Major Resort Hotel to Rise in Mammoth Lakes

Hotels Magazine/LAT ^ | 1/7/2005 | Roger Vincent

[lainie]

Company and city officials in this town of 7,500 hope that the hotel will attract guests who don't have to rush back to work Monday.

well then. Guess I know where I stand.

[skeeter]

A luxery hotel in a volcanic caldera... now there's a good idea.

[lainie]

p.s. what a crying, sobbing shame.

Am I giving away TMI?

[taxesareforever]

You can bet that ELF will target it. They need to have cameras installed for 24 hour viewing.

[lainie]

Yep, you won't see me plunking down cash to buy one of these condos. They don't want my kind, apparently, anyway. I find this really aggravating. Looks like they're interested in trying to become another Aspen, attracting the kind of folks who have their own planes.

[lainie]

They haven't targeted the big village built last year, so far. That I heard about, anyway.

[lainie]

We're talking about a building of luxury individually-owned condos, operated by the same company as is the Village, with the name Westin slapped on it.

[ambrose]

Damn. I remember when Mammoth was where the true skiers went. The Snow Bunny types went to Tahoe.

[Mike Darancette]

Problems; Hard to get to, almost constants earthquakes and nothing to do in the Summer.

[Tamerlane]

They can install a fish cleaning shed to get or maybe setup
a fly casting pond with catch and release brooders.

:)

[farmfriend]

A luxery hotel in a volcanic caldera... now there's a good idea.

That was my first thought. My second was may all who stay there be liberal.

[Mad Mammoth]

It is the centerpiece of Intrawest's planned $1-billion makeover of Mammoth.

I have absolutely no problem with this whatsoever.

Could we start with a chemical skin peel before the actual face lift? And save the tummy tuck for last, if you don't mind.

...now about those enhancements to the ol' hydraulics....? [heh! heh!]

[Amerigomag]

and nothing to do in the Summer

Skinny dipping in Hot Creek?

[Mike Darancette]

Skinny dipping in Hot Creek?

Last time I went there the locals shot at us.

[Mike Darancette]

Mono and Alpine (once the object of a gay take over attempt) are the only blue counties in the Sierras

[Clovis_Skeptic]

Link to graphics showing the lava flow.

[lainie]

Curious, what are the lava chunks you see up 395 in the Alabama Hills area? I can't imagine they're from Mammoth; they're so far south. Last I read, Mammoth is still 'active.' It's not actively spewing, but it's a dormant volcano that's not incapable of spewing. It's sleeping, but not dead.

Maybe it's Devil's Postpile I'm thinking of...

[lainie]

Well, after the skin peel, face lift & tummy tuck, you'd have plenty left over. How about your own private jet?

[lainie]

Speaking as someone who puts up with the desert, I'd love to live there in the summer. At least they have lots of minerally, pure, tasty, cold water. At their altitude, water boils in like 2 minutes!

(looks like they're trying to improve the regional airport. For private jets, anyway.)

[Mad Mammoth]

Well, after the skin peel, face lift & tummy tuck, you'd have plenty left over.

Oh thanks. THAT really did wonders for my self esteem. "after all that, you'd have plenty left over"...enough of the fat jokes, eh? (LOL - just kidding)

How about your own private jet?

Sure! Are you a pilot? Want a job? Heh! Heh! ;) LOL