Mammoth Snow 2023 (largest year on record)

Today we continue to fight the good fight against the record snowfall in Mammoth Lakes over the 22/23 season. It has been a struggle to get through the year as those of you who follow daily have seen. We just finished clean up with almost 36 inches the night before last… today we are doing the last of our clean ups with blowers and loaders, we are continuing to remove heavy loads from structures throughout the town, the sun was out today which was welcome. It warmed up a bit was a very nice day. We ran into the Cal Fire crews up on the Bluffs. They were uncovering fire hydrants for probably the second or third time this year we got to see a little bit of that which was fun so hope y’all enjoy the video stick around for spring. It’s gonna be wild.

[@bb-fe9ur]

You should definitely document the melt when it finally starts.. some of the highest peaks will have snow all summer into next winter

[@GT-mn3bx]

That happens even normal years. Many areas never melt out all the way.

[@-108-]

There's nothin' that makes me happier than seeing happy, fun-loving animals enjoying their lives. Your puppies are great!

[@tonyburzio4107]

In 1861 there was 10' of rain in California. The central valley turned into a lake, Sacramento was destroyed. It seems that the snow this year actually repeats, usually appearing after a decade long drought. "Native Americans knew that the Sacramento Valley could become an inland sea when the rains came. Their storytellers described water filling the valley from the Coast Range to the Sierra" - Wikipedia

[@jamescoleakaericunderwood2503]

I know that history too... Ya know I'm wondering with climate change if Atmospheric Rivers will be the new Norm? I'm third centurion Californian and I've never seen this much rain and snow from San Bernardino to up Past Donner and everything in between...I don't see Sacramento handling all the water that's coming from the snowpack...It's going to be overwhelming... I'm not being a doomsday lover guy I'm just saying... there's no way all the levies will hold...🤷 Tulare Lake has reappeared and this is a helluva way to start off a wet El Nino cycle! 🤔✌️🌊🌊🌊🌊

[@Weather_Nerd]

@@jamescoleakaericunderwood2503 ARs have literally always been how CA gets the bulk of its precip every fall/winter/spring. Can’t really become the “new norm” when we always had them but I understand what you’re saying

[@Weather_Nerd]

Got to remember there were no dammed up reservoirs back then. Things have changed drastically. Folsom is meant for flood protection mainly. Also usually hear it referred to as an “inland ocean” when referring to that flood, and seeing maps of how far it spread it is just mind blowing to even imagine!

[@jamescoleakaericunderwood2503]

@@Weather_Nerd yeah ...but all those reservoirs will be releasing at FULL CAPACITY WITHIN A MONTH....

[@-108-]

Don't quote Wikipedia! It's not even real. It's all fake. Nothing can be trusted on wiki. People like you reading, believing, and spreading misinformation from Wiki is why everyone is so damned un/misinformed these days. Wikipedia is as credible a source as CNN is on a very bad day. Wikipedia should be used for entertainment purposes only.

[@slomo1716]

I am memorized by your channel! Mammoth Mountain, never heard of it until now. Beautiful scenery! Outrageous snowfall and I come from snow country - the Adirondacks. Nothing like this though. Keep on digging and keep us updated on your progress. God Bless!

[@ancientmichigan]

You guys are doing an awesome job. That is an enormous amount of snow to move for people. We have been following your journey from Michigan, ...keep pushing

[@ericlang8895]

You are in deep son! No injuries, Safe roof removal, and amazing snow amounts, total homes buried, propane, gas leaks, explosions, trucks lined up on roads waiting to load, and haul the snow, and digging out hydrants, and guys trying to remove the snow on the roofs, its a sleep, eat, and work routine, day in, and day out, I can only guess at how many folks are just putting checks into your account, the weather is a god send for you guys. I have 8-9 months a year here to rock my work out, with about 10 - 12 guys, they are starting to call me nowadays, good luck you guys!! Peace!

[@MrUnfragged]

unprecedented amounts of snow. this is very dangerous. i commend all the hard workers helping out the town. Keep up the great work i think the worst is behind us!

[@mikewinkelman7015]

When winters over a lot of roof work and equipment work after your insane winter. Everyone up there keep safe.i hope it quits snowing for this winter you all need a break

[@denisbrisebois7658]

Someone visiting the area would get lost in the maze of “high wall of snow” lined streets, including myself… 😆😆😆. For us living on the East Coast, it’s pretty mind boggling to see this. Stay safe everyone!!!

