Mammoth Lakes in 2001

A condominium sold for a median of $199,000 — $371,547 in today’s money, 53% below where it stands now. The Mammoth Times ran 398 stories we can still read.

Condominium median

$199,000

$371,547 in 2026 money

Snowfall

394"

season total at the main lodge

Housing approved

253

residential units authorised

Lodging tax

$5,494,671

collected by the Town

What happened

Economy & rates
Dot-com collapse pushes equity money into Mammoth
The 2000-2001 dot-com crash and stock market slide sent investors looking for alternatives to equities.
stock market sideline money is being used to purchase real estate here in Mammoth
RE/MAX Mammoth Broker's Report →
Economy & rates
September 11 attacks
The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks disrupted air travel and accelerated a shift of affluent buyers toward drive-to rural retreats.
There has been very little cancellation of escrows since Sept. 11
RE/MAX Mammoth Broker's Report →

What the paper was writing about

Headlines only, linked to the Mammoth Times. We read the Internet Archive’s copies and cite the paper; the words are theirs.

02-08Inspiration - From the Pastor
04-05Far West J4/5 Championships - Four Days of Racing
04-05Village Championships Race Series
06-07Dads, Grads and Brides
06-07Walter Buchanan, 1907-2001 - Walter's Home
06-14Community Billboard for the Week of 6/14 - 6/20
06-14News From the Loop
06-28Resort Update
06-28Helen Thompson Tributes - A Living Piece of the Community
07-12News From the Loop
08-09Local's Profile
08-30Resort Update
10-18The Value of a Social Conscience
11-29A World Perspective - Daily Life in Pakistan, and Peru

384 more stories from 2001 are in the corpus.

What was advertised

$5,000/moABSOLUTELY FREE INFO! Internet users wanted. $2,000-$5,000/mo. www.rags2wealth.com ATTN! 68 PEOPLE to lose 10-20 pounds this month! All Natural. 100% Guaranteed. Call Juanita 1-800-934-1865. www.thepermanentsolution.com/Mammoth Times →
$36,000FOR SALE BY owner: clean 2-BD/2-BA w/W/D, shed. Ski Trails. Asking $36,000. Call for appointment. No dogs. 924-0458 Return to index Copyright 1990-2001 Mammoth TimesMammoth Times →
$500/mo1-BD, FURN., AVAIL. now. $500 + util. & $525 dep. 85 Joaquin. Call Shelly 934-2591Mammoth Times →

The ground

31 recorded earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or greater in the Long Valley Caldera, the largest at M3.4.