Mammoth Mountain is Now Closed Until Further Notice, There Is No Uphill Hiking Allowed!

Please avoid all travel to Mammoth Lakes at this time, all non-essential services & lodging have been closed.  

4-22-2020 9:15 AM – Hello and thanks for stopping by MammothSnowman.com.

We have mostly clear skies in the Eastern Sierra now with light winds. Highs will be warming again today as we have lost the NE flow over the Eastern Sierra. 

Currently, up top, it’s a chilly 39 with a light wind out of the WSW at 9 MPH, humidity is down to 27%. Down at Snow Study Site at the 9000-foot level, the base is @ 62 inches with 27.74 inches of water for the season.

That amount of snow during a light drought year like this would normally get us to about Memorial Day or a bit longer. If this was 2017 I would say we would have a chance to ski and ride again, but not this year and not in California.

COVID News: Everyone has left the area now or they are sheltering in place. Please hold back on your travel plans to Mammoth Lakes until the shelter in place orders have been lifted. As of now, that order is in place till the end of May. 

The government has now basically shut down all public lands, BLM land, and all DWP recreation areas. Fishing season has now also been delayed until June 1st, 2020. If you’re looking for information from Mammoth Mountain on the COVID Virus click here for the info page they have set up and here is the link to the Mono County information page.

Mammoth Mountain & Mammoth Lakes Weather

4-21 – Spring weather is on the way now with pt cloudy skies and warming temperatures through the weekend as a ridge of high pressure moves into the area.

Mammoth Lakes should be in the 60s by the weekend with 80s down in Bishop. Lows will still be in the upper 20s to low 40s depending on your elevation.

Winds will be light in the am hours and pick up during the pm hours @ 5-15 MPH as the day heats up. 

For the real fine details on Mammoth Mountain Weather check out our weather page.

The Snowpack should start to convert rapidly over to its normal freeze-thaw cycle over the next 10 days, it’s Mammoths famous corn snow season now. 

Let’s hope we have flattened the curve enough to get some turns in before for all this corn snow melts off.

If not Mountain Bike Season is just around the corner and we will be doing a weekly bike report post with fresh photos from Mammoth Mountain and there will be some new write-ups about rides you can take here in the Eastern Sierra.

I have been riding a lot over the last year and I am ready for the challenge of doing some fresh trip reports from the dirt. 🙂  

Last but not least I want to thank everyone who donated and became a monthly subscriber over the weekend, you guys and gals sure are great! As promised the updates will keep coming along with some fresh pages and adventure content. 

Snowman out…