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California/Nevada 2021-2022 Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort/Conditions/Meetups

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It’s been PSIA deep here this week, examiners rodeo .
 
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I car camp, I was in the back , 3:30am, drinking coffee, surfing inter webs, I felt the car move, wind?
Turned on my headlamp, looked out the passenger window, 6” from my face was a bear staring back at me!
I’m a little puckered & finishing my coffee now.
 

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I car camp, I was in the back , 3:30am, drinking coffee, surfing inter webs, I felt the car move, wind?
Turned on my headlamp, looked out the passenger window, 6” from my face was a bear staring back at me!
I’m a little puckered & finishing my coffee now.
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moving snow this morning
 

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Sonora Pass, which saves about 40 minutes and 50 miles between San Jose and Mammoth compared to taking Carson Pass and Gardnerville, re-opened on Mon 11/15. Trip is still 5 1/2 hrs without stops. I'd probably only use it on return as I spend night in South Lake Tahoe then get up early enough to be at Mammoth near opening and fill-up on less expensive Nevada gas. These were gas prices in Bridgeport and Lee Vining last week.
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2899LeeViningGas.JPG Ebbetts Pass also re-opened, but is not recommended to save any time.

If you take Sonora Pass, make sure to downshift and don't burn up your brakes. It is steepest highway I know in CA with grades up to 26%. I took it very carefully Eastbound in my truck camper to ski Mammoth July 1-3, 2019 as Tioga was not open when I needed it. But I don't think I'd try it Westbound in camper without an exhaust brake as my SUV requires a lot of braking on a couple of the downhills to stay at/under 45 in 1st gear.
 

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I'm actually surprised Bridgeport had gas under $6, I was speculating that it would be nearer 7 for premium by now.
 

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Sonora Pass, which saves about 40 minutes and 50 miles between San Jose and Mammoth compared to taking Carson Pass and Gardnerville, re-opened on Mon 11/15. Trip is still 5 1/2 hrs without stops. I'd probably only use it on return as I spend night in South Lake Tahoe then get up early enough to be at Mammoth near opening and fill-up on less expensive Nevada gas. These were gas prices in Bridgeport and Lee Vining last week.
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View attachment 148749 Ebbetts Pass also re-opened, but is not recommended to save any time.
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Bridgeport, Death Valley & Mendocino are the most expensive places to buy gas in CA.
If you can get 35 miles up 395 to Coleville CA or down to Bishop gas will be about a dollar and a half cheaper. Both run by Native Americans.
The Coleville one closes early -maybe 6 ish. . Even better would be Gardnerville or Carson City.
 

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Most expensive gas I ever bought, at the time, was at the western entrance to death valley. Only bought enough to get to Beatty. They didn't even have a restroom available for my wife.
 

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Most expensive gas I ever bought, at the time, was at the western entrance to death valley. Only bought enough to get to Beatty. They didn't even have a restroom available for my wife.
Panamint Springs? We were there quite few years ago and couldn't believe how much gas was.
 

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I always though Lee Vining was the most expensive gas I had ever seen in the lower 48. Bridgeport always seemed a little less. YMMV :huh:
 

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Job available for someone ! This guy has lived at the top of the Mammoth Gondola for 18 years ! An employee who wants to leave in 2 years.
He has the power to shut the gondola down in wind or bad weather. Sometimes he is by himself for 5 days. Hired by Dave McCoy and the ski
area doesn't know how to replace him !

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Living higher than any other Californian would be saying a lot. :ogcool:
 

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It wasn't the crowds or limited terrain that cut my past few days short- it was the smoke from the prescribed burns near deadmans ....
 
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Yes, Roma’s room is open
 

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For this coming weekend, what is your best guess for about how early would I have to get to the main base area to get parking to avoid having to park a ways out and need to take a shuttle/walk longer than a few minutes?
 

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I always though Lee Vining was the most expensive gas I had ever seen in the lower 48. Bridgeport always seemed a little less. YMMV :huh:
eastern sierra had the most expensive gas out of any region I’ve seen, but a road-side inn in Big Sur takes the cake for most expensive gas I’ve ever seen.

Back in May, I nearly paid 6.05 per gallon for gas in Big Sur. That was when urban prices were hovering near lower part of $4
 
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