SoCal Ski Resort Saved by Snow-Making Machines During Bridge Fire

September 12, 2024

Heartbreaking footage appeared online Tuesday night showing California’s Bridge fire reaching a small and beloved ski resort in Wrightwood – Mountain High. But on Wednesday morning, with the fire expanding over 47,000 acres and at zero percent containment, according to local fire officials, Mountain High’s lodge and the few lifts that cover the small resort turned out to be safe.

Amazingly, resort employees had the foresight to fire up snow-making machines in a rush to evacuate the area. Fire officials believe it may have been enough to help keep the resort from being destroyed. The footage that had gone viral Tuesday night was captured on the resort’s ski-lift webcam feed, leading many to believe that the lifts wouldn’t be standing much longer. The Inertia