Surviving a record snowfall year Mammoth 2023… and we got the end dump out finally!

[@Admirer_of_Beautiful_Things]

Your looking at a temperature inversion. It occurs when the air near the ground is colder than the air higher up. The snowpak is cooling the air near surface and cold air is denser than warm air so it stays near the surface. Normally temperatures get colder the higher up you go in this case its warmer further up above the ground. You mentioned the air is relitvly calm which means there is no mixing between the lower and upper layers which is what is allowing this to happen. The reason your only seeing it as you look towards the sun is because of how the angle of the light is passing through colder denser air from your perspective.

[@ub4943]

That maybe but you can’t rule out the crap they spray up there on a daily basis coast to coast

[@ub4943]

Yes always a haze that follows the sun. Ridiculous amount of plane trails mostly going east to west

[@banffdigger]

The inversion's do hold any particulate matter down lower to the ground, smoke from wood stoves etc.

[@kellwood1404]

Could the Shiveluch ash fall also cause the orange ish colour? GeoHub on YT mentioned visible ash in Eastern Washington, and in his place in Oregon he had a 4% drop on solar panels. I think he’s probably familiar with temperature inversions.

[@ub4943]

Your right probably all natural not #GeoEngineering all conspiracy. Even tho all kinds of patents are out on weather manipulation

[@MrThorp1]

Ice fog... the cold air suspends water vapor/ice crystals. even though its cold, the UV from the sun is still melting stuff off. that vapor , especially over the cold valley causes the fog. mountain life is pretty damn great.

[@Tannertraversed]

@23:45 What're you barking at? Dog: barking at you! 😭

[@bb-fe9ur]

You guys worked your butts off, anyone who survived the season is a grizzled veteran. Losing vehicles in the snow was really rough on them...

[@jerrydelyea5820]

Hey man. Jerry up in the Rockies in Canada. So there was a huge volcanic eruption in Russia last week and they are saying it will likely cause crazy sunsets for North America for the next few weeks. I wonder if this is what you are seeing in the sunrise??

[@GT-mn3bx]

Possibly. I read once where sunrise and sunsets are redder because the sun is shining through what would be 5-10 feet of compacted airborne dust.

[@alexthemtaandr211weatherfa2]

The polar vortex is slightly disrupted and average temperatures are more likely in the Pacific Northwest Western Canada 🇨🇦 and Alaska, north central us is near average overall and minimum chance of above average, central us equal chances, and South and east us has normal weather, this won't impact the gulf.

[@pawamore4047]

Mad respect for all the individuals who were out working hard in the snow up there in the Sierra Mtns.

[@kellysimmons8938]

That is ash from the volcano that erupted in Russia

[@francisdelaney2228]

Next time this situation happens, LOCK in the 2nd drive axle on the rig.

[@terrywhite5455]

The trailers give a whole new meaning to the words “trailer trash.” 😂😊😊😊😊

[@moomoo3031]

wish we'd gottten just a bit of your snow, maybe 1 foot total all winter, 8300' in northern NM.

[@philiphorner31]

Striking a hammer with a hammer can cause spalling and fatal shrapnel to the actor.

[@JamesMcGillis]

It must be poignant. We were with you from Day One.🎉

[@brucemacneil]

Looks like a lot of work. Some strategy, consultation and better equipment would help dramatically.

[@joewhite2809]

Just wanted to say you guys did an awesome job keeping up with the snow !

[@pepespov286]

Somehow, I came across your channel. I've been watching for the last few weeks! You guys have done a great job under such conditions! "Mistakes were made" I'm sure you and rest of the community learned from them and will be ready the next time . Because " you never know what's around the corner" As for your "crew" they were amazing! Here is a Shout out to them; FELICIDADES muchachos! As always , rain, shine and now snow WE always do what others don't want to do :) Thanks for sharing :):):)

[@victoriabernuth9728]

Thanks for sharing the challenges and journey. I viewed all your videos. I just wish Eugene Oregon had gotten some of your precipitation.

[@briane173]

5:08 @Matt Sutkoski got it right -- Bezymianny volcano in Russia erupted and poured a decent amount of ash and SO2 into the atmosphere and it's just following the jet stream currents to get over to this side of the Pacific. It'll result in orange-ish sunrises and sunsets for a couple weeks I imagine. Props to @Matt Sutkoski.

[@GT-mn3bx]

Even my brother at 5700 feet said he has seen more snow in a single storm, but usually rain and snow. This year was mostly snow every time.

[@glenyoung1809]

Shiveluch, on the Kamchatka peninsula, erupted on Tuesday April 11, 2023. The volcanic plume ascended to 65,000 ft which got into the jet stream which brought the high altitude plume almost directly from Kamchatka to California. What you’re seeing are the aerosols of sulfur dioxide suspended at that altitude which causes spectacular color effects will last for a while and be really noticeable around sunrise and especially sunset.

