© Peter Morning / Mammoth MountainHeavy snow at Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort on Monday. Several ski resorts closed operations because of blizzard conditions.
Blizzard conditions with winds up to 50 mph are forecast in both areas through Monday, bringing up to 3 more feet of snow Monday evening and into Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.
Ski operations at June Mountain in June Lake closed, as did most runs and the Main Lodge at Mammoth Mountain in Mammoth Lakes. "We had so much snow it takes a while to safely open the mountain," spokesman Tim LeRoy said Monday.
Mammoth received almost 7 feet of snow and was expecting another 2.5 feet by Tuesday night. June Mountain already had received 9 feet of snow from the current storm.
Squaw Valley and Alpine resorts in the Tahoe area also closed Monday because of unsafe conditions. "We'll make every effort to open Tuesday," spokeswoman Alex Spychalsky said. The main artery to Tahoe, Interstate 80, closed Monday because of white-out conditions for travelers.
However, Sugar Bowl Resort and Homewood Mountain Resort were open as of Monday afternoon.
Closer to home, SoCal ski resorts were reveling in new snowfall Monday.
Mountain High in Wrightwood received as many as 6 inches of snow as of Monday and was expecting more in the next few days. Snow Valley Mountain Resort in Running Springs picked up 8 inches by the end of the weekend, with some lifts temporarily on hold at high elevations because of high winds.
Comment: Meanwhile at lower elevations and along the coastal districts of the same state: Unrelenting rain causes floods, mudslides and evacuations in Southern California.