An early-season storm hit California's mountains last week, greeting revelers headed to Mammoth Mountain for the resort's opening weekend with 12-24 inches of fresh snow.
Among those happy skiers and snowboarders were locals Chris Benchetler and Greg Bretz, both of whom snuck off to get some early-season schwacks in when not getting loose in the Unbound Main Park.
To the north the same storm dumped similar amounts at the resorts around Lake Tahoe. Boreal opened Saturday with a reported 16-22 inches of new snow, meanwhile nearby Squaw Valley received 24-inches at 8,200 feet, priming their stellar terrain for a what should be an exceptional opener right before Thanksgiving on November 21.
