Mammoth Lakes is known for its world-class skiing and snowboarding, as well as the majestic Sierra Nevada wilderness that surrounds the remote California town.
On Monday, however, Mammoth Lakes also became known for having filed for bankruptcy in the face of a $43-million breach-of-contract judgment brought against the town by a developer.
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Episode VIII – Tres Volcanes: The conclusion of the Bolivia saga, the team makes the final push for the 20,000 ft volcanoes high above the altiplano.
ON THE ROAD WITH SOLITAIRE is a 12-part web series following Sweetgrass Productions in the making of their 2-year project, the South American backcountry ski and snowboarding film SOLITAIRE. For the summer of 2012, new episodes will be released every Thursday until July 26th.
The fastest speed skiing backwards is 128.7 kmh (79.97 mph) achieved by Anders Backe (Norway) at the Vikersund Skiflying slope, Vikersund, Norway, on 21 February 2012.