[@4loops43]

There is no amount of tip that would make delivery of 🍕 worthy

[@denisbrisebois7658]

@@4loops43 no s*** 😆😆😆.

[@lauchieburton5592]

Just incredible snow thanks for taking the time to share your day with us

[@DontStepInTheGrease]

I shared 3 of my fave videos of yours with my cousin in L.I. N.Y. She said "Holy crap!"

[@jonathangold2087]

Excellent footage at your numerous job sites! Still can’t get over the height of the snow banks on tye roads, around the commercial and residential properties, you and your company maintain! You and your employees are to be commended for the challenging work you are continuing to accomplish. I hope you don’t have too many more snowfalls to deal with. Look forward to your upcoming podcasts. Hopefully as the winter snows begin to melt, there won’t be significant damage from flooding. Also hope there aren’t additional building collapses and injuries to people occupying them. You and your guys have done an amazing job of clearing snow this winter. You are all heroes the people of Mammouth Lakes.

[@marianfrances4959]

Crazy times!!! Hello from Alberta 👍😎🇨🇦❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄

[@skywatcherca]

Please forgive me for being a tad anal, but I love to see how safety-conscious you and your team are. I'm an old man: I've seen too much in my life, too many accidents, too many people hurt, and injuries. I can see that your crew, head home at the end of the day, safe - probably exhausted, soaked with sweat, hungry - but they return to their loved ones in one piece. Great Job!! You and your crew are keys to the survivability of everyone in Mammoth. :0))

[@TechOttawa]

100% agree. Saw great fall protection and team work in these videos. Keep it up! Safety is no accident!

[@brentwalla4073]

Rock’n that Y2Country, ya’ buddy!

[@wendyphillips5002]

With daytime temps hitting the higher 40s and soon into the 50s Mammoth Creek will be well over full. All that melting snow and water have to go downhill towards the Hot creek and Crowley lake. Spring is coming faster than we think. Those huge snow piles and ramps may be here through nearly all of the summer.

[@billdwyer7897]

Roof Rock Stars getting it done again ! Day after Day 😎👍🍺🍺🍺😊

[@jjrecon3024]

👍 Nice work juggling this channel to 75k while playing in record breaking snowfall, Mammoth Mtn Life 🤍

[@Freecan67]

Still in the Snow. Making great $$$ Too. With Big experience too.

[@Kat-wj8ts]

Put some markers on the trees while your up that high so you see how high it was when it all melts away. Hats off to the hard workers🙏👍👍its my dream to live out west I used to in Lone Pine but Tahoe is my dream beautiful there❤

[@TimberTramp]

The inmates are “doing gods work” the crew boss’s are just watching! Per the usual cal fire inmate crews

[@MelvinSharp-qz2zo]

Like all bosses.

[@jeffjansen582]

ICE will be there to round up all the roof crews when the season is over.

[@garlandremingtoniii1338]

You boys get so much work done. With so few of employees.

[@teridean4129]

been watching you=guys all winter from south Alabama Roll Tide. enjoy watching you.

[@kwsandman14]

Your guys are working there tails off this season. Glad to see they finally cleared your home street. Another KZbinr up the way from you got stuck a few times plus, he drove by and I saw Bud & Sadie.

[@spewp]

their* Fixed that for you.

[@slymcfly123]

Thank you Brian for your comment.

[@Betonrg]

I was not sure if those doggos were Sadie and bud. 😮

[@bobniehaus5053]

View from top of snow ramp is spectacular! Your camera has excellent clarity. Nice!

[@maryandersen557]

Just hard to believe that there is so much work to remove the snow great work guys

[@michaeldubinski1375]

Cool video, Thanks!!

[@timduffy6764]

U n your guys rock

[@michaeldubinski1375]

What an amazing video. Thank you!

[@Pietro2012new]

oh my face, I had last experienced such snow masses in 1992, on a truck trip to Hammerfest in northern Norway. Since the snow masses piled up to 3m high, left and right of the coastal road and at some point after several hours at a snail's pace went purely nothing more. We stood for almost 5 days and nothing helped to get on.

[@trishdibble4574]

I saw where they used saws to cut through the snow, and I wonder if a metal detector would work for locating the propane tanks.

[@jimhoran5445]

I love Mammoth! My sister has a place at Mammoth creek condominiums! She bought when they were being built!

[@laurachesvick9052]

You guys rock!!

