PAINTER’S PICTURE
On May 9th, Tom Painter – founder and CEO ofAirborne Snow Observatories, Inc. – gave a presentation on the Sierra snowpack as part of the Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory’s[…]
Author: Charlie Pike
LOST FOR FIVE DAYS BEHIND MAMMOTH
Thursday, April 20th. Lee Hill’s birthday trip. The high temperature was 46 in Mammoth Lakes. Hill – 57, San Diego native, works at Children’s Hospital, been coming up to Mammoth[…]
TO SHELVE OR NOT TO SHELVE
A little over a month ago, the Wall Street Journal published a column by Jennifer Calfas: “Librarians See Record Book-Ban Efforts.” The kicker: “Attempts to ban books in U.S. libraries nearly[…]
SEVERE WINTER FOR BIGHORN SHEEP
John Wehausen picks up the mountain lion’s severed head. He’s outside the CDFW (California Department of Fish and Wildlife) office in Bishop. A handful of others and I stand around[…]
BROKEN RECORD
Last Tuesday’s storm dropped about 28 inches of snow on Mammoth Mountain, making ‘22-’23 the snowiest season on record. More snow fell the day after, and as of March 30th,[…]
ONE TABLESPOON AT A TIME
We’ve reached that inflection point where it’s turned nasty. Where we’ve tapped out, but Mother Nature continues to tighten the chokehold and there is no referee. There are a number[…]