[@airmanma]

I sure hope you guys don't have any major flooding once that stuff starts melting. Seems you people in California can't catch a break. We are all rooting for you. God has got to bless you with some good luck for once. Greetings from Cape Cod!!!

[@raewynbrown9372]

If ya dig I to them ice walls ya gonna hit a mammoth...daang 😅

[@kellykonoske91]

What a shame not having that tractor and dump available for the season. Good you got it out finally. Just a note.. it isnt road legal without the clearance lights on the cab, though Its probably not run at night. Take care guys! Todd Konoske the retired trucker.

[@johnjenkins1589]

Wonder if your going to get hit in winter 23!? Last huge winter I can remember at Mammoth was 2012 so maybe it will be 2032 until it hits that hard again… guess we will find out soon enough. Congrats for making it through. Hopefully LA won’t steal all of the water and Mono lake will fill up some along with the aquifers and lakes basin.

[@dethray1000]

there is way too much water--all lakes will be over flowing and they will put excess into the mostly dry owens lake

[@MelvinSharp-qz2zo]

All of the water in Owens River is taken by Los Angeles Water and Power District. They do not want it in Owens Lake but the LADWP aqueduct May be overwhelmed this year.

[@dethray1000]

the mountains in utah have over 900 inches--many cabins lost--record snow also

[@mmjsstav]

That haze you saw might have been volcanic ash from the Aleutians in Alaska. A volcano recently erupted up there and that volcanic ash/haze has been reported in other areas of the western and central U.S. Not sure whether air currents brought that as aloft over Mammoth Mountain, though.

[@alankessel8891]

That’s moisture that you can see when looking towards the sun that is melting and returns to the atmosphere

[@MyPromixdirt]

i would expect that it is condensation from evaporation, heat warming the cold snow , same as when the frost comes out of the fields in the spring it resembles fog, which it is, its fog.

[@calbo4051]

Well said Alex, 'that's what happens when you're young', Enjoy your youth...my birthday today, 70, what I am seeing on the videos was a long time ago for me, but I enjoy watching the exuberance of youth. A long winter for sure, the amazing MML channel kept this flatlander grounded. Thanks for all the hours of footage and incredible hard work your guys put in.

[@GT-mn3bx]

Temperature inversion and ice crystals, Plus There is also a layer of extremely cold air at 12K plus. Right now 3F...Tues -7F forecasted over 12k feet.

[@susanhighfield8284]

You had an end dump all this time? Wow

[@MelvinSharp-qz2zo]

He said there were lots of paper work and red tape issues to operate that truck in his business. There wasn’t time.

[@AnacesardaLuz26daLuz77]

Cesar si 🌨️🌨️❄️❄️☃️🌬️

[@ronlenahan7491]

Russian volcano smog

[@LiamsMom1]

Hats off to you, your crew and the doggos!! And all the time that was shared to show us all what was happening in Mammoth. I'm glad I found your channel throughout this season. Unbelievable how much snow Mammoth was hit with and the aftermath. Look forward to watching more of your videos....and seeing the doggies too ❣️

[@Lakesarea]

I think it would be cool to bring the team together for an appreciation party. Maybe at a city park or somewhere cool. You assembled a great team for this season and before it's over it would be cool to see y'all having some fun together.

[@freebeerecords]

Another vote for sulfur dioxide from the Russian volcano. Really appreciate all the vids, Plow Bros FTW!

[@ionizer24]

You’re damn right you have lots to be proud about! Enjoy your dummer off, and hopefully everyone pays their bills quickly. Kudos to your hard working crews too!

[@GT-mn3bx]

18:57...holy crap. My old 8x10 2 place has a 2500 lb Dexter axle... Surprised a tire didn't blow first before the axle.

[@Michigan-thrifter]

I'd love to have that white regular cab short bed silverado lol.. Looks like winter is finally winding down for you guys.. Here in sw Michigan it was so weak, we had 5-6 storms. As a fellow plower it didn't make me much money

[@Mermaid4Ever]

My guess about the haze is it was coming from the dust off Owens Dry Lake in southern Inyo County. It’s been very windy down there the last several days and I had been getting alerts on my phone from the Great Basin Unified Air Pollution District.

[@JD-zm4eh]

Shake my hand and have a pat on the back for doing a very physically hard back breaking job. Respect shall be given for all your fellow workers, I'm sure the community can be generous with respect. Have a great day. There is a word for how the sky looks looking towards the Sun as it is on the rise or in the setting. Haze may be the word.

[@celestall.Rocchick]

The crunchy white powder snow is the most dangerous at this time. So just protect yourself I'm sure you will know when the upper Science works on it. It might be overnight kinda of thing. You will see the difference. 😊

[@jeffjansen582]

Great vid, those old bald trailer tires are worn tight down to the chord, stay safe. Cheers

[@billyhaddock5540]

Hard working guy's moving the snow and vehicles. I'm very glad that i live in florida..

[@coffee8866]

Do you have any Diesel Heaters you can put on the trailer to get the melt to speed up? We've used ours in the past to melt axels that froze from cold. Anyway, great video!

