No kidding, painfully slow going. I was thinking of the need for a light weight walk behind powered sled/scoop on the same scale as the blower they have on the roof, with tracks, to maybe 5 or 10X the productivity of the process of moving snow to where the blower can chuck it off the roof.
Your making me homesick. I left California 3 years ago after being there for almost 50 years. Miss the state and my friends but the state lost it’s luster many years ago.
Thanks for the tour. The river stuff I miss living in Florida. You go to any body of water in Florida you're in danger of a Gater having you for lunch or dinner.
Thank you for the road trip through Kernville to Bakersfield! I think it’s been more than 40 years since I’ve gone that route, went to Bakersfield College long, long time ago 😄 after Graduating from Bishop High school. I very much appreciate all the footage from Mammoth Lakes. Glad I’m not there to shovel snow this winter.😄
Now that was a beautiful drive...I'll put this on my bucket list. Rather see these towers than the new cube edifices here in New York City any day... Thanks for sharing
Thanks for showing the drive - I've never been on that road through Lake Isabella - it truly is beautiful! I also always love the eastern Sierra Nevada. Owens lake would probably have water every year if Los Angeles didnt take all its water...
DWP has dibs on all the water, that's not changing. Best we can hope for is the maintenance of the current reclamation program for Mono Lake and Owens Lake. This year was an absolute gift for reclamation side of the issue, but DWP is gonna continue to take the majority of the water from Owens Valley residents.
Thank you for posting these. It is truly fascinating and hard to imagine until you see it. The patience and perseverance you guys are showing is impressive. May all be well.
thank you for showing where i lived for 11 years. Many trips from Bodfish to Bakersfield College which is south of Lake isabella to Bakersfield to obtain my nursing license, then numerous trips over walker pass to Ridgecrest to get my RN degree from Cerro Coso college. I spent many years as a nurse seeing patients in the lake isabella area, Onyx, Weldon, Mt Mesa, Kernville, Wofford Heights, Havilah, it is a beautiful place
Awesome views while riding with you, thank you for sharing this with me. Have a great trip back . If you can, show some more views in the coming months as spring continues to unfold itself to us. Give love to your family and dogs for me.
Excellent video! Aside from the snow, the mountain tour, and rapids were very cool! It is good to see the melt has filled in to the spots where water was suppose to be! An excellent drive! Thanks!
They’ve been making Los Angeles Department of Water and Power keep some water in Owens Lake because of the horrible air quality that the blowing toxins are making in the Owens Valley. It is or is one of the worst air quality problems in the Continental USA, sharing it’s issues with the Salton Sea. The old pictures of Owens Lake with the snow capped Sierra Nevada mountains reflecting off of it’s surface as viewed from Cerro Gordo is pretty incredible! The Los Angeles Aqueduct took all of it’s tributaries, so the lake dried up. Mono Lake almost suffered the same fate!
@@dethray1000 They could outlaw front lawns in areas served by the Los Angeles DWP and take that water savings to refill the lake. I’d love to see a paddle wheeler return to Owens Lake!
I had relatives who had a cattle ranch starting in the late 1800s in a small town on 395 called Olancha. They had to move the ranch because of LA stealing all the water from Owens Lake.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane to lake Isabella my mother-in-law had a place there in the late eighties to the late 90s goodtimes boating on that lake! She lived near that first highway exit then first two rights to that track of mobile homes. Since it was just a vacation home she would entices to come up every summer do to new ownership some restaurants like Ewing's in other ones that would flip ownership's every year to come up😂! I Came across a good kernville andl lake Isabella channel out there recently with snow too good memories out there!
Owens dry lake has more water then I’ve ever seen! It was a beautiful lake once upon a time. Your crew is kicken a** and takin names! Plow brothers are legends!
where Ed's crew is, perhaps they could cut a trough to the peak and use a piece of heavy plastic in it as a snow luge anchored on top and then only move the snow on to it and let gravity do the work.
