A Letter to the Editor,
With all the negative news coming out of Mammoth these day, much of it surely warranted, there is a very positive side as well that I think should be shared.
I ‘d been away from Mammoth for some 10 years and now find myself back at home, back where I am happily meant to be. And in that time much has changed. Main Street has been beautifully landscaped and maintained. Another golf course was added which golfer or not protects the area from more condos and buildings and creates a beautiful preserve of the area. A bike path was built all the way to Horseshoe Lake and through-out the town, a path I find extraordinarily beautiful. And Mammoth now has a FREE transit system; in a town this size is unbelievable. If more locals would only use it we could become a model for other communities, reducing our own carbon foot prints, saving the environment, and showing the world how to be green. Way to go Mammoth!
There is a new ride in town, the village gondola, ya I miss the old market there, but I find the Village to be the new and needed town square. As for Mammoth Mountain, the snow making and grooming is world class. To see what they do in even a lean snow year is to me a bit of a miracle. Way to go Mammoth!
The events are non stop through-out the summer, bringing in the dollars that our tourism based community surely needs to survive. There was a time when Mammoth was primarily a one season ski town, and the push for a year-round resort was the craze. Well whatever people think of how Mammoth got to where it is today, good or bad, I personally have never seen Mammoth more vibrant and more busy with tourist than it is today. Way to go Mammoth!
There is talk now that for Mammoth to be a true year round resort it has to do something about its shoulder seasons, the spring and fall. I disagree. I think Mammoth and the locals that live here need the time and space to collect themselves, relax, rejuvenate, take a break before they all come back again. Mammoth deserves a break, Way to go Mammoth!
And finally, I had read recently that the Town was contemplating concessioning out the parks and recs department of Mammoth to somehow do it better. So whilst biking up the bike trail the other day through Shady Rest I found the new park and recs office next to the Visitors Center and walked in to simply say: Way to go Mammoth, I have never seen it better!!!
Michael J Ahles
Happiness comes from within, not from what your city council provides you. And a tourist does not care or know if you are personally are happy. If they come here and there are no restaurants to eat at, no places to shop, and no places for entertainment, THEY are not… Read more »
I thought happiness came from “magic rays of sunshine that shine down when your feeling blue?”
There are two kinds of people.
Those who live in this beautiful, friendly town of Mammoth Lakes, California –
and those who wish they did.
(wink)
We have another name for people that live in Mammoth. We call them “takers”, they take but never return.
I’m afraid your jealousy is showing, Mark.
yeah right, they’re calling me, I’m not calling them.
Mark….kinda like some that go there to visit….,but never return.
With all due respect 360, greed and over development is an understatement. We can’t see the forest through the buildings.
That’s too bad you can’s see the forest. There is still plenty good around us.
Did any of you get out to see the start of the Fall century on Saturday?
It was quite a sight. I think that events like this are great.
Way to Go MJA ~ So refreshing to hear some positive words about this beautiful town !
Thank You !!!
I’ve got to honest about this one…If I left Mammoth 10 years ago and just came back, I’d see nothing but greed and over development. Remember Pioneer Market?
I glad you like it. I think it’s important to have people with positive attitudes about the place where we all live. I wish I could share your joy. I can’t. I think the quality of life has diminished in the 13 years I’ve lived here. And I see too… Read more »
If you cannot afford to live in Mammoth Lakes, you most likely will find ways to diss it.
That’s assuming who you are talking about has an envy problem and doesn’t like where they live.
BK
Funny you mention that, the only problem I have with TOML is the people that live there that can’t afford it. They are the ‘takers’ I posted earlier about. Many of them call themselves liberals, but they are not liberal enough to return a favor. They just keep on taking.… Read more »
Economic Factors…..If I “could afford” to live in Mammoth I’d live in Bridgeport.
I tell people a similar story when they come to look at purchasing the 5 million dollar house next to mine. “If I could afford a 5 million dollar home I would live somewhere else”.
It will be much better once the town of Mammoth bans all cars to the lakes basin and only allows registered vehicles for maintenance of the land. All wood fires should be banned. Co2 tax increases and large fines for all homeownes who do not have energy effeciant houseing.