETWEEN 06Z-12Z SATURDAY. THIS IS ABOUT THE TIME 150KT JET AND TROPOPAUSE FOLD NOSE INTO THE REGION ALONG AND JUST AHEAD OF FRONT."

THE SCREAMING MESSAGE....IS TO SECURE ALL ITEMS OUTSIDE FOR FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING AS WINDS COULD GUST TO HURRICANE FORCE LOCALLY OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF MONO COUNTY.


"THE DWEEBS CRITERIA" FOR 24 HOUR SNOWFALL AMOUNTS HERE IN THE MAMMOTH AREA AT 8000 FEET.
A. LIGHT 1 TO 6 INCHES
B. MODERATE 6+ TO 18 INCHES
C. HEAVY 18+ INCHES TO 36 INCHES
D. VERY HEAVY 36+ INCHES TO 48 INCHES
E. *EXCESSIVE 4 FEET+ IN 24 HOURS

* THIS IS KNOWN TO HAPPEN ONLY A FEW TIMES WITHIN A 10 YEAR PERIOD

brown435

There is no base.

Also limited/no grooming until the 22 of December .... environmental regulation delays

There is 2 feet in town. 7000 feet

At the main lodge it is 5 feet. 9000 feet

Only trails groomed for skiing area not for sledding yet. (groomers / search and rescue use a couple miles of the 150 miles to access various ski slopes)

Here is a link to a plethora of webcams

SierraVisions.com » Sierra Nevada Cams

brown435

Base is forming.

5 plus feet expected in the next 72 hours.

Storms thru New Years then clear skies.

brown435

No major storm since 12/24/08
No base for off trail.

More serious riders road trippin to UTAH.

Last grooming performed 1 January on most trails.

Less than 2 feet on the ground. Not enough for off trail.

High pressure system off California coast pushed jet stream north creating very cold storms for central and eastern USA while southern California has been getting no moisture and temps at sea level in the 70 -80 range.

brown435

High pressure replaced with weak low in area.

Series of storms APPROACHING. A welcome relieve after a week of above normal temps in the 50's 60's.

Many bald spots on the trail.

brown435

5 feet plus at 8000 -9000 feet. About a foot in town.

Will warm this week then another storm next week.

Hopefully this is THE BASE for off trail riding.

brown435

Snow storms lined up for thr next week.

4-8 feet expected in the next 7 days, Mammoth elevation 7000 to 10000.

Levels expected to fall to 5000 feet.

brown435

At least 10 foot base at 9000 feet with powder on top.

Here is a webcam showing a 10 foot marker ontop of a 4 foot forming about 100 miles from Mammoth Lakes



Mammoth Lakes lodge / ski resort at 9800 feet

Mammoth Mountain - Main Lodge Cam