Years ago I was trying to avoid rocks on the road in that beautiful Kern Canyon and I ended up hitting one that was “hidden” between the double yellow lines. It ripped open the sidewall of my front left tire of my Bonneville. Luckily we had a compact spare, unlike many cars today with no spare, but maybe a can of sealant that won’t work on anything but a slow leak.
Amazing seeing that part of California getting refreshed with water supply. I remember driving up 395 to Idaho from Southern Cal. in 1974 and the lakes on the way were about 2/3 full. Nice drive along side the Kern river.
1:32 The small condo complex in between the Mammoth Taproom & Eatery and The Village is where I used to live -- right at Ground Zero of the town, intersection of Main St. and Minaret Rd. How great would it have been to still be living there, with a gondola within a short walk from my front door to the Village and then on the mountain, without ever having to use my vehicle. None of that existed when I lived there 50 years ago; we had to drive all the way up to Main Lodge because that was the only developed location on the mountain. Being able to go out my front door and walk to a gondola and be on the mountain inside of 15 minutes would be SO epic....
We did that trip just last week. It rained all the way down the 395 and 14 When your in Bakersfield do you visit Milt’s cafe for breakfast. It’s the best. 👍🏻
Looks like a lot of transit time walking the sleighs back and forth and they look easy to slide along once they're loaded. That makes me start thinking about a way for one person to possibly pull 2 or 3 at a time with some sort of rope with loops and carabiners to link them together...
At 18:30 right to there was water up to the road during the 1997 Rains and Floods, that whole thing was an Ocean. As full of water as it could be. Imagine 3 days of rain and all snow gone below 11K.
The Kern River Valley is a Special place. Lots of beauty in some of the most Picturesque landscapes. Kern River will always vary and depending on the snow pack, the roads are dangerous and the river is even more Dangerous the Killer Kern Lives.
Also that isn't the Spillway for the lake not by a long shot, new Spillway is next to Old spillway on other side of Engineer point the Point in the lake off the dam. This lake I believe has 3 spillways on the Keysville side of the dam. The Dam was given another 20' of height on Both dams the Main and Auxiliary dam. The Dam you showed was Auxiliary the Main Dam is a Beast. I can try to answer any questions about the lake Dam or region if anyone has questions about the area.
Thanks for the interesting content. Have you tried cutting the snow with snow saws and hauling out in blocks? You could set up a conveyor track, too. I have been building forts with my kids at our cabin in the mountains
Unbelievable what you're going through but I've got to ask - isn't there a more innovative or better approach to clearing that flat roof? I see all your guys working hard hauling that snow across the roof but they may be there until July! :)
So much effort and dedication with your crews. Where do the roof folks live and they seem to work 7 days a week!!! They are such hard working back aching folks. Bravo to all the roof crews and the tenacity and determination to the ground crew. ❤
i cant imagine having to pay to keep snow off my roof it must be expensive.I installed hot water heat under 700 sqft.of metal roofwith a dedicated water heater and a water coil in my wood furnace.it has worked good on a 2ft snow at -20 f.for the rest of the house i open the attic door and it helps keep clear.i know you are dealing with a lot more snow
How much do Alex and his crew on the roof cost for the mall? I know this year is excessive, but are they every year on the roof or is the snow no issue in those years?
I always wanted to go on 395 down through there. Thank you very much for the trip. I have been on the north end at 395. Going into Oregon. Never down south right on brother. Thank you. Stayed safe.
I don't know anything about structures + snow. With that said, is it better to have a flat roof like the one on Von's or a (not even sure what it's called) steep roof?
Back side to Kernville is closed due to Flooding of the South Fork of the Kern River it should be closed for about another 2 weeks. Lake levels are at 63% capacity for lake Isabella as of March 21st.
15:00 I'll have to remember that -- Holy Smoke. When I'm in Bishop I typically stay at that Comfort Inn a few frames back, and I wasn't paying attention to how close Holy Smoke is to the hotel. I typically go to the Schatz Bar & Grill because they're working a promotional thing with Comfort Inn since they're right next door.
What's unnerving to me is that when you were traveling close to Bakersfield up and down those hills, there were virtually no guard rails to be seen. At least not until the end of your video. I wonder how many cars go careening down those embankments during the course of a year? Beautiful scenery, though.
