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If the old saying “no friends on a powder day” holds true, skiers at Sierra Nevada’s Mammoth Mountain have been pretty lonely all week.
And this is why the view from the @MammothMountain Summit Cam was blocked for a few days. 19ft+ of snow. Thanks for the shovel! pic.twitter.com/mG2qFETrmv
— MammothMountain (@MammothMountain) January 13, 2017
By Friday, Mammoth Mountain, one of the largest ski resorts in California, recorded over 19 feet of new snow over a 10-day period.
Another 13" of new snow bringing our total to 10-15 feet in the last week! High winds & ore snow today - working on lifts at Canyon & Eagle pic.twitter.com/CZzoRtD3R8
— MammothMountain (@MammothMountain) January 11, 2017
The resort had to cut down its ski area substantially as its crews could not keep up with all the snow.
More than half of Mammoth Mountain’s average annual snowfall fell in the short 10-day period this month, giving it a snow base ranging between 12 feet and 22 feet.
I think we are going to need a bigger shovel. 8-12 feet and counting. #MammothStories pic.twitter.com/azOdSAlYhw
— MammothMountain (@MammothMountain) January 9, 2017
In contrast, Big White saw about six inches of snow during the same period.
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