[@grentwallatree-tq7wm]

Is it over….? Nothing is over! LOL. Keep up the good work Plow Brothers!

[@verlondo]

Not wise to tell the world that you don't lock your doors. I don't lock my doors either but I don't advertise the fact on the internet. Like your show Cheers

[@grahamquigley8818]

Regular viewer here. Might seem like a silly question, but, where do the dump trucks take all the snow? Gooday from Australia. :)

[@DavesW]

There is a snow dump where all the trucks in town dump at. Lots of his previous videos show it if you’re interested.

[@Mermaid4Ever]

There were two snow pits; one out in the Snowcreek Meadow and the other, opened late this season, in the USFS boneyard off St. Rt. 203. That one remains open.

[@chuckdworak1909]

I'm kind of wondering how many residences are going to be condemned due to structural damage going to run into the millions

[@jimmychaplin]

I wonder if that color is from the ash from the Russian Volcano. I think you were too far west for that to be the case, but maybe?

[@wysurvivor]

Be careful you never know. I've seen 15" on the 10th of May.

[@joeferraro9884]

Maybe it’s the steam from the whole west coast finally being cooled down after all the heat for all them years..

[@jackterry7664]

All your employees deserve a nice bonus this year!!!

[@bigdog5217]

It does look like smog. But if so where would it come from?...Hmmm?

[@rbmh]

What a disaster hopefully it melts before September.

[@garlandremingtoniii1338]

You and your men get more done in a day, then the majority of folks get done in a week!!!!

[@sgan937]

Where dose all this melt go too, good luck down hill I guess when it melts

[@grandadcrypto]

front moving down thru Utah and colorado.

[@ejr5480]

Ok. We get it. You got a lot of snow. Enough!!!

[@jbnrusnya_should_be_punished]

I wonder how long could snow last if you wouldn't clear it. I guess it could be mid of Jun minimum. Your wheel disk bent due to low pressure and a road bump or even rock on the road. In countries with bad roads, this is a common problem.

[@douglaswallace7820]

How did the wildlife survive?

[@billdwyer7897]

Amazing watching all season from here in No Snow Connecticut, We Heat about it on the news but Seeing Your Videos really showed the story , and You guys must have learned some new tricks . Great work by all your guys and especially the Roof Rock Stars , looking forward to videos to see how long the snow is there .😎👍🍺🇺🇸

[@BobJoy_my_collection_of_stuff]

yucky is humidity very near ground level being SHOWN because sun's rays are reflected to your eyes. requires strong sun above , humidity not stirred up by wind.

[@cb2000a]

Sandstorm from China

[@lindacox8156]

Everything you said was so good and so true‼️ What a winter it was‼️ Thank you for letting us experience it with you through the videos‼️It has been amazing‼️👍😊

[@johnhaugh2320]

Great words at the start about this winter. Don’t know if the volcanic dust made it this far, but a lot of flights were cancelled up in the Pacific Northwest, gf’s flight was cancelled in Missoula on Friday.

[@genie7923]

@5:40 sand from China

[@doolittlegeorge]

Wow exceeded the design specifications on various mirrors and door handles. Clearly these machines had no impact from the bean counters at Corporate sad but true..

[@tats4ever]

It was a record breaking winter season Plow Brothers team worked their a**es off! Your all legends!

[@donaldgrove1971]

The sky looks different - probably ice crystals reflecting the sun rays

[@papabear1417]

The orange sky is sunlight being defracted by water in the atmosphere.

[@KEEPERBJr]

you need a ramp

[@mikewinkelman7015]

I think your equipment got 4 seasons hard work rolled into this year alone.

[@JoeD.294.]

The cost to keep the machines running this winter must have been $$$$$

[@laurier3348]

Wow.

[@JohnMoncrief-ic9hp]

had that 2 weeks ago hit pot hole 400 dollars alum rims

[@jamiechristofferson7100]

How come you dont have a large shop to work on your equipment? Seems like it would be easier than working outside .

[@MelvinSharp-qz2zo]

No room for such a thing in Mammoth Lakes. It would have to be down in the valley somewhere.

[@brendamelhorn4986]

Curious, where do you take the dump trucks of snow to dump them? Show that if you can!!

[@Mermaid4Ever]

There were two snow pits; one out in the Snowcreek Meadow and the other, opened late this season, in the USFS boneyard off St. Rt. 203. That one remains open. Past videos show them hauling to the pit in the meadow.

[@martiball4531]

Crazy dig out

[@skwyrz1]

heavy metal and dehydrant sprayed by the airplanes to change weather.

[@SlickBubbles]

SORRY to say, but you guys need to learn to work smarter. A cable to cut through that heavy packed, icy snow would have made the job clearing the snow from the house much quicker and with less effort. It's very similar to your clearing rooves; there are faster ways to get it done. I guess you guys are still learning.

[@areaone3813]

Did you ever think your vehicles would be so buried? 🫣