Well it kinda depends, highway 178 is a 4 lane highway at the start people doing about 60-80mph not many CHP officers in this area. Then once you get into the Canyon it's really not that scary of a road, it may seem that way but it's really not. But usually around 20 cars go off the edge of the canyon a year. So far 317 people have died in the River since 1969 and we expect that number to skyrocket this year. There are guardrails as I have Spunout in the canyon and hit them before being sent back into the mountainside. Guardrails aren't used as much as we have Free range cattle who go up and down these hill sides, fall into the road and need to get off the road somehow. Guardrails keep them trapped, you can get a Falling rocks and cow sign shirt as its one of our famous signs.
Watching these videos and as a former bookkeeper, I am hoping extreme costs of snowmageddon can be full or partially covered during Emergency declarations by Feds or state. Not up to this company but up to residents to get reimbursed. If its a yes or no to claim....it's worth a try and just simply doing the paperwork. Start with no fear of a no answer...just go for it!
@@benfranklin1039my opinion is American tax payers disasters and needs... in hard times...is first and foremost. Prayers for Mammoth...Florida hurricanes and all areas of horrific wildfires. The elderly and disabled Americans without help should never come last after the rest of the world.
I was wondering if you could get a crane for half a day (usually the minimum) and lift a quad with a plow onto that roof? Seems it would take the minimal weight of it. Build a snow ramp for it and push the snow over the edge? Just a thought that might make things go a LOT faster on that expansive roof.
I’m guessing there are many obstacles on that roof, vents and whatever else that’s sticking up that you can’t see under all that snow, and that snow looks pretty packed down and heavy which makes it harder to use snow blowers and any other bigger equipment.
When it comes to photography thete is never a next time. Back up the truck, take the extra time, and get the shot. You'll only regret the ones you rolled by.
Ben, I'll run with whatever you tell me: I already put off my trip to Cali this month on account of the relentless snowstorms there at Mammoth, but I desperately want to get down there while there's this much snowpack on the Sierra. I didn't buy tire chains this season so I want to avoid having to get two sets just for this trip, plus I don't know what shape the Quality Inn property is in presently OR the roads in and out. Would you recommend holding off until May? Or can I roll the dice and go down in April? We of course have no idea what the weather has in store that far out, but I really wanna hit Owens Valley/Mammoth Mtn while there's this much snowpack, and with any luck I can hook up for a meet & greet with you and your compadres.
I would try wheel barrels on cleaning the flat roofs. That’s a lot of walking with little loads… just trying to look out & for something easier for those guys
The Roof Crew needs a better strategy. They are wasting time, energy and movement with their disjointed and ineffective approach. The roof should be divided into quadrants and worked from the inside out. The closest distance between two points is a straight line. That's the longest distance the snow should be moved.
You guys are saving lives by lightening that roof load…unbelievable! Has Vons remained open? Too bad a military helicopter isn’t nearby; you could have it hover low and blow snow everywhere.
Seems to me heated mats on the flat roofs would make sense like heated floors. Melt it into water and let it drain to underground sewers that don’t freeze.
Mad respect for the shovel crews on the Von's roof...that is super overwhelming Hard Work!
No kidding, painfully slow going. I was thinking of the need for a light weight walk behind powered sled/scoop on the same scale as the blower they have on the roof, with tracks, to maybe 5 or 10X the productivity of the process of moving snow to where the blower can chuck it off the roof.
Must pay the minimum $30 per hour
@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ That's useful. LOL.
Ok you have coined the phrase of the day for me "New Water"! Great line for all of us Californian's!
Your making me homesick. I left California 3 years ago after being there for almost 50 years. Miss the state and my friends but the state lost it’s luster many years ago.
I did not ever know how beautiful California was outside of the urban zones and coast.
Don't tell anybody!
Are you kidding me? It’s what we’re known for 😂😂
And homeless crazy people
Thanks for the tour. The river stuff I miss living in Florida. You go to any body of water in Florida you're in danger of a Gater having you for lunch or dinner.
