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January 5th, 2022 @ 1:41 PM – Good afternoon, and thanks for stopping by, here is your afternoon update from a snowy Mammoth Lakes.

There was a burst of heavy snow and strong winds last night in the early morning hours creating blizzard conditions and nasty driving conditions. Main Lodge had to close for the day with lifts running out of Canyon and Eagle Lodge today.

For those coming up tonight expect a break in the snowfall on Friday so more lifts and runs will be open, however, you can expect some long delays on the mid and upper-mountain lifts. 

Roads: 395 has re-opened with R2 requirements down 17 miles south of Mammoth Lakes and then R1 from there to Bishop. Mammoth Lakes Roads are R1 with R2 up to Main Lodge. Cal Trans and Local Road crews have got the worst of it cleaned up so you can safely get here or go home now.

Mammoth Mountain Weather: Currently, up top, there are cloudy skies with light to moderate snowfall and a temperature of 16 degrees with winds out of the southwest at 37 to 51 MPH. Down at Main Lodge, the temperature this morning is 22 degrees with winds at 12 to 33 MPH.

Snowfall amounts overnight and through the morning hours are in the 18-24 inch range from the Main Lodge to the Top. At the Snowman Cam at the 8200-foot level, there are 16 inches of new snow with snow piling up at this time.

There has been a break in the heavy snow with the next wave of heavy snow moving into the area soon. Once that last band passes the snow will turn to snow showers with pt cloudy skies expected by mid-morning on Friday. 

If you’re out on the hill on Friday you can expect pt cloudy skies with clear skies by mid-morning. Temperatures will come up into the low to mid-20s with moderate to strong SW winds at times.  Expect gusts as high as 50+ mph over the higher elevations.

Use this link to get our full Mammoth Mountain Weather Discussion.

Mammoth Snow Conditions: On Friday expect lots of groomed-out terrain with tons of powder in the powder fields of Mammoth Mountain. Winds will be picking up in the afternoon so the refill machine should kick in about the time they get the top opened up.

This weekend you can expect a windy wind buff session into the early afternoon hours on Saturday and then Sunday will be a storm riding day with lower and possibly mid-mountain lifts able to run. For Monday and Tuesday, the storm system coming in looks like a direct hit on Mammoth Mountain with excessive snowfall possible. This is looking bigger than the New Years’ weekend event.

Get the full Mammoth Mountain Locals Snow Report at this link.

Travel Alert…>>> Remove the Snow from your Car Please… You can get a ticket for leaving snow on the roof of your car, it’s a hazard when it flies off. The heavy sierra cement snow can break out car windows behind you when it shed off.

Snowman

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