VIDEO: The Science Behind Why Mammoth Mountain, CA Gets So Much Snow

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The Science Behind Mammoth's Snowfall

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This last storm, Mammoth Mountain, CA got dumped on. They got 54โ€ณ, taking their seasonโ€™s total to 73โ€ณ. Last season they saw 718โ€ณ of snowfall, the second most in North America, and just 1โ€ณ off top spot. But have you ever wondered why they get so much snow?

โ€œTheyโ€™ve really picked the right mountain to put a ski area on. Couldnโ€™t have done a better jobโ€ฆโ€ โ€“ Howard Sheckter, Weathercaster

In this short film, a NASA scientist, a weathercaster, a long-time Mammoth Mountain ski patroller and a professor of snow hydrology talk through the science of how Californiaโ€™s big mountain home continually tops the snowfall charts.


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