February 21st, 2024 @ 7:30 AM – It’s a winter wonderland on Mammoth Mountain and around the Eastern Sierra today. Up at Main Lodge this morning, there are 8-10 inches of fresh powder at a 10-1 ratio. There are going to be more great powder turns to be had today before several Blue Bird days arrive starting on Thursday.
Checking the current conditions on the hill, the temperature is 20 degrees at Main Lodge, with winds at the Top of Chair 1 out of the southwest at 49 mph with gusts to 60 mph. Up Top, the temperature is 12 with an S wind at 42 mph, gusting to 46 mph, with a wind chill of -12 this morning.
Travel & Road Forecast: Highway 395 from Toms Place North to Mammoth Lakes and Highway 203, and all roads in Mammoth Lakes are R1 / Chains or Snow Tires Required. If you want to check out the 395 and 203 webcams in one place, check out our road conditions page at this link.
Mammoth Mountain Weather Forecast
If you’re heading to the hill today, expect clearing skies with decreasing winds during the morning hours. Mid-day temperatures are expected to be in the mid to upper 20s. With a Southwest by late morning at wind around 15-20 mph, with gusts as high as 25-30 mph.
Thursday into Sunday, look for pt cloudy skies at times, with temperatures climbing into the mid to upper 30s and light winds at times. Looks like a great 4 days for you Blue Bird lovers.
Beyond this weekend, it looks like more snow will be moving at the end of the month and at the start of March. Keep an eye on our forecast pages if you plan to travel up during the extended outlook period.
Mammoth Mountain Snow Report from the Snowman
2-21-2024 – As of 8 AM at the Snow Study Site (9000 Feet), you will find 8-10 inches of new snow with the snow ratio at around 10-1. The base at 9000 feet is now at 96 inches, with an estimated base of 130-140+ inches over the top. The seasonal snowfall total at the snow study site is around 230 inches. *Will confirm totals once we get an update from Ski Patrol.
It looks like a slow start to the day, but once the crews clear out the new snow, you can expect the entire Mountain to be open and remain that way right through the upcoming weekend. By Thursday, every groomer should be packed out with that wonderful mid-winter packed powder surface.
Snow surface conditions should remain soft into Friday and then start to pack down a bit as temperatures rise and the snow gets packed out by the ski week crowd that’s in town right now. If you’re into Bluebird, this upcoming weekend will be just right for your mid-winter fun.
Ski Ya Later, Snowman
Mammoth Mountain Photos from the Snowman
Website Author – Steve Taylor – Mammoth Snowman – Over the last 35+ years, Snowman has spent countless hours studying and learning about Mammoth Mountain Weather and Snow Conditions firsthand. He has been skiing around the hill with marked ski poles since March of 1991 so he can measure the fresh snowfall amounts out on the hill.
Snowman started blogging this information back in 1990 on the old Mammoth BBS system, then the RSN Forums, and then on to MammothSnowman.com in 2004 with the Video & Photo Blog report. (No YouTube back then). Facebook was added to the fold back in 2008 and then the Facebook Group in 2016.
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