"There was a big swing to Kerry in the ski counties across the nation."
Pres. Bush won nearly all the Sierra Nevada counties in CA. Mono County is not really a "ski" county. It's full of hippie environmentalists.
Mono County is all about skiing. It is home to the Mammoth Mountain ski resort, and the June Lake ski area. Mammoth is where most of the population resides. It is going more upscale, which may have something to do with the swing.