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Eastern Sierra News for December 12, 2025

 

 

 

 

Wildfire Smoke Expected to Continue

Some smoke continues to drift into the Eastern Sierra from two fires burning in Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park. The Tehipite fire has been burning since July in a remote area of the Sierra. The most recent weekly flyover listed that fire at close to 10,000 acres...

Ski Area Association Reports More Older Skiers

The National Ski Area Association recently issued a report stating that the number of older skiers is up dramatically in the past 10 years. According to the national ski area report, visitors over the age of 45 have gone up from 21% of the skiers on the hill to 33% of...

Caltrans 4-Lane Project Moves Along

By next summer, we may all find relief from the dangerous 2-lane section of Highway 395 between Independence and Big Pine. That major four-lane project has made progress and looks forward to completion sometime next spring or summer. Brian Winzenread, a Caltrans...

Town of Mammoth and Hot Creek Will Go to Mediation

The Court of Appeals has ordered the Town of Mammoth and Hot Creek developers to take part in mediation to try to resolve their differences. Hot Creek claims the Town delayed their condo project at Mammoth Airport. The Town claimed that FAA requirements had slowed...