It's amazing how different everything looks after rains and snow, especially the mountains - gorgeous drive
Thank you for the road trip through Kernville to Bakersfield! I think it’s been more than 40 years since I’ve gone that route, went to Bakersfield College long, long time ago 😄 after Graduating from Bishop High school. I very much appreciate all the footage from Mammoth Lakes. Glad I’m not there to shovel snow this winter.😄
It's amazing how you went from feet of snow on the roads and hills to beautiful green on the hills and pastures Stay safe 🙏 👍 😊 ❤️
California always amazed me that way. Three climate zones in less than 2 hours.
Now that was a beautiful drive...I'll put this on my bucket list.
Rather see these towers than the new cube edifices here in New York City any day... Thanks for sharing
Thanks for showing the drive - I've never been on that road through Lake Isabella - it truly is beautiful! I also always love the eastern Sierra Nevada. Owens lake would probably have water every year if Los Angeles didnt take all its water...
LA owns the water--already settled in court
DWP has dibs on all the water, that's not changing. Best we can hope for is the maintenance of the current reclamation program for Mono Lake and Owens Lake. This year was an absolute gift for reclamation side of the issue, but DWP is gonna continue to take the majority of the water from Owens Valley residents.
Outlaws lawns in Los DWP’s service area
Thank you for posting these. It is truly fascinating and hard to imagine until you see it. The patience and perseverance you guys are showing is impressive. May all be well.
thank you for showing where i lived for 11 years. Many trips from Bodfish to Bakersfield College which is south of Lake isabella to Bakersfield to obtain my nursing license, then numerous trips over walker pass to Ridgecrest to get my RN degree from Cerro Coso college. I spent many years as a nurse seeing patients in the lake isabella area, Onyx, Weldon, Mt Mesa, Kernville, Wofford Heights, Havilah, it is a beautiful place
Good story
Awesome views while riding with you, thank you for sharing this with me. Have a great trip back . If you can, show some more views in the coming months as spring continues to unfold itself to us. Give love to your family and dogs for me.
I love that super green canyon with the raging river!
Thanks for the great video reminders that California is not just three crazy cities!
Excellent video! Aside from the snow, the mountain tour, and rapids were very cool! It is good to see the melt has filled in to the spots where water was suppose to be! An excellent drive! Thanks!
Looks like a different world once you’re down off the mountains!!
That view from Bishop is amazing
My God, breathtaking scenery! Dangerous but simply breathtaking 😮
They’ve been making Los Angeles Department of Water and Power keep some water in Owens Lake because of the horrible air quality that the blowing toxins are making in the Owens Valley. It is or is one of the worst air quality problems in the Continental USA, sharing it’s issues with the Salton Sea.
The old pictures of Owens Lake with the snow capped Sierra Nevada mountains reflecting off of it’s surface as viewed from Cerro Gordo is pretty incredible! The Los Angeles Aqueduct took all of it’s tributaries, so the lake dried up. Mono Lake almost suffered the same fate!
LA dwp has spent 500+ million putting a clay cap on owens dry lake the last 10 years
@@dethray1000 They could outlaw front lawns in areas served by the Los Angeles DWP and take that water savings to refill the lake. I’d love to see a paddle wheeler return to Owens Lake!
I had relatives who had a cattle ranch starting in the late 1800s in a small town on 395 called Olancha. They had to move the ranch because of LA stealing all the water from Owens Lake.
Now would be a good time to refill it
@@SPak-rt2gb LA owns it.
Stunning footage! Love the sierras, live in Az now. Thanks for the update💕
Thanks for the trip down memory lane to lake Isabella my mother-in-law had a place there in the late eighties to the late 90s goodtimes boating on that lake! She lived near that first highway exit then first two rights to that track of mobile homes. Since it was just a vacation home she would entices to come up every summer do to new ownership some restaurants like Ewing's in other ones that would flip ownership's every year to come up😂! I Came across a good kernville andl lake Isabella channel out there recently with snow too good memories out there!
