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My cousin Ilima Kalama was on the ski patrol at Mammoth in the 1960's during the winter and dove commercially for abalone in the summertime.Worked a year as ski patrol at mammoth, some of the best terrain around, especially with easily hiked backcountry..
Nah man, that was a serious bummer when those ski patrollers died when the snow cap over the vent off Chair 3 collapsed under them. Jimmy Juarez was an adjacent BBer, at La Fonda for the DR Classics, all that. sh!t, speaking of Mammoth, RIP Lloyd.I remember when they thought Mammoth was going to go out of business because of the volcano.
LOL if you died skiing because of a volcano eruption.
I didn't know people already died from that.Nah man, that was a serious bummer when those ski patrollers died when the snow cap over the vent off Chair 3 collapsed under them. Jimmy Juarez was an adjacent BBer, at La Fonda for the DR Classics, all that. sh!t, speaking of Mammoth, RIP Lloyd.
Wouldn't mind doing a Mammoth trip again - great mountain. Going there for many a decade.
Is that Dave Kalamas dad?My cousin Ilima Kalama was on the ski patrol at Mammoth in the 1960's during the winter and dove commercially for abalone in the summertime.
Yes. The old Blackie's Crew in Newport just had a reunion with Ilima who was visiting from Maui. Ilima and my brother were living in Newport years back on 17th St near Market Basket (gone now).My brother was on the Costa Mesa PD for a while before he went to the Santa Ana PD and retired a few years back after 44 years with Santa Ana. Now he worked for the LA County Sheriff's Dept. Ilima won the Huntington Beach Contest in 1962,, retired and living life.Is that Dave Kalamas dad?
I got stuck for 3 hours due to big rig fire in Olancha....took the minivan off roading to get around itI love Mammoth. But holy hell do I hate the drive. Last time I came back from Mammoth it took 8 hours. Also, 395 is full of idiots on the weekends and I've witnessed so many close calls. At least there are lane dividers now.
That stretch is horrible. I had a semi try to force me into a head-on collision with another semi when he sped up to stop me from passing. This was in my old Explorer which had limited acceleration. Terminatored that decreasing differential and knew I had to go onto left shoulder to avoid getting killed; made my intentions known well ahead, everyone kind of skipped a beat and after truck went by, resumed my pass. But sh!t that was sketchy. This was before they solid-lined the whole stretch.The 395 gets much better once you pass Ridgecrest. The stretch from I-15N in the high desert to 359N in Ridgecrest is anxiety inducing since it's constant blind hills and single lane. The lane dividers seemed to make a difference but still kind of worrisome. I've watched cars fly off the highway into the dirt because they tried to pass on a blind hill. The Semis make it terrible since some drivers won't move over when the passing lanes appear because they want to get past the bigger semi in front of them.
I used to be overly confident in dry road conditions passing when I had my turbo GTI. Once I moved on from that to my Mazda AWD and had a nearly catastrophic passing experience trying to pass with ease like I used to with my turbo, I learned really quick not to bother. That stretch is just too damn treacherous. It’s simply not worth it.That stretch is horrible. I had a semi try to force me into a head-on collision with another semi when he sped up to stop me from passing. This was in my old Explorer which had limited acceleration. Terminatored that decreasing differential and knew I had to go onto left shoulder to avoid getting killed; made my intentions known well ahead, everyone kind of skipped a beat and after truck went by, resumed my pass. But sh!t that was sketchy. This was before they solid-lined the whole stretch.