[@ropo772]

Thanks Ben!

[@ropo772]

The boys been working hard. Everyone makes mistakes. It's said be humble or be humbled, best we keep our egos in check. It's no fun being the a-hole. Big props to Ed , Alex, and all the boys.

[@pacjam418]

Enjoying the channel, the dogs are great and kudos to all those guys busting their asses working. Looks like you guys got all your snow and our snow this year. We’ve only had a few inches where we are which is unusual. Anyway stay safe, stay warm. -new subscriber from Boston

[@KellyChapman-kc1qw]

You should take bets to see how long your man-made Mt. Snowmageddon lasts before melting away. I think you'll still have some in the pile in September.

[@ddl2k7]

Dose everyone have shingle roofs up there? I switched to steel from one bad winter that would not even compare to what yas got goin on up there, probably save a bunch if headache

[@northeastrailway.]

That dog was crazy happy to see you lol!!!

[@worldwide_wes]

Should be called Cal Fire 🔥& Ice 🧊 Badass much respect

[@calbo4051]

Ben, videos are sharper, clearer and have more stability. Looking good with the GoPro setup.

[@willow091]

It would be nice if you could get your entire crew in for a group photo.

[@rickr5927]

Would be great if you could include some 'before' and 'after' images. like when there was no snow on that ramp, and what it looks like today Awesome job guys.. !!

[@elainecrawford6891]

Sadie, Sadie... pretty doggo 💕 🐕

[@bradleymercier6817]

“Epic Tales of East Sierra” , nice work

[@susanciaramella9472]

Has any businesses or houses roofs caved in yet? Cuz here in South Lake Tahoe, we've had a dozen or so

[@stevealcocer4862]

You may want to check into hand ice saws, for cutting blocks into the snow banks like the Cal fire guys were doing with their chainsaws. Then you can use the snow movers to move the ice / snow blocks off the roofs or to get down around the gas tanks.

[@christinecortese9973]

Kind of a creepy thought but when I was studying glaciers I learned this is often how they start - a “mammoth” snowfall that doesn’t fully melt followed by another huge snow year and on and on…let’s hope the next few years are a lot milder!

[@ManuelGarcia-ww7gj]

Oh, the weather outside should be warmin', But the fire inside is delightful, Since we've got nowhere to go, Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!

[@steveginx]

Saw you guys and dogs in a video from your neighbor

[@edstevens9357]

Foam filled tires on the machine only way to go ! Learned that in the junkyard

[@wesleyblanton2432]

In a middle of a heat wave here in Northern California, We once installed a new A/C unit on a roof of a commercial building only to find out we changed the neighbors unit. So we left the new in in the Neighbors and put a new one in the right place the next Day. Things happen and if that’s the worst that happens, Life is good!

[@sylviawelsh9518]

So where’s the sunny vacation going to be. 😎🌸🌼🌻🌞

[@MrThorp1]

that buried house at the end,, holy hell , man!

[@trevormoore1037]

You can use avalanche probe to find the propane tanks. 20’ pole. Kind of like a tent pole

[@debt4717]

You guys need raised houses like the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station...LOL!

[@take3077]

That mustang lol

[@bradleyhankus5190]

mustang boys were my favorite

[@sylviawelsh9518]

Guys in the Mustang definitely Darwin awards candidates. 😵‍💫

[@bigdog5217]

The only place with more snow in California is the Snow Lab at Soda Springs with 714 inches.

[@chuckychuck]

👀I hope you wrote up an legal binding arrangement between you two, that's pretty scary digging out or around a house blinded with an heavy bulldozer, people say one thing, the next you know, he's getting a new built house out of the deal after court settlement. Trust no one but yourself.

[@pgmpxk]

Keep us posted on what you do to that last house

[@thyslop1737]

Unbelievable the amount of snow. Surprised many roofs did not collapse. That first roof had a mountain of snow on it, looked like it was easily 10 feet or more.

[@noraleestone2859]

15:09 Sadie, Bud, and I'm guessing you with some other people, made a cameo appearance @11:16 in the most recent vid posted by Life in the Eastern Sierra. 😁🥰

[@Betonrg]

Yesss😂

[@raykrv6a]

Can't wait to see the snow melt and the damage that will be seen.

[@westho7314]

chase any ambulances lately?

[@jeffjansen582]

@@westho7314 Clean out all the 80 year old garbage shacks that have been abandoned for decades, much more fun to watch than foreign laborer's on a roof.

