This is ridiculous.  It’s already November and there’s no rain in sight.  No rain means no snow.  Today is Mammoth’s opening day and unfortunately all they have is man-made snow on one run with a base of 6 inches.  I hope all the people who decided to try it out are wearing their helmets.  It’s gonna be a rough ride down the mountain.  I keep checking the 10-day weather forecast every hour as if all of a sudden there will be a chance of showers tomorrow.  One can only dream and hope.