MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. (Tribune News Service) — Snow began falling early and hard this season at the Mammoth Mountain ski resort, and the record-breaking amounts don’t look like they’ll stop anytime soon. “This is already one of our biggest snow years ever — and we still have another month to go,” said Lauren Burke, a spokeswoman for the resort about 300 miles north of Los Angeles. “There is a high likelihood that you won’t make it to your destination due to highway closures from heavy snow and/or flooding. In 1982, Main Street in Mammoth Lakes was submerged beneath 2 feet of water. “No sooner do I remove enough snow to allow my crew to get back to work on the house,” he sighed, “than it gets buried in snow again.”©2023 Los Angeles Times.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 11, 2023 22:15 UTC