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mammoth · 12-21-2005, 11:44 PM

heading over to mammoth for the new years in five days. Want to know if anyone knows abou the snow conditions for riding.....Is it worth hauling my sleds 6 1/2 hours to ride

brown435 · 12-30-2005, 12:21 AM

I would call the only snow mobile rental in mammoth and ask them the snow conditions. The owner is Don. I was there a month ago and they had two feet. suspect they have more now and it should be snowing there right now. Just looked at weather forcast and suppose to snow on and off for the next 4 days. 3 feet total accumulation with most on friday night

brown435 · 12-30-2005, 12:33 AM

http://www.mammothweather.com/forecast.html

This should help. They have 12 inches to 4 feet from 8000 to 11000 feet based on website snow report.

The site has live web cams but looked at night and saw nothing.

brown435 · 01-06-2006, 01:19 AM

Another 8 feet of snow at 7000 feet and above.
Total base at 12 feet or more.
High temp 51F except in for goes to Low 30 at 6000 feet.
Night to 9F with gusts up to 60mph.

No storms likely for one week.

brown435 · 02-05-2006, 07:26 PM

Been getting up above freezing for a week now. Snow melting fast but enough to sled. Night in 20's Day in 40's. Still several feet of base snow. Lots of ice on north face.

brown435 · 02-09-2006, 05:51 PM

Been in the 50's for couple weeks. Base is only 2 feet.

brown435 · 02-13-2006, 09:31 PM

Rode on Western side of range called Huntington Lake. Base was over 3 feet. Temperature high was 65 degrees ! Nueatiful ride but was hazy and some fog.

brown435 · 02-19-2006, 05:48 PM

Tempurature is in the 20's with one to 3 feet of fresh powder. Base is 2-5 feet and is iced / hardpacked. Traild groomed at least once daily.

brown435 · 03-09-2006, 01:51 AM

More snow on the way. One to 6 feet next 4 days. Temps dropping into teens

brown435 · 03-10-2006, 10:55 AM

Another storm hitting area. Snow down to 1500 feet and as far south as Los Angeles foothills. Accum from few inches to 2 feet in higher elevations.

brown435 · 03-15-2006, 10:51 AM

Snowed 10 feet since march 1. Couple more feet suppose to happen this weekend.

brown435 · 03-20-2006, 10:11 PM

Another 2 feet with temps in teens.

brown435 · 04-23-2006, 12:21 AM

Two more feet of fresh powder. So on record this is over 600 inches for the season

brown435 · 05-07-2006, 11:27 AM

Still snow on north face. Most ridges have little or no snow. Snowmobile rentals closed. Skiing still available at lodge. Fishing season opened last week and roads been ployed for access to lakes / streams / rivers. Temps low 30's night 60's at day.

brown435 · 10-14-2006, 11:16 AM

At 8,200 feet a few inches of snow. Temp above 35F at 8AM PST . Temp expected to climb higher into the fifties.

Isolated rain during day turning to snow at night thru wednesday.

Day temp is 40's to low 50's night temp to low 20's.

brown435 · 11-25-2006, 01:36 PM

November 25 weather storm warning for Sierras around Yosemite.

THE LONG BREAK FROM WINTER STORM CONDITIONS MAY COME TO AN END
SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY, WITH THE ARRIVAL OF A SIGNIFICANT
WINTER STORM. A WEATHER DISTURBANCE FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA IS
FORECAST TO DIVE INTO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA LATE SUNDAY AND LINGER
INTO MONDAY. THIS FEATURE IS PROJECTED TO HAVE ENOUGH COLD AIR AND
MOISTURE TO DROP A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW FROM YOSEMITE PARK
SOUTH TO KINGS CANYON. LATEST FORECAST SNOW AMOUNTS SUGGEST MORE
THAN A FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET, BEFORE THE SNOW
ENDS MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS STORM WILL IMPACT TIOGA PASS ON
HIGHWAY 120, AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE SIGNIFICANT
ENOUGH TO CLOSE THE PASS FOR THE SEASON.

Finally the season is upon us in southern Central California.

brown435 · 12-10-2006, 12:53 PM

Mammoth has a foot on the ground still snowing. Tahoe has more snow.

No base snow to sled yet but snowing all over the Sierra and another storm here Monday.

It snowed six inches above 6500 feet in the Los Angeles Forest. Sunny right now but they say it will get cold todat and another storm will bting the snow down to 4000 feet by monday. Will melt away by friday.

brown435 · 12-28-2006, 12:36 AM

3 feet average snow now in Mammoth. One foot base.

Snow goes deeper from town.

Huntington Lake have 2 feet fresh snow with 2 foot base.

Up north Donner Borreal off Hwy 80 much more snow.

brown435 · 01-10-2007, 12:19 AM

Mammoth snow level 31% of normal. Very little grooming. Only to remove moguls on trails.

Still one foot base with north face hills above 8000 feet with 4 feet snow.

155 miles of trails BUT only 30 miles groomed because lack of snow.

Start grooming with 2 feet of base.

brown435 · 01-28-2007, 07:43 PM

Sled rental shop east of
395 not renting because lack of snow at 7000 feet !

Lot of dirt spots on the trails. Off trail is a no way ! Even at 9000 feet.

These conditions are the worst since drought of 1989.

Less than foot of snow for January. A 26 year record for low snow fall.