June Mountain Closed ‘Indefinitely’

http://business.transworld.net/101397/features/june-mountain-closed-indefinitely/

http://www.junemountain.com/

"Mammoth Mountain-owned June Mountain is being closed “indefinitely,” according to a company source, while it assesses the profitability of the mountain, which has operated at a deficit for the last several seasons. Mammoth was hit hard by this winter’s meager snowfalls and has been implementing aggressive cost cutting measure since early this year."

June mountain was a great place.  I am a sad panda.

This is extremely depressing-i had some great times there dating back to when i was a kid. Plus, this is the locals spot for alot of mammoth residents-not cool

Wow that's really surprising. I knew they weren't doing great but I had no idea it was bad enough for them to close it down. And I was planning to buy a season pass this coming season.

I just woke up to this.  I've never gotten to go to June, but I've heard good things.  Always a bummer to lose some good slopes.

I would have thought it was obvious that June mountain would not succeed as another ski resort since it is only like 20 mins from mammoth.  What did June offer that mammoth didn't (besides less people).  

if they didn't make money two seasons ago, they probably couldn't ever make money.

Originally posted by Witty1 I definitely got a few GOOD pow days there this year. gona miss it! BUT!!! There is now a bitchin touring location 20 mins north of Mammoth!

As long as they're not leasing it from the forest service... it should be public.

Originally posted by robnezz23 Any chance they'll let you "rent the mountain" for a 1-day to 2-day period for corporate events?  You pay them to run the lifts and for the usage of their property, then you and your co-workers get to shred the whole day.  I'd still recommend using your backcountry gear though, because there won't be any ski patrol to save your a$$.

Originally posted by | | | bryman | | | Originally posted by robnezz23 Any chance they'll let you "rent the mountain" for a 1-day to 2-day period for corporate events?  You pay them to run the lifts and for the usage of their property, then you and your co-workers get to shred the whole day.  I'd still recommend using your backcountry gear though, because there won't be any ski patrol to save your a$$.   Doubtful man, but interesting nonetheless.    Witty are you into bc riding?  If so we should hook up for a tour.  You're on skis, right, or am I mistaken.    -b   EDIT: uuuggghhh, not sure where I got that intel about you being a skiier witty, it certainly wasn't from those rad pics of you shredding on your profile.  It's been a long summer, apparently

No... You'd be right. I'm mostly a skier... I'm definitely alot better at it than riding.
I just got myself a new touring setup as well! New 2013 sticks that aren't out yet!
I'm down to hook up for a tour!

Marker Duke's

I am saddened by this, since June was one of the few CA resorts I haven't been to yet.  I don't think I remember a ski resort shutting down since Echo Summit when I was a little kid.

Happy trails June.  You always were the red-headed step-child.

I know it will never do as good as mammoth but I would still like for it to be there as an alternative to the crowds. it makes a huge difference sometimes

Originally posted by robnezz23 Any chance they'll let you "rent the mountain" for a 1-day to 2-day period for corporate events?  You pay them to run the lifts and for the usage of their property, then you and your co-workers get to shred the whole day.  I'd still recommend using your backcountry gear though, because there won't be any ski patrol to save your a$$.

Originally posted by timpiper Id like to hear a local mammoth resident's opinion on this-im still shocked

I think you'll be able to find those opinions probably on the mammoth forums

http://forums.mammothmountain.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=13693

maybe they'll do private cat tours there or use it as a perk for black pass holders? 

Still I wouldn't rule out that if they have a really good season, they may reopen it during the season and be like...hey!  we're so awesome because we reopened this mountain for you. 

Or they're trying to push the locals out of June Lake and buy up the land around there and develop it. 

Either way, I see why June failed.  Mammoth never gave it a chance...no upgrades, no advertisements and according to that forum, June hasn't been pulling in a profit for 26 yrs so they're using this bad snow season to justify closing it for good.

^I never knew there was such thing as insurance for mountains. There's insurance for like everything lol :D

Originally posted by snowboardinrox357 ^I never knew there was such thing as insurance for mountains. There's insurance for like everything lol :D

That sucks for mammoth pass holders who bought when they advertised June Mountain for free too.

instead of spending 50k, you could always just go on a weekday.

Originally posted by Angry Midget Yo Now I just heard that Mammoth Lakes just filed for bankruptcy... http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/34047/mammoth+lakes+famous+california+ski+town+files+for+bankruptcy/

Originally posted by chillwill   Man thats depressing. I hate hearing about stuff like this.   The economy is soo terrible right now.   After skimming through the article I see that they failed to make upgrades. Including upgrades to the airport. But Does it say they aren't allowed to make upgrades to the airport? hmm

wow, that's insanity.  You would think a $50MM penalty would be enough to make someone actually abide by the contract.

As part of the bankruptcy, all the Mammoth Lakes councilmembers ought to be removed and prohibited from running for office again.  Don't sign contracts, change your mind and breach them!

Originally posted by koyota93 I hope Mammoth can recover from this. Tahoe and Park City are pretty far for the So Cal guys to go to ride real snow.

"real" snow?? I know Mammoth doesn't get the really fine fluffy stuff... but come on... They get storms that dump over 10ft at a time...

I'd say they get alot of real snow.