Mammoth Mountain, a ski resort, stayed open until August for only the third time in history. After 275 days of snow play, the lifts have finally come to a halt.
It was a snow season for the books – one that at times buried the mountain resort, but also created a rare “second season” that allowed slopes to stay open through the summer.
Only three times have winter operations stayed open into August, including in 2017. This season marked the second longest in Mammoth’s history. The latest the resort has ever stayed open was nearly 30 years ago, in 1995, when it closed on Aug. 13. Originally, the resort was supposed to close at the end of July, but officials decided to extend an extra week until Aug. 6 because there was still so much snow.
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