Thank you for all of your videos. Praying for everyone. ❤
Owens dry lake has more water then I’ve ever seen! It was a beautiful lake once upon a time. Your crew is kicken a** and takin names! Plow brothers are legends!
That was great! I haven't been to the lake in many years.💕
Thx for sharing!!!! This is just amazing.
where Ed's crew is, perhaps they could cut a trough to the peak and use a piece of heavy plastic in it as a snow luge anchored on top and then only move the snow on to it and let gravity do the work.
Absolutely gorgeous landscapes
Years ago I was trying to avoid rocks on the road in that beautiful Kern Canyon and I ended up hitting one that was “hidden” between the double yellow lines. It ripped open the sidewall of my front left tire of my Bonneville. Luckily we had a compact spare, unlike many cars today with no spare, but maybe a can of sealant that won’t work on anything but a slow leak.
Yep exactly same issue in Feather River Canyon in snowstorm. Props to railroad guy who stopped to help.
Cars today can get "run-flat" tires, no spare needed.
That's incredible. This is the winter of a lifetime. I'm heading for the Confluence of the American River in Auburn. That's gonna be a trip.
19:30 I haven't seen that much water in Owens Lake since I was a kid.
Right!!
Loving your videos. At 20.09 i noticed a Mammothcloud. 😇
Very anxious to see how full Owens Lake gets by the end of spring run off
Amazing seeing that part of California getting refreshed with water supply. I remember driving up 395 to Idaho from Southern Cal. in 1974 and the lakes on the way were about 2/3 full. Nice drive along side the Kern river.
Beautiful breathtaking landscape on the open road that’s nearly snow free!!
Thank God you didn’t have to deal with the snow we’ve had in Alaska this year
Congratulations on 70k, Ben!
Amazing the amount of water that came across down by olancha and that area last week.
1:32 The small condo complex in between the Mammoth Taproom & Eatery and The Village is where I used to live -- right at Ground Zero of the town, intersection of Main St. and Minaret Rd. How great would it have been to still be living there, with a gondola within a short walk from my front door to the Village and then on the mountain, without ever having to use my vehicle. None of that existed when I lived there 50 years ago; we had to drive all the way up to Main Lodge because that was the only developed location on the mountain. Being able to go out my front door and walk to a gondola and be on the mountain inside of 15 minutes would be SO epic....
This is what I want to see more of come spring and summer. The effects all this snow has
A lot more rain than snow in this valley, most of our good snow runoff comes from Mt Whitney and the surrounding peaks.
@@robbie5138 It’s all going to go south in the Los Angeles Aqueduct! 😭
Ben, I also watch RVer TV, in AZ, goes many locations and provides video, love it, and is quite relaxing/calming.
We did that trip just last week. It rained all the way down the 395 and 14
When your in Bakersfield do you visit Milt’s cafe for breakfast. It’s the best. 👍🏻
15:15 We go to Schat’s Bakery in Bishop whenever we drive trough there!
Beautiful drive nice scenery
at Von's with the amount of snow there, a walk behind skiddy would be worth considering
With those flat roofs it almost seems like you could use a 6' foot snow saw and just move huge blocks of snow/ice to the ramps at the edge.
Hello from Siesta Key Florida
Excellent video 👍👍
Great vlog!
Looks like a lot of transit time walking the sleighs back and forth and they look easy to slide along once they're loaded. That makes me start thinking about a way for one person to possibly pull 2 or 3 at a time with some sort of rope with loops and carabiners to link them together...
At 18:30 right to there was water up to the road during the 1997 Rains and Floods, that whole thing was an Ocean. As full of water as it could be. Imagine 3 days of rain and all snow gone below 11K.
The Kern River Valley is a Special place. Lots of beauty in some of the most Picturesque landscapes. Kern River will always vary and depending on the snow pack, the roads are dangerous and the river is even more Dangerous the Killer Kern Lives.
Beautiful
Also that isn't the Spillway for the lake not by a long shot, new Spillway is next to Old spillway on other side of Engineer point the Point in the lake off the dam. This lake I believe has 3 spillways on the Keysville side of the dam. The Dam was given another 20' of height on Both dams the Main and Auxiliary dam. The Dam you showed was Auxiliary the Main Dam is a Beast. I can try to answer any questions about the lake Dam or region if anyone has questions about the area.
