Mountain High (CA) on fire - live webcams show blazes :(

[BenedictGomez]

Granted you need to be online right now to see this until the cameras burn up (link below) but this is very sad. Some screen snips I took below.

Live Cams

Watch live images from Mountain High Resorts. Click each image to see the live stream.

www.mthigh.com

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https://x.com/i/status/1833666857339171026

 

[BenedictGomez]

They've turned the snow guns on in full-on water mode to try to slow the fire.

 

[thetrailboss]

Add Mount Rose, Snow Valley, and Tamarack.

 

[danimals]

https://www.reddit.com/r/snowboarding/comments/1fe1as1
The video on that link is something else. I hope everyone in the area got out.

 

[Zand]

Mountain High just tweeted that most of the damage to their infrastructure was minor. Surprising to see that considering how bad the cams looked last night.

 

[djd66]

I have never seen a forest fire up close,... This video link is amazing. Start at about 1:02,... There is one shot where the flames look to be 300' high.

 

[danimals]

Mountain High just tweeted that most of the damage to their infrastructure was minor. Surprising to see that considering how bad the cams looked last night.

I saw some ground reports that the main base area and main lifts are good but the east peak area got hit pretty bad. the fire maps confirm that a bit.

more damage is likely to be found after inspections. thats a lot of heat.

 

[jaytrem]

Glad to hear they made out better than expected! I skied there once, their skier to snowboard ratio is pretty much the exact opposite of Alta. However, they were all very nice to me as I made feeble attempts at using their boxes and things on my tele skis.

 

[heiusa]

I lived in So CA for 10 years and that place sucked. No great loss.

 

[thetrailboss]

I lived in So CA for 10 years and that place sucked. No great loss.

A loss of any ski area is a bad thing IMHO.

 

[BenedictGomez]

I lived in So CA for 10 years and that place sucked. No great loss.

You seem pleasant.

 

[Tin Woodsman]

I lived in So CA for 10 years and that place sucked. No great loss.

Mtn High has its warts, but it's relatively cheap, damn convenient and an important option in the SoCal skiing ecosystem - the only reliable resort in the San Gabriels. And in bigger years, if you time it right, there is some tremendous off-piste between East and West. It's also the economic lifeblood for the town of Wrightwood, and I suspect they'd consider it a pretty big loss.

 

[thetrailboss]

Looks like the facilities were largely spared and they plan to open in November. Wow!

Mountain High Survives The Bridge Fire

Mountain High is in an active fire scene. We're singed and dirty but hanging strong. Stay up to date on the latest fire damage here.

www.mthigh.com

 

[BenedictGomez]

Looks like the facilities were largely spared and they plan to open in November. Wow!

Thank the Lord, what a blessing. I wonder if ski trails unintentionally help slow and/or stop the spread by acting as large fire breaks?

 

[crystalmountainskier]

Early reports from Sierra at Tahoe were similarly rosy. Then the realized the severity of infrastructure challenges, heat damage, timber fall threat, etc. This also sounds less rosy: https://www.saminfo.com/news/sam-he...n-high-too-soon-to-tell-says-karl-kapuscinski