As a follow-up to an earlier report on California's storms and specifically on the ridiculous amount of powder layering the slopes at Mammoth Mountain, I'm happy to share a hilarious video the Eastern Sierra resort has posted, recycling the late comedian Chris Farley's take on the responsible party: El Nino.
As for the week-long storm total, Mammoth reported about 55 inches of new snow as of 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, with much more expected before the weekend.
Though El Nino promises to deliver much more snow this winter, the weekend forecast calls for little or no precipitation, so expect the top of the mountain to open for the first time since the storms arrived on Sunday--and expect the view and the conditions to blow your mind.
-- Pete Thomas
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