Thanks for the interesting content. Have you tried cutting the snow with snow saws and hauling out in blocks? You could set up a conveyor track, too. I have been building forts with my kids at our cabin in the mountains
Unbelievable what you're going through but I've got to ask - isn't there a more innovative or better approach to clearing that flat roof? I see all your guys working hard hauling that snow across the roof but they may be there until July! :)
no--the snow stays on the mountain ski area til at least july,higher elevations all year but in town gone in may
So much effort and dedication with your crews. Where do the roof folks live and they seem to work 7 days a week!!! They are such hard working back aching folks. Bravo to all the roof crews and the tenacity and determination to the ground crew. ❤
You need powered sled to move snow to the snow blower with a tilt dump function.
I grew up on kern it’s amazing the water levels .
One of my favorite drives Reno to Bishop.
Mine too.
i cant imagine having to pay to keep snow off my roof it must be expensive.I installed hot water heat under 700 sqft.of metal roofwith a dedicated water heater and a water coil in my wood furnace.it has worked good on a 2ft snow at -20 f.for the rest of the house i open the attic door and it helps keep clear.i know you are dealing with a lot more snow
WILD! Man vs nature. You have to respect the power of nature!
How much do Alex and his crew on the roof cost for the mall? I know this year is excessive, but are they every year on the roof or is the snow no issue in those years?
I can't believe that Von's roof can hold that much weight!
It can't
It takes a village!! 💞
According to Mammoth Mt snow history...
Record 2011- 668.5 inches
Today 2023- 664 inches - 5 more inches to break the record.
I always wanted to go on 395 down through there. Thank you very much for the trip. I have been on the north end at 395. Going into Oregon. Never down south right on brother. Thank you. Stayed safe.
Would it even work if you were to have the Bobcat blower lifted up on the Vons' roof (especially the weight of the machine)?
I don't know anything about structures + snow. With that said, is it better to have a flat roof like the one on Von's or a (not even sure what it's called) steep roof?
Steep roofs r best.
Back side to Kernville is closed due to Flooding of the South Fork of the Kern River it should be closed for about another 2 weeks. Lake levels are at 63% capacity for lake Isabella as of March 21st.
OMG all that snow IS GONNA melt eventually and then what ?!
these downstream areas HAVE to prepare now ..
Thanks for the video of Kernville and the lake. This will shut the libs up, at least until the lake gets low again.
We call this Golf course season. California looks like a golf course for spring.
hay fever nightmare!!
15:00 I'll have to remember that -- Holy Smoke. When I'm in Bishop I typically stay at that Comfort Inn a few frames back, and I wasn't paying attention to how close Holy Smoke is to the hotel. I typically go to the Schatz Bar & Grill because they're working a promotional thing with Comfort Inn since they're right next door.
When I worked at the Coso Geothermal Plant we would have Holy Smokes come and cater lunch! Fantastic food and don’t forget the Mac and Cheese!
Now it becomes clear water is life respect it with all your life
Have any of the newer, recently built buildings lost a roof?
What's unnerving to me is that when you were traveling close to Bakersfield up and down those hills, there were virtually no guard rails to be seen. At least not until the end of your video. I wonder how many cars go careening down those embankments during the course of a year? Beautiful scenery, though.
Como se dice, "Green cards", en espanol?
Well it kinda depends, highway 178 is a 4 lane highway at the start people doing about 60-80mph not many CHP officers in this area. Then once you get into the Canyon it's really not that scary of a road, it may seem that way but it's really not. But usually around 20 cars go off the edge of the canyon a year. So far 317 people have died in the River since 1969 and we expect that number to skyrocket this year. There are guardrails as I have Spunout in the canyon and hit them before being sent back into the mountainside. Guardrails aren't used as much as we have Free range cattle who go up and down these hill sides, fall into the road and need to get off the road somehow. Guardrails keep them trapped, you can get a Falling rocks and cow sign shirt as its one of our famous signs.
