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 Mammoth Times Photo/Tiffany Henschel
Erratic winds whipped a fire near Mono Lake yesterday afternoon, growing the fire to 1,000 acres as of this morning. The fire, near the Mono Craters area and close to the junction of S.R. 120 East and U.S. 395, now has over 260 firefighters assigned to it, according to U.S. Forest Service/Inyo National Forest officials. The fire has closed 120 East for the time being and access to the South Tufa and Navy Beach area is also closed.
Four aircraft. including a helitanker, a helicopter and two air tankers will be on the fire today, as crews work to hold the northern flank of the fire near Highway 120 East.
The fire is estimated to be 20 percent contained.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.— WG |
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Mammoth Times Daily: Thursday, January 7, 2010 |
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Thursday, 07 January 2010 |
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 Scotty Lago, Danny Davis and Shaun White on the podium, while Holly Crawford, Kelly Clark and Hannah Teter hold up their bear trophies. Photos by Tiffany Henschel
Mammoth Mountain halfpipe hosts victories for Davis, Clark at U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix
Danny Davis (Detroit, Mich.) and Kelly Clark (Mt. Snow, Vt.) both took the win at the Sprint U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix half-pipe event held on Mammoth Mountain yesterday. In the men’s competition, Davis, whose second run included three double corks, was followed by Olympian Shaun White (Carlsbad, Calif.) and Scotty Lago (Seabrook, N.H.) in third. Mammoth locals Greg Bretz and Jack Mitrani took 6th and 10th places, respectively.
Kelly Clark was followed in the women’s competition by Hannah Teter (Belmont, Vt.) and Holly Crawford (Australia). As a result of her win, Clark clinched her third Olympic spot. Halfpipe competition continues at Mammoth on Saturday, Jan 9, for the third of five Olympic qualifiers.
On the men’s side, Davis holds up a sign for Kevin Pearce, the snowboarder who was injured while training for the Grand Prix. Pearce has recently regained consciousness and has been upgraded to serious condition.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 08 January 2010 )
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