WHY SMALL SCALE IS THE BEST WAY TO GO
Nomadness Rentals provides its homeowners with bookkeeping assistance, customer satisfaction, great savings, and security. By Elitza Batchiyska While vacation rental company Nomadness Rentals seems to be priding itself on success stories nearly a decade after being established, many corporate-oriented vacation rental companies seem to be surrounding themselves with un-success stories, which beg the question: is…
THE FRIENDLIEST STORE IN TOWN
If you want to shop at the warmest, most welcoming store in Mammoth Lakes, Get Outdoors 365 is your answer. Although the sporting goods store has only been in operation a little over a year, it’s quickly built a loyal following on Yelp and a family-friendly vibe to boot. Even Anita Westfall, the owner of…
STOCK FISHING
Winter is coming (Game of Thrones TM), but that doesn’t mean the fall season is over! For one last hoorah the lakes (and creeks) in the Mammoth Lakes area have been stocked for the final time in 2016. According to a recent article from Visit Mammoth a “fresh supply of sizeable trout” have been dropped…
FIRST SNOWFALL OF THE 2016 SEASON!
The first snowfall of the season arrived in Mammoth Lakes as of Friday! Live cameras at the summit and McCoy Station showed the pow-covered mountain top. Forecasters are calling this an “omen for a great season”. New snow continues to fall, all the way down to the top of Chair 1. Snow levels last week…
BEHIND THE MIND OF THE BEAR WHISPERER
Written by Elitza Batchiyska Most people know Steve Searles as “The Bear Whisperer”, the man with a special power to communicate with bears and the lifelong goal of learning how we can coexist with them. Searles is a self-proclaimed average joe who feels like his successes are the product of sheer luck, but to everyone…
TOUR & TASTE THE BEST BREWS IN TOWN
Written by Elitza Batchiyska Last summer, Michael King and his wife Sabrina came up with a dream: to open up a tour company that guides visitors through some of the area’s best breweries and brings people together over good food and craft beers. King has been working on establishing Eastern Sierra Brewery Tours since last…
ONE-ON-ONE COMMUNICATION IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS
Written by Elitza Batchiyska We all know the distant, cold, unreliable feeling we can get from customer service nowadays. Whenever you call a company, there seems to be an overwhelming amount of automated phone messages, lack of follow-up, and sometimes even no ability to call at all – forcing you to submit emails that are…
SECURITY DEPOSIT V. DAMAGE INSURANCE
Written by Destiny Nadeau For the longest time there has been a discrepancy between which is better: a security deposit or damage insurance? While both are there to cover you in the case of any damage done to the property while you’re out on vacation, it is true that one outweighs the other. A security…
MAMMOTH LAKES UP FOR $1 BILLION FACELIFT
Written by Elitza Batchiyska Mammoth Lakes is working on a one billion dollar investment dedicated to developing its already-booming downtown area into a trendy, all-inclusive hub for recreation and entertainment, quickly helping the town evolve into a world-class ski resort. According to a recent article from Mammoth Lakes’ local newspaper, The Sheet, the Mammoth Mountain…
BUSTING THE MYTH ABOUT SHORT-TERM RENTALS
Written by Elitza Batchiyska The battle for short-term rental freedoms has been a long and hard one, with Airbnb at the forefront oftentimes emitting an impression to the world that does not apply to all short-term rental vacation companies. What many lawmakers and locals often forget, however, is that short-term rentals do not always fall…