With a snowpack at 205% of its average for this time of year, Mammoth Mountain‘s spectacular season is being reflected by equally impressive snow stats.
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The eastern Sierra ski area is benefitting from its higher elevation positioning, which has given its upper flanks a deeper snowpack than its more northern, lower-elevation Tahoe neighbors. That same snowpack also has the potential to host the longest single season in the ski area’s history!
Fingers Crossed!
The Sierra Snotel regions measuring over 200% of their average snowpack for this time of year!
Mammoth’s Season By The Numbers:
- Snowfall This Season Alone – 540″
- Average Annual Snowfall – 400″
- Summit Snow Depth – 330″ (*Jackson Hole’s summit snow depth is 145″!)
- Base Snow Depth – 170″
- Current Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) % of Normal – 205%
- Current Trail Status – 100% Open
- Biggest storm of the season – 13-19 FEET in just 10 days! (*01/03/17 – 01/13/17)
- Main Lodge Base depth quadrupled in size in under 60 days – 52” 12/26/17 – 215” 2/22/17
- Projected Closing Day – 07/04/2017
- # of times the National Guard was asked to help shovel snow – 1
- # of days it took the National Guard to get remove 4,000 tons of snow – 5
- Mammoth’s Snowiest Month On Record – January 2017 = 246″ (*Old record – 209”)
- Current snowfall record – 668″ (*2010/2011)
- Inches need to break single-season snowfall record – 128″
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