@@robbie5138 20 cars seems like a lot but maybe it isn't. It definitely would make me nervous since I'm so used to guardrails around where I live.
@@robbie5138 they redid the hiway years ago--it used to be a lot worse,a lot
It’s called the Killer Kern for a reason.
Watching these videos and as a former bookkeeper, I am hoping extreme costs of snowmageddon can be full or partially covered during Emergency declarations by Feds or state. Not up to this company but up to residents to get reimbursed. If its a yes or no to claim....it's worth a try and just simply doing the paperwork. Start with no fear of a no answer...just go for it!
Print more money and make everyone deal with the inflation and bank failures, that will fix it!
@@benfranklin1039my opinion is American tax payers disasters and needs... in hard times...is first and foremost. Prayers for Mammoth...Florida hurricanes and all areas of horrific wildfires. The elderly and disabled Americans without help should never come last after the rest of the world.
What’s the difference in altitude btw mammoth & lake Isabella?
Thanks Ben!
I was wondering if you could get a crane for half a day (usually the minimum) and lift a quad with a plow onto that roof? Seems it would take the minimal weight of it. Build a snow ramp for it and push the snow over the edge? Just a thought that might make things go a LOT faster on that expansive roof.
I’m guessing there are many obstacles on that roof, vents and whatever else that’s sticking up that you can’t see under all that snow, and that snow looks pretty packed down and heavy which makes it harder to use snow blowers and any other bigger equipment.
Went to Tahoe last Friday not as much snow as Mammoth but close.
I live in Tahoe and we are 2000 elevation lower than Mammoth.
so green
Kind of gives refreshing meaning to the Donner Party struggles. I'm happily in Napa County, CA.
After this is over you and your crews need to have a 'We Survived' party. Have t shirts or sweat shirts made with that phrase and the dates. Big BBQ.
When it comes to photography thete is never a next time. Back up the truck, take the extra time, and get the shot. You'll only regret the ones you rolled by.
unless this is recorded earlier yesterday or this week its snowing and raining in cali today
Ben, I'll run with whatever you tell me: I already put off my trip to Cali this month on account of the relentless snowstorms there at Mammoth, but I desperately want to get down there while there's this much snowpack on the Sierra. I didn't buy tire chains this season so I want to avoid having to get two sets just for this trip, plus I don't know what shape the Quality Inn property is in presently OR the roads in and out. Would you recommend holding off until May? Or can I roll the dice and go down in April? We of course have no idea what the weather has in store that far out, but I really wanna hit Owens Valley/Mammoth Mtn while there's this much snowpack, and with any luck I can hook up for a meet & greet with you and your compadres.
Wait until May. The snow will be there throughout July.
Please say where you are when scenery changes
How many tons of snow do you figure is on top of Vons roof?
Wtf kern river so green 👀👀👀🤯🤯🤯
I hope your paying them a decent $$$ for there labor !
Looks like your autofocus isn't working well in bright conditions.
I would try wheel barrels on cleaning the flat roofs. That’s a lot of walking with little loads… just trying to look out & for something easier for those guys
Indy, home sweet home
The Roof Crew needs a better strategy. They are wasting time, energy and movement with their disjointed and ineffective approach. The roof should be divided into quadrants and worked from the inside out. The closest distance between two points is a straight line. That's the longest distance the snow should be moved.
You need a crane with roll off dumpsters. Put dumpster on roof with crane small crane fill dumpsters put them right onto trucks.
Hole smokes BBQ is great Just across the street you will find Schat's the best bakery east of the Sieara's! thank me later.
You guys are saving lives by lightening that roof load…unbelievable! Has Vons remained open? Too bad a military helicopter isn’t nearby; you could have it hover low and blow snow everywhere.
Gota be a better way!!!
The scary part about getting all that snow in higher elevations is when it melts the people in the lower elevations get the after effects.
Seems to me heated mats on the flat roofs would make sense like heated floors. Melt it into water and let it drain to underground sewers that don’t freeze.