[@Howrider65]

So, it will all be gone by June and July I am guessing. And roof repair will be in full swing.

[@garlandremingtoniii1338]

BTW, I’ve often wondered why you don’t put a snow-blower up on the roofs. We do up here on many different roofs in, NW Montana. And, it works out perfectly.

[@jamescoleakaericunderwood2503]

Someone said something about a peanut butter donut 🍩 over here...sniff sniff sniff sniff! My favorite sound is a dog eating a treat!

[@MrCalisoca]

Great work. Be safe.

[@northeastrailway.]

Mistakes like that happen for a reason. That homeowner was probably praying for by help, you guys show up.

[@jimbob4456]

Unreal

[@tonygaetano3211]

Do you guys work over at Chamonix Condos off of Canyon Road near Canyon Lodge? Great job your crew does everyday 👍

[@EricTheDane]

This is a crazy amount of snow! Is there any forecast for the snow melting? I have backpacking plans for the Mammoth area in July... suspect I need to push to August.

[@r1udp9]

180 Convict - Little Upset?? Lots of snow!

[@baseballmomof8]

Managed Big Wood from 79-81… I cannot imagine what it’s like right now

[@kayeross486]

I knew you all needed a few hundred chainsaw crews 😂...

[@stevesherman2439]

I’m curious. Where do the trucks dump the snow? Love your channel

[@rl9808]

At the pit. Around $80.00 per dump!

[@noraleestone2859]

04:45 Unburied? Is that even a word? 🤣🤣🤣😝

[@caloalfredartoflife622]

You are working very hard in wintertime guys. But what are you all doing when there’s no snow?

[@sonovabeach]

12 guys present. 2 guys doing something.

[@MelvinSharp-qz2zo]

Have you ever done pick and shovel work? Do you think they can swing it 8 hours with no breaks? People can do this because they know how to pace themselves.

[@TimberTramp]

Bro, we want the full rant! That guy parked there and it pissed me off….we wanna hear the aftermath! 😂

[@noraleestone2859]

03:32 Isn't it obvious? Those guys are from Mars!! 🤣🤣🤣😝

[@anon-kt7dc]

Digging for propane tanks - wow!

[@calbo4051]

You can always tell a flatlander...convertible car, t-shirt and shorts. I'm guessin somewhere near Malibu.

[@westho7314]

slope dopes

[@alexthemtaandr211weatherfa2]

It's extremely silly 😋

[@ropo772]

Does Mammoth face east, south east, including the town, and the storms come from the west, south west? Which area gets more snow front, back, I'm awe struck.

[@MrWildbill]

Are those 6 port-a-potties all for your crew or were they already there?

[@marykelly1146]

wow

[@aceyorba]

Crazy stuff. So when does the Town of mammoth lakes and Cal Trans run out of money for Snow removal .??

[@GizaDog]

Much needed water storage from the STATE

[@Jack-ne8vm]

Makes me wonder if that'll melt this summer. I imagine walking near trees could be dangerous.. fall into a snow pit.

[@YosemiteOnMyMind]

How much bigger was this winter than the 1982/'83 winter? I didn't get to Mammoth this year but I skied it in 1982/'83 and it seemed to have every bit as much snow as I've seen in videos this winter.

[@unknownsender6852]

It puts the salt on the ice dams

[@davidmaust1415]

The framers will have a place to keep their mtn Dew cold most of the summer

[@rachael9372]

NICE TO BR ABLE TO SHUT THE SOUND OFF.

[@gobbletegook]

Wouldn't it be a good idea to build a small shed over the propane tanks? It would keep most of the weight off of them and the connections...and well as be an easy way to see them or fill them

[@c-v-n3322]

No that's a bad idea.

[@Elizabeth.C.Holmes]

Is there such thing as a heated roof? Did you find the propane tank

[@teddybear4020]

WOW .. WOWOW..!!!!! JUST SUPER NUTTS.!!! ....life in the eastern sierra HIS CHANNEL ALSO covers some of the mammoth mountain area as welltake a watch when u can

[@michaeldubinski1375]

👍👍👍👍👍😎😎😎

[@btbucks]

How much diesel fuel have you been going through on average per week?

[@slymcfly123]

That's what I want to know.

[@jeffjansen582]

@@slymcfly123 Down time for that rotten tie on the loader for 5 months paid for it.

[@doers8154]

Do you live full time in mammoth?